Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (9)
Cinéma des Femmes: Perspectives on Women Filmmakers
Mar 1, 2011 at 7:00am EST to Mar 29, 2011 at 3:00pm EDT
Location: Florence Gould Hall
FIAF is proud to present Cinema des Femmes, a series celebrating the rich history of women's filmmaking in France.
More info: http://www.fiaf.org/french%20film/winter2011/2011-02-ct-cinema-des-femmes.shtml
Created by: FIAF
ACT AMERICAN! Acting class and English practice for internationals
Mar 1, 2011 at 3:00pm EST to Apr 12, 2011 at 4:00pm EDT
Location: Pearl Studios
In this introduction to acting workshop, international students will learn basic acting technique while improving their English skills. We will incorporate voice work, physical improvisation and scene study to prepare students to perform in American English. The 5 session class will culminate in a presentation of monologues and scenes. In keeping with our mission to promote international theatre by living artists, we will draw on texts by contemporary famous finternational playwrights. Students will have the choice to work on contemporary American texts or translate their scene or monologue into English from their native tongue, if they so desire. The class will include regular visits to international theatre events followed by discussion.
When: Tuesdays 8-10.30pm
Where: Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, btw 35th and 36th
Created by: Anne
Fête de la Francophonie en Nouvelle-Angleterre
Mar 11, 2011 at 3:00am EST to Mar 31, 2011 at 5:00pm EDT
Let's celebrate Francophonie in New England!
Check the website:
http://0327f7c.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?lang=en
and share you own events!
Created by: Marie Laffitte
Nostalgia for the Light opens 3/18/11 at the IFC Center
Mar 17, 2011 to Mar 31, 2011
Location: IFC Center
Description: Nostalgia For the Light
Friday 3/18/11-Thursday 3/31/11
Master director Patricio Guzmán travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest desert on earth for this remarkable documentary. Here, the sky is so translucent that it allows
astronomers to see the boundaries of our universe. Yet the Atacama Desert climate also keeps human remains intact: pre-Columbian mummies; explorers and miners; and the remains of disappeared political prisoners. Women sift the desert soil for the bones of their loved ones, while archaeologists uncover traces of ancient civilizations and astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies. Melding celestial and earthly quests,NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT is a gorgeous, moving, and deeply personal odyssey.
There will be a Q&A with director Patricio Guzman on 3/18/11.
Tickets: Adults $13, Children 12 and under $9, Seniors $9 Members $8
For information about specific screening time call (212) 924-7771 or visit http://www.ifccenter.com/
For more informatio
Created by: Joseph Valle
"POTICHE," starring Catherine Deneuve
Location: The Paris Theatre (and other theaters)
Master French filmmaker François Ozon returns with a hilarious, visually stunning love letter to 1970's style starring eternal fashion icon Catherine Deneuve.
Set in 1977 in a provincial town, POTICHE is a free adaptation of the 1970's eponymous hit comic play. Deneuve plays Suzanne Pujol, a submissive, housebound "potiche" who steps in to manage her wealthy and tyrannical husband's umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone's surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated… Gérard Depardieu plays a former union leader and Suzanne's ex-beau who still holds a flame for her.
Selected for the 2010 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, POTICHE is a bona fide critical and box office hit in France, where it has been nominated for four Césars for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Costume Design.
For more i
Created by: Music Box Films
Korkoro Opens March 25 at Cinema Village in NY
Mar 24, 2011 to Apr 1, 2011
Location: The Village
Lorber Films is pleased to announce the U.S. theatrical premiere of Tony Gatlif's (Exiles, Latcho Drom) epic drama KORKORO (Liberté), the story of a wandering tribe of Gypsies who were rounded up by the Germans in WWII France. Based on historical events, KORKORO features a genre-shattering original score by Delphine Mantoulet that pulsates with Gatlif's signature musical verve and poignancy, this time infusing the Gypsy sound with influences from period musicians such as Maurice Chevalier and Django Reinhardt. The film resonates with the current European political context in which nations grapple with the integration – and in some cases deportation – of Gypsies amidst significant controversy. Gatlif's latest work wields an impressive cast of French talent including Marie Josée Croze (Tell No One, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), Marc Lavoine (The Good Thief) and Rufus (Amelie). KORKORO will have its U.S. theatrical premiere on March 25th at the Cinema Village in New York, follow
Created by: Julia Panely-Pacetti
SERGE GAINSBOURG: INITIALS L.G.
Mar 24, 2011 at 7:00am to Apr 23, 2011 at 1:00pm EDT
Location: FIAF - 22 East 60th Street
The FIAF Gallery is proud to present from March 24-April 23 the US debut of a new exhibit of photos of France's legendary bad boy, Serge Gainsbourg.
Initials L.G. features portraits as well as rare and unusual images of the icon from noted photographers who documented his celebrity.
French Artist, Did Dontzoff, in NYC Exhibition
Location: Agora Gallery
Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature a French artist, Did Dontzoff, in Degrees of Abstraction. The exhibition is scheduled to run from March 25, 2011 through April 15, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, March 31, 2011).
Fun, unexpected, original – there are many words that could be used to describe Did Dontzoff's paintings because this artist's unique style refuses to fit into ordinary categories. However you characterize them, it is certain that Dontzoff has created a singular body of work with a veritable brand appeal to it. The Russian native crafts wild images of otherworldly figures that appear to zigzag and fold into their surroundings, themselves, and each other. The beings alternate between proud, statuesque poses and others that deflate into a thrilling jumble of lines. They often seem to split apart or reach toward one another so that you cannot tell where one figure ends and another begins. Dontzoff employs a robust, graphic style with areas of flat, vivid col
Created by: Lee Eagle
UG! COMEDY SHOW!! 3.0 (Tuesday March 29th)
Mar 29, 2011 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm EDT
Location: MUG Lounge: 448 East 13th st. (bet. 1st ave and ave A)
Description: UG! COMEDY SHOW!! Tuesday March 29th, 2011 ed.
Todd Montesi and Justin Murray present awesome comics in front of a cool supportive crowd in the epicenter of hip NYC the East Village. Featuring both established comic veterans you've seen on TV to the up and comers, UG guarantees a swell time all for FREE! We've also got tons of drink specials ($3 drafts $4 wells)! So what are you waiting for? Come down and UG! it with us!!!
UG! COMEDY SHOW!! (Now @ MUG)
Presented by Todd Montesi and Justin Murray
TUESDAYS @ MUG Lounge
448 East 13th st. (bet. 1st and ave. A)
showtime: 8PM No Cover, One Drink Min.
($3 drafts, $4 wells till 10PM!!!)
For info/reservations: (646) 746-1357
Via subway: L train to 1st ave.; or F train to 2nd ave.
This week's guests (Tuesday March 29th, 2011 lineup):
Jonathan "The Handle" Randall!
"Zany" Nick Naney!
Randy "Epilepsy" Epley!
Jay "Ball Hog" Nog!
Jared "He Can Read" Fried!
Andy "The Human Hymen" Kleiman!
et al!
Hosted by Todd Montesi! Featuring Justin Murray!! UG IT!
Created by: Todd M.