THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT
RARE FRENCH FILM NOIR FEATURING FAMILIAR FACES

FRI—MON, JUNE 19—22 · AERO THEATRE
Presented by Mid-Century Productions & The American Cinematheque

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

The Truth

LA VERITÉ
THE TRUTH

(1960) 7:30

Love Is My Profession

EN CAS DE MALHEUR
LOVE IS MY PROFESSION

(1958) 9:55

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

The Big Risk

CLASS TOUS RISQUES
THE BIG RISK

(1960) 7:30

Witness in the City

UN TÉMOIN DANS LA VILLE
WITNESS IN THE CITY

(1959) 9:45

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Deadlier than the Male

VOICI LE TEMPS DES ASSASSINS
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE

(1956) 7:30

Highway Pickup

CHAIR DE POULE
HIGHWAY PICKUP

(1963) 9:30

MONDAY, JUNE 22

DÉDÉE D'ANVERS

(1948) 7:30

LE SEPTIÈME JURÉ
THE SEVENTH JUROR

(1958) 9:15

The Aero Theater, is located at 1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, Phone: 310.260.1528. Advance tickets can be ordered through Fandango, or purchased at the Aero box office, open 1.5 hrs before the first show. *Please note that second feature showtimes are approximate.

MONDAY, JUNE 22SIMONE SIGNORET / BERNARD BLIER

DÉDÉE D'ANVERS   7:30

Dedee d'anvers - Aero Theater - June 22

Bursting through the echoes of "poetic realism" contained within its narrative, DÉDÉE D'ANVERS showcases the emergence of Simone Signoret, a hooker with a hankering for a better life. The original French femme fatale, Signoret is both luminous and complex, presaging a series of follow-up performances in similarly-themed films over the next half-decade. With Bernard Blier, Marcello Pagliero, Jane Marken and Marcel Dalio. Evocatively photographed by Jean Bourgoin (BLACK ORPHEUS, MR. ARKADIN). Dir. Yves Allégret (1948, 86 min.).

LE SEPTIÈME JURÉ / THE SEVENTH JUROR  9:15

The Seventh Juror - Le Septieme Jure

Dependable character actor Bernard Blier is given his chance to shine in a lead role here, as Grégoire Duval, a man facing an incredible small-town predicament. After accidentally killing the town's local strumpet, he finds himself on a jury that must decide the fate of a man that he alone knows is innocent.

What he does—and what happens after that—is more shocking and macabre by far. And Blier brilliantly modulates his growing realization of provincial perniciousness, until this sordid story turns deeply and strangely tragic. With Danièle Delorme as Blier's icy, manipulative wife. Photographer Maurice Fellous, who would have a fruitful collaboration with director Georges Lautner throughout the 60s, covers all the bases here, from squalid sunlight to menacing shadows. Dir. Georges Lautner (1962, 90 min.)

Join us in the Aero Theatre lobby at 6:30 PM and celebrate Gallic gangsters at a pre-screening reception!

Dedee d'Anvers

The Seventh Juror