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Upcoming Events

The French House offers a range of exciting events, from academic conferences to dinners and community building activities. We offer regular meetings where UW students and fellow francophiles in the area can come together to practice their language skills and discuss cultural topics.  All levels are welcome! Join us today!  Below you will find French-related events held both at the French House and elsewhere in Madison.

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  • Dîner à la Maison Française (Wednesday dinner)
    Dîner à la Maison Française (Wednesday dinner)
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Oct 16
    Oct 16, 2024, 5:50 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
    Madison, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Oct 16, 2024, 5:50 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
    Madison, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Wednesdays at 6pm: Dîner à la Maison Française (during the academic year). Reservations necessary.
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  • UW Cinematheque: DAAAAAALI!
    UW Cinematheque: DAAAAAALI!
    Thu, Oct 17
    Oct 17, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Oct 17, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Iconic surrealist Salvador Dalí gets a “real fake biopic” worthy of his mischievous legacy.
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  • Déjeuner à la Maison Française (Friday lunch)
    Déjeuner à la Maison Française (Friday lunch)
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Oct 18
    Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Madison, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Oct 18, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Madison, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Fridays at noon: Déjeuner à la Maison Française (during the academic year). Reservations necessary.
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  • UW Cinematheque: Bresson’s Last Masterpieces: Lancelot Du Lac
    UW Cinematheque: Bresson’s Last Masterpieces: Lancelot Du Lac
    Fri, Oct 18
    Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Bresson’s spare, visionary take on the Arthurian legend centers on Lancelot's adulterous affair with Guinevere during the decline of Camelot.
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  • Kevin Soucie: Songs from France
    Kevin Soucie: Songs from France
    Wed, Oct 23
    Oct 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    French House, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Oct 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    French House, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
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  • Delphine Jayot : Emma Bovary est-elle bête ?
    Delphine Jayot : Emma Bovary est-elle bête ?
    Thu, Oct 24
    Oct 24, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    French House, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Oct 24, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    French House, 633 N Frances St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
    Si Flaubert la condamne par certains aspects, il est évident qu’il la sauve par d’autres, et sa bêtise – si c’en est une – mérite bien d’être repensée.
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  • UW Cinematheque - Bresson's Last Masterpieces: The Devil, Probably
    UW Cinematheque - Bresson's Last Masterpieces: The Devil, Probably
    Fri, Nov 01
    Nov 01, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Nov 01, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Told as a flashback from a news account of a young man’s suicide, the great Bresson’s penultimate feature is a rigorous depiction of a modern world that’s not fit to live in.
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  • UW Cinematheque: Soundtrack To A Coup D'état
    UW Cinematheque: Soundtrack To A Coup D'état
    Thu, Nov 14
    Nov 14, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Nov 14, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    The surprising link between American jazz and the fate of the Congo is brought to light in this riveting essay film.
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  • UW Cinematheque: Dahomey
    UW Cinematheque: Dahomey
    Thu, Nov 21
    Nov 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Nov 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    After a century in France, 26 royal treasures plundered from the Kingdom of Dahomey return to their African home in present-day Benin.
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  • UW Cinematheque - Bresson's Last Masterpieces: L'argent
    UW Cinematheque - Bresson's Last Masterpieces: L'argent
    Fri, Dec 06
    Dec 06, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Dec 06, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Vilas Hall, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
    Inspired by a Tolstoy novella and re-set in contemporary Paris, L’argent tracks a counterfeit bill used in a schoolboy prank that ultimately is given to a young truck driver, leading to imprisonment and violence.
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Dîner à la Maison Française (Wednesday dinner)
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