For April, the Cane Fire Film Series will be screening the French drama My Golden Days on Monday, April 11 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
My Golden Days is the story of Paul Dédalus, an anthropologist preparing to leave Tajikistan (played in his middle age by Matheiu Amalric). Reflecting on his life, he has a series of flashbacks starting from his childhood in Roubaix—his mother’s attacks of madness and his father’s alienating depression.
Dédalus then recalls a student trip to the USSR, where a clandestine mission led him to offer up his own identity for a young Russian, whom he considered a phantom twin for the remainder of his life. He remembers University life, and returning to his hometown to party with his sister and her best friend, his shifting circle of friends and their casual betrayals. And most of all he remembers Esther, the beautiful, rude, haughty soul and love of his life.
From acclaimed filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin, director of A Christmas Tale and Kings & Queen, My Golden Days features stunning performances from newcomers Quentin Domaire as young Paul, and Lou Roy-Lecollinet as the unforgettable Esther. The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the SACD Award.
The Cane Fire Film Series presents My Golden Days on Monday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermilion St. in Downtown Lafayette. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org.