Screening Dates: Saturday, May 9, 2026, 6:30 PM / Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 8:00 PM / Sunday, June 28, 2026, 6:30 PM

Director: Louis Malle
Screenplay: Wallace Shawn, André Gregory
Cast: Wallace Shawn, André Gregory

USA / 1981 / 110 min. / Color / DCP / English / With Turkish and French Subtitles

Considered one of the key examples of American independent cinema in the early 1980s, My Dinner with Andre invites the audience to join in on a long philosophical conversation about life, art, and modern society between two old friends who meet at a restaurant in New York. The film, a collaboration between Louis Malle, Wallace Shawn, and André Gregory that has since achieved cult status, holds a unique place in the director’s filmography. Starting with a simple idea and a plotless structure, My Dinner with Andre has also inspired many dialogue-driven works.

* We would like to thank our main program sponsor, Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, and the Institut français Istanbul for their support of the program.

** It will be screened from a 2K restored print.