La Sentinelle follows a French soldier, Lafleur, over the course of France’s national holiday, as the weight of his military duty silently weighs down upon him. The new film by French-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri stages the vestiges of a bygone era, fixed in a décor in which words resonate like empty echoes. Between nocturnal escapades and fleeting encounters, in particular with a cabaret performer, Lafleur wanders between dream and reality. This night suspended between destiny and self-abandon will be screened in a new exhibition format for the Palais de Tokyo.

This exhibition is supported by Dimosthenis N. Vardinogiannis & Christina Vatsella and the Elie Khouri Art Foundation.