# Event Details - **Event Name**: Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: 2026 French Film Festival presents: HOLY COW ["Vingt dieux"] (Louise Courvoisier, 2024, 90 min, France, French with English subtitles, DCP) -- Introduced by Dr. Emma Howell (Lecturing Fellow, Romance Studies); Q&A to follow Following the sudden death of his farmer father, hard-partying 18-year-old Totone (Clément Faveau) is abruptly obliged to step into the role of man of the house in Louise Courvoisier’s directorial debut, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Taking a job at a nearby dairy farm, where he quickly falls for the farmer’s daughter, Totone makes up his mind to jump-start his family’s future via an unorthodox shortcut: winning a 30,000 Euro prize for producing the best Comté in the region. In this warm, lived-in coming-of-age fable—a treat for cheese-loving cinephiles in particular—Courvoisier brings together a cast of non-professional actors from the Jura region where she herself grew up, creating a rich depiction of rural agricultural life that’s also a crowd-pleasing story about the unlikely detours that shape the utterly unpredictable process of growing up. Winner of two César Awards including Best First Film and Best Female Revelation (Maïwene Barthelemy) “Immersed in rural, working-class culture, the action is vérité and honest without being bleak. Courvoisier shoots in a way that’s unfiltered—literally, given her use of natural light. You can practically feel that cool misty air, that hot sun on your skin.” – The Times (UK) “[A] testament to resilience in the face of hardship, and a hymn to the Jura region where Courvoisier herself grew up. Her images of the countryside ooze brightness and warmth, and the film takes care to authentically depict the community.” – Little White Lies French Film Festival sponsored by the Center for French and Francophone Studies and made possible by the Albertine Cinemathèque, a program of FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine; Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, Romance Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, and Duke Cinematic Arts. == Event URL: https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/holy-cow-louise-courvoisier-2024-2026-french-film-festival French Film Festival website: https://francophone.duke.edu/news/2026-french-film-festival-jan-29-feb-13 Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public. == https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/covid-19-information Parking Info: https://artscenter.duke.edu/parking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/holy-cow-louise-courvoisier-2024-|-2026-french-film-festival/200029594360852 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals, art, workshops, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Durham - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University - **lat**: 36.000376410002 - **long**: -78.929635010002 - **full address**: Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/762f5e74f02032b2c7ed8e9be9413090fced76d00c307f429e4b6f76d3de8559-rimg-w1200-h800-dcd9d1c4-gmir?v=1769714331 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival being held? - **A:** Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival takes place on Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival? - **A:** Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival is organized by Cinematic Arts at Duke. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Holy Cow (Louise Courvoisier, 2024) | 2026 French Film Festival is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Durham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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