Tomorrow Friday at 10 p.m., the Instituto Francés will be screening the expressive and fantastic black comedy, Pequeña flor (Little Flower), directed by Santiago Mitre, in its courtyard. Screening in French with Spanish subtitles. Tickets can be purchased at this link.
The film tells the story of how José, an Argentinian who moves to France with his partner and daughter, meets his new neighbour. On impulse, while listening to the jazz piece Petite fleur, something extreme happens. From that moment on, José finds himself trapped in a strange daily routine that is anything but routine.
Santiago Mitre is an Argentinean film director and screenwriter. After studying film at the Universidad del Cine, he started out as an actor, directed commercials and in 2006 began writing for television and film, becoming co-writer of Pablo Trapero’s films. His first feature film, El estudiante (2011), is deeply rooted in contemporary reality, and was made in the style of a reportage. His second feature, Paulina (La patota), was presented at the Critics’ Week at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics’ Week Grand Prix. In 2022, he directed Argentina, 1985, which was nominated for the 95th Academy Awards in the Best International Film category and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
