La Venue de l’Avenir (Colors of Time) (2025, France)
By Cédric Klapisch with Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne,
124 minutes (in French with English subtitles)
Overview: Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle’s surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed.
7:35 PM – 8:30 PM
SPECIAL POST-SCREENING EVENT: A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW ESCHELBACHER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF ART AND EXHIBITIONS AT THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Andrew Eschelbacher, Deputy Director and Head of Art and Exhibitions at the Portland Museum of Art. Inspired by the film’s exploration of art, time, and the ways we see the past through the present, Andrew will draw on works from the Museum’s collection to lead us through a fascinating look at how art evolves—and how our understanding of it changes along the way. It’s a chance to see the film through a new lens—and to discover connections between the story on screen and the art hanging on the walls of Maine’s premier art museum.