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La Méditerranée

Rich with the vibrant colors, flavors and culture of the Mediterranean, Films on the Green 2015 embarked on an adventure that spans the European continent, from the French Riviera to the coast of Algeria and from Lebanon and Tunisia to the island of Corsica.

Check out the articles by Sultana Seban-Sumner about the 2015 Film selection, Women Of Mediterranean Cinema, and 10 Films that Take You on a Mediterranean Journey.

Listen to some French Tunes with DJ Seth Kurke’s Playlist For Films On The Green or Rebecca Mitnik’s Mediterranean Playlist!

Free and open to the public. All films shown with English subtitles.
Music by WNYU Radio DJs prior to the screening!


…AND GOD CREATED WOMAN
By Roger Vadim
With Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Curd Jürgens

CARAMEL
By Nadine Labaki
With Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Al Massri

PEPE LE MOKO
By Julien Duvivier
With Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Marcel Dalio

PRICELESS (Hors de Prix)
By Pierre Salvadori
With Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh

ZARAFA
By Rémi Bezançon & Jean-Christophe Lie (Ages 7+)

GOHA
By Jacques Baratier
With Omar Sharif, Claudia Cardinale

Screening of “Goha” by Jacques Baratier, a tribute to legendary actor Omar Sharif who passed away the same morning.

QUEEN TO PLAY
By Caroline Bottaro
With Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline

LA DERIVE
By Paula Delsol
With Jacqueline Vandal, Pierre Barouh

Nathalie Charles, Films on the Green Festival Director, and Nina Malige, Paula Delsol’s granddaughter, introduced the film “La Derive.” in Transmitter Park.

LA COLLECTIONNEUSE
By Eric Rohmer
With Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff

THE RABBI’S CAT (Le Chat du Rabbin)
By Joann Sfar & Antoine Delesvaux


2015 Official Sponsors
BNP ParibasAir FranceTV5 Monde

2015 Supporters
Fondation Liban Cinéma, The New York Observer

2015 Friends
ClaudetteColumbia Maison FrançaiseThe Criterion CollectionInstitut FrançaisThe Collectivité Territoriale de Corse

And the Poitou-Charentes Region, Michele Gerber Klein, Nora Coblence, Frederic C. Weiss, Joseph Rokacz, Adrian Kahan Leibowitz.
Thanks to LilletAésop, the Consulate General of Lebanon in New York and the New York International Children’s Film Festival for their in-kind support.