       Cinema Newsletter Jan 6-19, 2012
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We are delighted to bring you a cinema e-newsletter with information on the best of French cinema available in New York. Twice a month, you will find in "French screens" a selection of films newly released in theaters, repertory revivals, festivals and films shown on TV and on VoD. "Our pick of the week" is the Robert Bresson retrospective at Film Forum and MyFrenchFilmFestival.com Best wishes for the New Year !! The team of the Film, TV and New Media Department |
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Retrospective Robert Bresson A large retrospective devoted to Robert Bresson kicks off at Film Forum on January 6 through January 26. This is the first North American Retrospective of Bresson's works in fourteen years. January 6 and 7, Au Hasard Balthazar More movies from this serie in our next newsletter... |
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MyFrenchFilmFestival.com MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is an innovative concept to let you discover young French creation and allow you to share your love of French cinema with Internet users across the globe. You will be able to watch these films: The festival will take place from January 12 to February 1. The selection includes the following features, as well as many shorts to be discovered online: Dear Prudence Those films are part of the competition. For further information and to watch the films : click here |
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Cycle First Look @ MoMI To start the New Year, the Museum introduces a brand-new showcase for inventive, groundbreaking international cinema. Modest in size but ambitious in scope, First Look is a highly selective group of films that are distinguished by their artistic audacity. Established and emerging directors create new approaches to narrative, documentary, and experimental film, in many cases creating hybrid forms. The festival will take place from January 6-15. January 6, Almayer's Folly (opening night film, director in attendance) For further information : click here |
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Jacques Perrin:Renaissance Man FIAF is honored to present a month of films dedicated to Jacques Perrin, an actor of great renown who has also been a successful producer, narrator, and director. Renaissance Man will shed light on the many roles Perrin, an Oscar nominee and César Award winner, has occupied. January 10, Donkey Skin and The Young Girls of Rochefort More movies from this serie in our next newsletter... |
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New York Jewish Film Festival @ Film Society of Lincoln Center A preeminent showcase for world cinema exploring the Jewish experience, the New York Jewish Film Festival offers a diverse selection of films including dramatic features, riveting documentaries, entertaining comedies and tantalizing shorts. The festival will take place from January 11-26. January 14 and 15, Bachelor days are over More movies from this serie in our next newsletter... |
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Domain Directed by Patric Chiha On the threshold of adulthood, 17-year-old Pierre becomes obsessed with his aunt Nadia (Béatrice Dalle, Betty Blue and Trouble Every Day), a flamboyant mathematician whose intellect clashes with her alcoholism. "Domain" is a dark, sexy mediation on the intersection of two lives with very different trajectories. |
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Carnage Directed by Roman Polanski Adapted from Yasmina Reza's transatlantic hit play “God of Carnage", "Carnage" relates the story of two pairs of parents who hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight. Though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the evening into chaos. |
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Pina Directed by Wim Wenders "Dance, dance, or we are lost." Pina Bausch's final words summarize her life and provide the inspiration for acclaimed director Wim Wenders' tribute to the legendary choreographer. "Pina" brings the artist’s choreography to life in stunning 3-D showcasing seminal dances throughout her storied career in settings as diverse as swimming pools, urban intersections, high school gyms, and forests. |
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The Artist A silent film shot entirely in black and white, the film follows dashing 1920s silent movie star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin). At one of his movie premieres George meets Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), a beautiful young actress with dreams of stardom. With the arrival of talkies, George’s career starts to fade, while Peppy’s star begins to rise. |
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Le Havre In this portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné. |
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On Sundance Channel
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On TV5 MONDE To find out about French programs shown on TV5 MONDE : click here |
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On Eurochannel To find out about French programs shown on Eurochannel : click here |
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On Eurocinema Persecution, Patrice Chéreau, 2009 |
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