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· The Lost Sorrows of Jean Eustache / La Peine perdue de Jean Eustache (1997; 52 min.; Beta SP video). A documentary about Eustache and his work by Angel Diaz. Shown with The Pig / Le Cochon, about a pig's journey towards becoming sausage (1970; 50 min.; 16 mm). Directed by Jean Eustache and Jean-Michel Barjol. May 17 at 5:45 pm.

· My Little Loves / Mes Petites amoureuses (1974; 123 min.). Directed by Jean Eustache; starring Martin Loeb and Ingrid Caven. A series of sharply observed vignettes about a young country boy's coming of age. May 18 at 3:00 pm; May 20 at 6:00 pm.

· The Mother and the Whore / La Maman et la putain (1973; 215 min.). Directed by Jean Eustache; starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont and Françoise Lebrun. Eustache's talk-heavy, four-hour masterpiece about a young, self-absorbed Parisian intellectual and the two women in his life. May 24 at 7:00 pm; May 28 at 6:30 pm.

· Numéro Zéro (1971; 104 min.). Directed by Jean Eustache. A lengthy interview with the director's grandmother provides a journey through pivotal events of the 20th century. June 3 at 6:00 pm.

· Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes / Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus (1966; 47 min.). Directed by Jean Eustache; starring Jean-Pierre Léaud. A loser discovers he is more attractive to the opposite sex when dressed as Santa Claus. Screened with the film below. June 1 at 3:00 pm; June 5 at 6:00 pm.

· Robinson's Place / Du Côté de Robinson (1963; 42 min). Directed by Jean Esutache; starring Daniel Bart and Dominique Jayr. Two arrogant young men hit on a jobless woman. Screened with the film above. June 1 at 3:00 pm; June 5 at 6:00 pm.

In commercial venues:

Roman de Gare (2007;103 min.). Directed by Claude Lelouch; starring Dominic Pinon, Dana Audrey and Fanny Ardant. The disgruntled ghost writer of a glamorous novelist, who may or may not be a recently escaped serial killer, gives a cross-country ride to a distraught young woman dumed by her fiancé at a service station.
Opens May 23 at Landmark Century Cinema (Chicago) and Renaissance Place (Evanston).

Priceless / Hors de prix (2006; 104 min.). Directed by Pierre Salvadori; starring Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. A Riviera gold digger seduces a smitten hotel valet then teaches him the subtle art of high class male prostitution. Playing at Landmark Century Center in Chicago, Landmark Renaissance in Highland Park; and CineArts in Evanston. Check your local listings for addresses and showtimes. www.pricelessthefilm.com for additional on the movie.

· Stéphane Wrembel (jazz) at the Green Mill Jazz Club, 4802 N. Broadway Ave.www.greenmilljazz.com Tel: 773-878-5552. May 17.

· M83 (chanson) at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. Tel: 773-276-3600. www.emptybottle.com http://www.ilovem83.com/ May 29.

For information on performances by cabaret chanteuse Claudia Hommel in the Chicago area, please visit www.cabaret-paree.com.

"Vwa Lakay: The Voice from Home." Frantz Rémy, Patrick Augustin and other Haitians present music, news, and culture from the diaspora as well as the motherland, in Creole and French. Fridays from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. on WHPK 88.5 FM.

"The Old Songs" Traditional and folk music from North America, the British Isles and France. Mondays 4:00 – 5 :00 p.m. on WHPK 88.5 FM.

TV5, The International Channel: programs in French from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Africa and Canada. Around the clock throughout the United States. Now available on TV via satellite. Information: 1-888-902-5322 or 303-267-5801. http://www.tv5.org or http://www.internationalnetworks.com/

Le Journal de 20h de France 2 (in French with English Subtitles):

• Monday through Friday from 8:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on RCN, channel 65 on Chicago Cable.

• Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. on COMCAST channel 240 on Chicago Cable.

Radio France International: http://www.rfi.fr For information on Francophone music, visit RFI Musique at http://www.rfimusique.com