4. Films on the Green

Where outdoor movies are shown in Washington Square Park
Courtesy of the Cultural Services French Embassy, Photograph by N. Charles

This season, the Cultural Services French Embassy’s Films on the Green outdoor summer film series will focus on the art of dance in film. From June 2nd through September 8th, the series will show 12 outdoor movies that highlight “the beauty, rhythm, and emotion of dance.” Foreign-language films will be presented with English subtitles. All of the screenings take place at different green spaces around New York City including Cedar Hill in Central Park, Riverside Park, Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, and more. Now in its 15th season, the series will show films that include The Young Girls of Rochefort starring Gene Kelly, The Tango Lesson, Casablanca Beats, the animanted film Leap! and more!