Soirée Ciné : Arrête avec tes Mensonges

Friday, April 21, 2023 From 6:30 PM To 9:30 PM Add to Calendar 2023-04-21 18:30:00 2023-04-21 21:30:00 Soirée Ciné : Arrête avec tes Mensonges Join us for this screening of Arrête avec tes Mensonges, co-presented with Wicked Queer Film Festival. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, United States America/New_York

At French Library

Ciné lovers, join us for the screening of Arrête avec tes mensonges (Lie with me) co-presented with the Wicked Queer Film Festival.

Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac brand celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years. Once there, he meets his first love's son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed... His name was Thomas. They were 17.

Movie in French with English subtitles, the Q&A that will follow the screening will be in English.

Viewer discretion is advised. Contains graphic scenes, sex, and nudity.

Members

$11

Non Members

$16

About the Film

Released in 2022, this film by Olivier Peyon is an adaptation from Philippe Besson’s book Arrête avec tes Mensonges. Originally published in France by Editions Julliard in 2017, the book won the 2017 Maison de la Presse award and the 2017 Psychologies Award for inspiring novels.
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