WAR BRIDE In the 1988 French film “Une affaire de femmes,” Isabelle Huppert plays a woman who uses extreme methods to keep her children fed while her husband is away at war. It is screened as part of the French Institute/Alliance Francaise’s series of films about or made during the occupation of France. The series was originally presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France. Today, 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-355-6160, $9 general, $7 students, $2 members in advance, free for members at the door. Note: The film is in French with English subtitles.

ARTIST INTERVIEWS The American Folk Art Museum presents two short films about artists and their works. In “Elijah Pierce: Sermons in Wood,” the artist is interviewed in an Ohio barbershop about his woodcarvings. In “Art is Life: Don’t Kill It,” artist Lonnie Holley gives a tour of his Alabama yard filled with sculptures and found object assemblages. Friday, 12:30 p.m., American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-265-1040, $9 general, $7 seniors and students, free for members and children under 12.

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