5th Films on the Green Festival in NYC Parks

What: The 2012 Films on the Green Festival features 8 free French screenings all adapted from French and American literature. Through an array of different cinematic genres – thriller, comedy, drama, romance and musical, the 2012 line-up includes films adapted from a wide range of literary styles – fairy tale (Donkey Skin), poetry (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) and graphic novel (Persepolis) – and highlights how great French directors like François Truffaut, Jacques Demy or Costa-Gavras have adapted works of literature.
Upcoming Shows:
THE AXE
Directed by Costa-Gavras, 2005, FR/BE/SP
Drama/Thriller
French and Dutch with English Subtitles, Not Rated, 122m
Starring José Garcia, Karin Viard, Olivier Gourmet, Yolande Moreau
DATE: June 22nd – 8:30PM
LOCATION: Tompkins Square Park

DONKEY SKIN
Directed by Jacques Demy, 1970, FR
Fantasy/Musical
French with English Subtitles, Not Rated, 90m
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle
DATE: June 29th – 8:30PM 
LOCATION: Tompkins Square Park