Jean Eustache, a trai­ned elec­tri­ci­an and self-taught film­ma­ker, was, as the son of a working-class fami­ly, an excep­tio­nal figu­re within the other­wi­se bour­geois Nouvelle Vague. His life is reflec­ted in his films in an almost auto­bio­gra­phi­cal way. With a pre­cise atten­ti­on to lan­guage, ges­tu­res and social rea­li­ties, Eustache’s cine­ma ope­ra­tes within the realm of docu­men­ta­ry fic­tion. Thanks to the Re:Visted series from Grand film dis­tri­bu­tors, we are able to offer two of his classics:

LA MAMAN ET LA PUTAIN from 1973, in which Jean-Pierre Léaud plays Alexandre, a flâ­neur caught bet­ween two women and end­less con­ver­sa­ti­ons in Parisian cafés as he sear­ches for his true self. 16 & 18 June 26

In the auto­bio­gra­phi­cal­ly inspi­red 1974 film MES PETITES AMOUREUSES, 13-year-old Daniel is torn from his shel­te­red coun­try life and thrust into the con­fi­nes of the city and the harsh­ness of the adult world. 17 & 19 June 2026