French Films on the Green Festival 2024

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Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain)

Free outdoor showing of Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain) on Cedar Hill.

Films on the Green is a free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by Villa Albertine, The French Embassy, NYC Parks, and FACE Foundation.

Back for its 16th edition this year, the festival will explore the intersection of sports and cinema.

Sink or Swim (Le Grand Bain) is the first film to kick things off in Central Park, at Cedar Hill.

About the Film

Directed by Gilles Lellouche 

With Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde, Virginie Efira, Leïla Bekhti, Marina Foïs, Philippe Katerine

2018, Comedy-Drama, 2h01, France-Belgium 

In their local swimming pool, Bertrand, Marcus, Simon, and their comrades—men in their forties teetering on the brink of mid-life crises—gather under the somewhat stern guidance of Delphine, a former swimming champion. Together, they embark on an unconventional journey: mastering synchronized swimming, a discipline predominantly associated with women. Despite facing skepticism and ridicule from their peers, this audacious challenge becomes a beacon of purpose in their lives. 

More Info

Film in French, English, Sinhala, and Norwegian, with English subtitles.

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This event is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required.