Le Professeur
57th New York Film Festival
September 27 - October 13, 2019
Alain Delon stars as a tragically hip poetry and literature professor who travels to Rimini for a four-month teaching assignment with his suicidal wife (Lea Massari), and starts an ill-fated affair with one of his students. Valerio Zurlini’s penetrating character study has been restored to its full length, with 45 minutes added back in after cuts made upon release.
Please note: This rescheduled screening will take place on Friday, October 11 at 3pm. Tickets on sale now!
In Valerio Zurlini’s penetrating character study, Alain Delon—who also co-produced—stars as Daniele, a tragically hip poetry and literature professor who travels to Rimini for a four-month teaching assignment with his suicidal wife, Monica (Lea Massari), in tow. During his tenure, Daniele is indifferent to his students, even letting them smoke in class. He spends his free time gambling with locals, and begins an ill-fated affair with one of his students, Vanina (Sonia Petrovna). This melancholic visual poem, a film of cold and fog, shot in shades of gray disaffection, was cut down upon its release at the insistence of Delon. Now, 45 minutes have been added back in for a new generation of viewers. New 4K restoration by Pathé, Films du Camélia, and Titanus, by the lab L’Image Retrouvée (Paris). Special thanks to Ronnie Chammah.
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