Cycle
From 06.04. To 13.04.2004.
New French Movie
Films in cycle
Seventeen Times Cecile Cassard
(17 fois Cecile Cassard, 2001)
Directed by: Christophe Honoré
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rémy Chevrin
Synopsis:
After her husband’s death, Cécile Cassard cannot continue to lead a normal life. She is in constant fear that she could unintentionally harm her young son Lucas. She moves to Toulouse, and leaves her son behind with her best friend. In Toulouse, she meets Matthieu, who is a homosexual, and befriends him. The film shows seventeen moments in the woman’s life, frame by frame and how Cécile slowly returns to normal life… This film was part of the official program at the Cannes film festi...
color, 105 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 06.04.2004 AT 19:00
My Idol
(Mon idole, 2002)
Directed by: Guillaume Canet
Synopsis:
An ambitious young man, Bastien, works as assistant to Philippe Letzger, the arrogant host of the most popular show on French television. Bastien warms up the audience and fulfills Letzger’s orders, even though he knows he is capable of much more than his boss is. However, Bastien puts up with it all, in order to be able to work with his idol, the genial producer Jean-Louis Broustal. One day Bastien receives a call to join his idol at his estate, where they will discuss the concept f...
color, 110 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 10.04.2004 AT 19:00
Tuesday 06.04.2004 AT 21:00
If I Were a Rich Man
(Ah! si j'etais riche, 2002)
Directed by: Michel Munz
PHOTOGRAPHY: Chicca Ungaro
Synopsis:
Aldo is going through a painful divorce, has debts piling up, and is in constant fear of losing his job because of the new boss who is supposed to arrive at his company. Suddenly he wins ten million euros on lottery, and just when he wants to share the great news with his wife, he catches her kissing his new boss. Aldo decides to hide the news until the divorce comes through and continues to live as a poor man…
color, 105 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.04.2004 AT 19:00
Seaside
(Bord de mer, 2002)
Directed by: Julie Lopes-Curval
Synopsis:
Spring, summer, winter, fall… Through the rhythms of the seasons and personal lives of its inhabitants, this film paints an impressionist painting of a small town on the French northern coast. Every character tells a story about the town using metonymy. Scenes from everyday lives reveal many people’s wishes to live somewhere else. There are portraits of people who have left the small town, those that just dream about leaving it and those who are happy where they are… The film won the...
color, 88 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.04.2004 AT 21:00
A Piece of Sky
(Une part du ciel, 2002)
Directed by: Bénédicte Liénard
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hélene Louvart
Synopsis:
This is a powerful film about two women and their dignity. Joanna is a former factory worker who is now in prison, while Claudine still works in the factory. Djelić neba harshly depicts the unjust system and calls out for a rebellion…This is a film with outstanding performances, especially that of Séverine Caneele, who won an award for the best actress at the international film festival in Buenos Aires. The film was also shown in Cannes in 2002 as part of the selected program Un Certa...
color, 85 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 10.04.2004 AT 21:00
Try To Remember
(Se souvenir des belles choses, 2002)
Directed by: Zabou Breitman
Synopsis:
A young girl, Claire Poussin, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Her sister takes her to a center that treats patients with amnesia. There Claire meets Philippe, a forty-year-old man who lost his memory in a tragic car crash. Soon they fall in love… This is the praised film by the director Zabou Breitmen that won three prestigious film awards César – for the best debut, best actress and best supporting actor. The Association of French Film Critics (Le Syndicat Français de la Critique...