Recent Luso-French Encounters

France has a very long and intimate relationship with cinema, starting from its birth with the Lumieries, extending to the poetic realism of Renoir and then to the worldwide jolt of the New Wave. Portugal, too, has a grand literary tradition and currently some of the most distinctive voices in contemporary cinema. Combined, the countries' lineages form an interesting blend they have birthed a new generation of contemporary filmmakers that are continually exploring and testing the boundaries of cinema. International House Philadelphia (IHP) will host the Recent Luso – French Cinematic Encounters film series beginning on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 7pm and continued on Saturday, February 5, 2011 and Saturday, March 5, 2011, both at 7pm. The first in this series, The Portuguese Nun (A Religiosa Portuguesa) is a deadpan reverie on love and faith, film and life. This film is about a young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie and becomes intrigued by a nun, who seems to never leave kneeling position at the alterr of one of the churches she comes across in her wanderings around the city.

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