Time Off
Welcome to our Time Off section, which we created in order to share with you our favorite cultural works with an underlying theme related to law and justice! Books, theatre, films, exhibitions, and other areas where our legal profession comes into play and resonates with society and philosophy.
You will also find a series of short movies made in collaboration with Artora. Three minute videos to take you where art and the law engage in a dialogue
We hope our new section will inspire interest and debate!
18/02/2020
“Just Mercy” by Destiny Daniel Cretton
Currently in theatres, it has been showing since January 29, 2020. Just Mercy is based on the true story of the major historical struggle of a young lawyer Bryan Stevenson. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson decides to devote himself >
18/02/2020
“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic American novel that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It’s the story of a young girl Scout, her older brother Jem and their father, lawyer Atticus Finch in 1930s segregated Alabama. Atticus, an >
17/12/2019
“Le Chemin des Morts” (“The Way of the Dead”) François Sureau
Paris in the early 1980s. After living 20 years in exile, a former Basque militant refuses to return to Spain. He demands protection from France, because he thinks his life is threatened in his country. For the French legal justice >
10/12/2019
“Qui suis-je pour juger l’autre ?” (“Who am I to judge the other?”) Serge Portelli
“Who can legitimately judge a man’s life? The judge Serge Portelli tries to answer this question by intertwining his experiences, encounters and convictions. In an elegant and humorous style, he recalls his life as a judge, his anger and his >
19/11/2019
“Caroline Vigneaux quitte la robe” (“Caroline Vigneaux Drops her Gown”)
In becoming a lawyer, Caroline Vigneaux’s childhood dream came true. But in 2007 she decides to radically change careers and enrolls in the well-known theater training program in Paris, Les Cours Florent. A year later, Caroline Vigneaux plays her first >
12/11/2019
“12 Angry Men” Directed by Sidney Lumet
A young man from a modest background is charged with the murder of his father and risks the death penalty. The jury of twelve men go into deliberation and immediately proceeds to a vote. Eleven vote guilty, but the final >
05/11/2019
“Intra Muros” (“Within the City limits”) Written and directed by Alexis Michalik
Currently playing at Théâtre de la Pépinière in Paris. Under a threatening stormy sky, Richard, a director making a come-back, gives his first theatre class in a detention center. He hopes for high attendance, which would lead to more >