April 2020 Paris (2020) dir. Lucca Dahan Fletcher
As Paris prepares to reopen cafés and cinemas from its third lockdown on May 19, Le Cinéma Club presents the online premiere of Lucca DahanFletchers April 2020 Paris. The FrenchAmerican filmmakers charming short spotlights the social solidarity that keeps a city together, even in isolation. Three Parisian womenFrances (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Pauline (Pauline Chalamet), and Satu (Camélia Jordana, star of Emmanuel Mourets latest Love Affair(s))chat in their apartments courtyard over a sociallydistanced cup of tea. Between lighthearted banter, they relax through stories of chance encounters, awkward neighbors, and family dynamics: the everyday meetings that make up daily life. Their conversations play out in voiceover amid images of Pariss empty streets, and seem to breathe new energy into the picturesque architecture.
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