Events in Coachella Valley CA
An adaption of Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger”, which centers on a detached and indifferent Frenchman in French Algeria. A man commits a senseless murder and faces a trial shaped more by his indifference than the crime itself. Winner of 3 Cesar 2026 Awards; Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and just nominated for 2026 Cesar Awards.
A nurse’s professional detachment is challenged when her relationship with a young patient raises ethical and emotional questions.
Showing with: NO HARM DONE (18 min)
Actress Elisabeth, who runs writing workshops for troubled teens at a hospital, triggers her own repressed memories of being hospitalized as a teenager, where she discovered the healing power of theater and acting. Cesar & Moliere winning writers.
Showing with: SULAIMANI (19 min)
Starring Vicky Krieps. A couple’s relationship unfolds across years of intimacy and separation, tracing how love fractures, endures and reforms.
A man in his thirties confronts stalled relationships and unrealized ambitions as everyday encounters force an emotional reckoning, leading him on a journey through Paris.
Showing with BREAKDOWN (17 min)
In Tangier, Mehdi’s relationship with Selma is shaken when he meets Marie, a wealthy French girl whose parents have bought a luxurious villa in the casbah.
Showing w/ THE BOY WITH WHITE SKIN (15 min)
A widowed father, Vincent Lindon, struggles to understand his son’s political radicalization, testing the limits of parental love and moral responsibility.
Follows the struggles of Marion in her attempt to reconnect with her family and piece together her fragmented identity after fleeing a troubled childhood. Showing w/ Super Clean (13 min)
Pierrot, 45, is autistic and lives in a care home. Determined to provide him with a dignified life, his sister brings him to her home and sets out to find a place better suited to his needs. Trailer and more details www.CinemaFrancaisPS.org Showing with CAREGIVER (24 min)
1917. Fleeing famine and war in Poland, Rebeca arrives in Brazil to reunite with her husband and start a new life. However, contrary to the promises of happiness, the reality she encounters in Rio de Janeiro is completely different.
