Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, July 14 as we tip out hat to French cinema with a Bastille Day triple bill, featuring the late Jean-Luc Godard's "new wave" triumph PIERROT LE FOU, Matthieu Kassovitz' gritty and groundbreaking urban drama LA HAINE (2020 restoration), and a 50th Anniversary Friday Late Night screening of the animated sci-fi classic FANTASTIC PLANET.

See one, or see them all for one sweet price!

Friday, July 14

PIERROT LE FOU 6:10 pm

LA HAINE 8:40 pm

FANTASTIC PLANET 11:00 pm

*All start times are subject to change. Please arrive on time.

PIERROT LE FOU (Jea-Luc Godard, 1965 / 110 mins / 14A / French with English subtitles) Ferdinand, unhappily married and recently fired from his job, abandons his family and runs off to the Riviera with the enigmatic Marianne. Ferdinand, whom Marianne calls “Pierrot,” tries to find artistic fulfillment between bouts of criminal adventure, but keeps getting entangled in Marianne’s violent life.

LA HAINE "Hate" (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1996 / 98 mins / 18A / French with English subs) When a young Arab is arrested and beaten unconscious by police, a riot erupts in the notoriously violent suburbs outside of Paris. Three of the victim's peers - a Jew, an African, and an Arab - wander aimlessly about their home turf in the aftermath of the violence as they try to come to grips with their outrage over the brutal incident. After one of the men finds a police officer's discarded weapon, their night seems poised to take a bleak turn.

FANTASTIC PLANET "La Planète sauvage" (René Laloux, 1973, 72 mins / PG / French with English subs) This futuristic story takes place on a faraway planet where giants rule, and oppressed humanoids rebel against the machine-like leaders.

*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and Rio Theatre passes are OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*Online sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted, tickets are always available for purchase at the box office prior to showtime. All Rio Theatre tickets are final sale. Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats and time for treats.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime. (We seat 400+ people and our regular screenings are very rarely at capacity – you should not have issues being admitted.)