As part of the third edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, we're delighted to offer the inaugural Princeton Cinematic Guided Tour, an opportunity to rediscover Princeton's town and campus through film following an itinerary that will be shared soon with those who register. The tour is wheelchair-friendly, includes visuals shown on an electronic tablet, and laster about 1 hour. The meeting point is next to Princeton University's Fitzrandolph Rd.
Description:
Since at least the beginning of the sound film era in the 1920s, the town of Princeton and Princeton University have always attracted major and emerging filmmakers who found, in its exceptional architecture, evolving landscapes, and historical campus, a unique background for their stories. From Frank Tuttle’s Varsity (1929), one of the first sound films produced by Paramount Pictures, to Christopher Nolan’s recent and internationally acclaimed Oppenheimer (2023), not forgetting an impressive but range of lesser-known cinematic works as well as the local arthouse (Princeton Garden Theatre) built in 1920, Princeton has a rich, varied, yet unfortunately unexplored history of cinema that was often at the intersection of major historical, cultural, and intellectual events.
Sponsors:
This event is part of the National Humanities Center's Being Human Festival
