27 April : A portrait of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre

Documentary screening
PORTRAIT CROISÉ :
A portrait of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
in French with English subtitles - (60 min)
Wed 27 April at the Institut Français d’Ecosse at 6 pm

Madeleine Gobeil-Noël, former Director of Arts and Cultural Life at UNESCO, will present her film “Portrait croisé” (A Dual Portrait) released in 1967 in which two of the most influential and controversial thinkers of our time, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) agreed to be filmed. For the first time the two allow a candid glimpse into their private lives.


Documentary exhibition
From Wednesday 13 April to Thursday 30 June
Jean-Paul Sartre - his life, his work, his time
With an accompanying booklet
Produced by the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères – Adpf, January 2005.

Exhibition opening times: Mon-Fri 9.30am-6.30pm
Sat 10am-2pm

Entrance free

For further information and booking, contact :
Tel.: 0131 225 5366
Institut Français d’Ecosse
13 Randolph Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 7TT