Queen of Hearts (La Reine des Pommes) (2009-82 min.). Thirty-something Adèle (writer/director Valérie Donzelli) is devastated after a painful breakup. Her distant cousin Rachel (Beatrice De Stael) reluctantly takes her in and graciously attempts to salvage Adèle’s personal and professional lives. Rachel finds Adèle a job and suggests that she sleep with other men to get over her heartbreak. Adèle bounces from one lover to the next in search of the perfect companion but can’t escape the visage of her ex. Finally, she recognizes the man who may just hold the answer to her broken heart. In French with English subtitles. Also, Alois Di Leo’s romantic short, Luis and Marta Work Together (2011-11 min.). This screening comes to us from Film Movement, an organization which makes outstanding foreign films and documentaries available to educational institutions
