Night of Ideas, Film Screening and discussion: La voie royale (Night of Ideas 2026)
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As part of The Night of Ideas (full program here), join us for a screening of Frédéric Mermoud's 2023 film La voie royale. The screening will take place in Lincoln Hall on PSU's campus. Stick around for a post-film discussion led by Dr. Jennifer R. Perlmutter. The movie is in French with English subtitles.
This event is free, but donations are always welcome and appreciated.
Featured Film: La voie royale (2023)
Sophie is a brilliant high school student. Encouraged by her math teacher, she leaves the family farm to attend a scientific preparatory
class. Through encounters, successes, and failures, and in the face of fierce competition, Sophie realizes that her dream of entering
Polytechnique represents more than just a contest; it's a genuine challenge of social ascent.
With his third feature film, Swiss director Frédéric Mermoud successfully tells a story about the challenges of social mobility and portrays
a determined protagonist wonderfully played by Suzanne Jouannet.
Night of Ideas/La Nuit des Idées
Night of Ideas is Villa Albertine’s (Cultural Services of French Embassy) flagship nocturnal marathon
of philosophical debates, performances, readings and more. It was first introduced in the United States in 2015 by the French Embassy.
Today, Night of Ideas is a nationwide phenomenon, drawing tens of thousands of people to events across the country. .
Discussion Leader: Dr. Jennifer R. Perlmutter
Jennifer Perlmutter, Professor of French at Portland State University, holds a Ph.D. in seventeenth-century French literature from Duke University. Her research has explored the marginalizing impact of power on nationhood and individual identity. In particular, Dr. Perlmutter has published most recently on the portrayal of women and the construction of fictional Jewish characters in French literature. Her earlier work focused on the novella in the once widely-read journal Le Mercure galant and on the ‘ana,’ a little-known commemorative genre. She teaches courses at all levels in French literature, language and culture.
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