Welcome to our Cannes 2026 Wrap up recommendations with screenwriter, composer, and podcaster, Youri Rebeko.

ARBL Murray (Alex Brook Lynn) chats with Youri about what it's like to be a member of the press at Cannes, and how he felt about this years' selections.

Youri has been reporting during Cannes for La Perch Podcast, a French language pod about cinema.

In This Episode-

Films Discussed:

The Electric Kiss - Dir, Pierre Salvadori

French period comedy opening the festival this year.

Fjord - Dir. Cristian Mungiu

Social Commentary, winner of Palme d'Or

Youri Recommandation *

The Black Ball - Dir. Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi

A Period Film about gay men through several periods of history.

Youri Recommandation *

A Man Of His Time - Dir. Emmanuel Marre

A Period film about compliance in the workplace during the Nazi Occupation in France.

Youri Recommandation *

The History of Queer French Cinema with David A. Gerstner

This June, Paris gets a queer‑film takeover: David A. Gerstner is guest‑curating the Lost in Frenchlation screening series across art‑house theaters for Pride Month — all films shown with English subtitles. Want the perfect primer before you dive in? This episode is it.

More Info on Tickets and Program HERE.

David A. Gerstner is our brilliant guide: a published historian of cinema, professor at CUNY, and the author of multiple books and scholarly articles on film and queer culture. His sharp knowledge, warm humor, and infectious enthusiasm turn film history into a lively, unmissable ride.

Hosts Alex Brook Lynn (ARBL Murray) and Manon Kerjean sit down with David to trace the stories of queer filmmakers and films in France across the 20th century. Read David's short essay on this series here.

David A. Gerstner is a Professor of Cinema Studies at the City University of New York, Chevalier d’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and a prolific author of essays and writings on cinema, and queer culture. He is the author of 'Queer Imaginings: On Writing and Cinematic Friendship (2023)' and 'Christophe Honore: A Critical Introduction.' David's sharp knowledge, warm humor, and infectious enthusiasm make film history feel like the best kind of story, told by a friend in a cozy cafe somewhere..

From the Episode:

Notable filmmakers: Germaine Dulac, Christophe Honoré, Jean Epstein, Jacqueline Audry

David's short essay on the series: Queer French Cinema: A Historical Sketch

A few of David's books on Thrift Books

For further reading on Queer culture during the Vichy occupation of France David recommends:

Denis Quinqueton. ÉTUDE Loi du 6 août 1942.

Richard Plant. The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals.

This time on Lost in Frenchlation we talk with Vladimir Rodionov about his documentary which has been 15 years in the making. Vladmire and his co-director Avril Tembouret spent 15 years searching for any footage from a man who worked with famous actors, who shot a lot of projects but the films themselves never materialized and the footage, if there ever was, is lost without a trace.

L'Oeuvre invisible traces the life of Alexandre Trannoy, an enigmatic filmmaker who, despite a 30 year career, never completed a single film. Through archives, interviews, and production traces, the doc attempts to understand this Don Quixote of cinema.

This is the second time we Vladimir has been on the show. last time he was introducing a very different kind of film for Valentine's Day called ANGES & CIE, a romantic comedy about how angels guide people through and to love.

L'Oeuvre invisible on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39398831/

Find out more about the cinema club Lost In Frenchlation on https://lostinfrenchlation.com/

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