Salve Regina's 2008 French Film Festival
Free and open to the public.
For more information: 401-341-2327.
March 30, Opening night at the Jane Pickens Theater
Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments and traditional French music by Renata Adams.
Feature film at 7 p.m.:
Fauteuils d’orchestre/Avenue Montaigne
The heartwarming story of Jessica who moves to Paris in search of a better life and lands a job as a waitress in a café frequented by the rich and artistic.
April 1, 7 p.m., O’Hare Academic Center
Bamako
While witnesses from African civil society rail against the World Bank, Melé, a bar singer, and Chaka, her unemployed husband, are struggling to keep their marriage together.
April 3, 7 p.m., O’Hare Academic Center
La Moustache
Marc, who has worn a mustache all his adult life, decides to shave it off on a whim and is baffled when neither his wife nor friends notice.
April 6, 2 p.m., O’Hare Academic Center
L’Iceberg
The farcical adventures of Fiona, a fast-food manager who, after being locked up in the restaurant’s refrigerator, has an irresistible desire for all things cold.
Note: Reception sponsored by Alliance Française following the film.
April 9, 7 p.m., O’Hare Academic Center
Au-delà de la haine/Beyond Hatred
This wrenching documentary chronicles the trial and aftermath of a brutal gay-bashing in France in 2002 and the family’s remarkable journey from shock and grief to understanding and forgiveness.
April 10, 7 p.m., O’Hare Academic Center
Cœurs/Private Fears in Public Places
Alain Resnais, one of French cinema’s living legends, directs this story of intersecting lives amid a curious Paris snowstorm.
For more information: 401-341-2327.
Information on our sponsors can be found here
The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC).
The Florence Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation, highbrow entertainment, agnès b. and the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
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