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Rendez-Vous withFrench Cinema 2010
Screenings presented in cooperation with Unifrance, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, and the IFC Center
Location: IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas (at West 3rd Street)
Tickets: $15. General Public $11. with NYU i.d. (these screenings only)
Tel: 212-924-7771; www.ifccenter.com
Saturday, March 13 at 4:00 p.m.
The Hedgehog (Le hérisson)2009, 100 min. In French with English subtitles.
A timely fable about Paloma, a young girl bent on ending it all before she becomes an adult, who learns a thing or two about life from her building's coarse, unkempt concierge (Josiane Balasko).
Based on Muriel Barbery's novel.
Followed by Q&A with director MONA ACHACHE
Tuesday, March 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Restless (Le bel âge)2009, 97 min. In French with English subtitles.
Claire, a tomboyish teenager feeling the stirrings of first love, and her grandfather, Maurice, a former Resistance fighter (Michel Piccoli), share a house but soon discover much else as well.
Followed by Q&A with director LAURENT PERREAU
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema runs from March 11 through March 21, presenting the New York premieres of new French films. Screenings take place at the Walter Reade Theater, at BAM, and at the IFC Center.
For a complete schedule, visit www.filmlinc.com and www.ifccenter.com.
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