TOURNEES:
French and Francophone Film Festival
March 27, 28, & 30, 2006
Each
evening two compelling 35 mm French-language films will be screened
back-to-back.
Tourneés is sponsored in part by FACE, a
non-profit organization with a mandate to promote French culture in American
schools, colleges and cultural institutions.
Free Admission
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Montezuma Hall, |
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"Brodeuses"
(“Sequins,” 2004). 17 year old Claire discovers she's pregnant and leaves her
job. She takes samples of her embroidery
to Madame Mélikian, hoping to gain a job as her
apprentice. Mélikian, mourning the recent death
of her son, takes Claire on. Eléonore Faucher’s film treats
art, friendship and mutual support, as the two women work together. Winner Critic’s Week Grand Prize, Cannes 2004.
"L’Esquive" (“Games of Love and Chance,” 2004)
offers a view of teenage life in the projects outside of
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March 28, 2006 Montezuma Hall, |
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In “Ils
se marièrent et eurent
beaucoup d’enfants" (“Happily Ever After”,
2004), director Yann Attal
takes a close look at marriage and the quest for happiness through the lives of
two friends, Vincent and Georges, their wives,
Gabrielle and Nathalie, and their unmarried friend, Fred. Each couple must learn what they really want
and Vincent and Georges discover that while they envy Fred’s freedom, he longs
for the type of committed relationship they enjoy.
"Elle est des nôtres" (“She’s
One of Us, 2003) Although normal on the surface,
Christine is intensely alienated and tries to connect by becoming friends with
her boss. Things go awry and Christine
commits a brutal murder, leading to an investigation that ultimately reveals
her true nature. Director Siegrid Alnoy's intense film
explores the world of conformism and dehumanization. Award Winner at
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"A tout de
suite" (2004) Benoit Jacquot’s film pays
homage to the New Wave. Shot in black and white and based on a true
story, relates the experience of a young French woman who falls in with a bank
robber and embarks on a wild escape across
Ousmane Sembene’s
controversial film "Mooladé" (2004), set in a
small West African village deals with the subject of female circumcision and
the conflict that ensues when the right to asylum comes up against the dictates
of tradition. Sembene takes a dark subject and
brightens it with songs and dances of his native
“The festival was made possible
with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French
Ministry of Culture (CNC).”
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For more information, call: 594-5111 French
and Francophone Studies |
