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Bryant University will host a French Film Festival from February 20 through March 3 on the Bryant campus. All films will be shown in Janikies Theatre, and admission is free and open to the public.
This event is part of Tournées, a program of FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) designed to help bring contemporary French cinema to colleges and universities. The festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture. For more information, contact Professor Terri Hasseler at thassele@bryant.edu or (401) 232-6926 or Enoch Park at epark@bryant.edu or (401) 232-6740.
All films are subtitled in English.
For complete information on each film, including ratings, go to http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/featuredselection.html and click on the appropriate film
The Bryant French Film Festival is sponsored by the university’s Department of English and Cultural Studies, Department of Communication, Faculty Development Center, and Women’s Center.
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
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Moolaadé
(Moolande)
Tuesday,
Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m
Director
Ousmane Sembene
Set in a small African village, four young girls face a ritual purification that involves genital mutilation. They flee to the house of Collé, a strong-willed woman who once managed to shield her teenage daughter from circumcision.
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L'Intrus
(The Intruder)
Wednesday
Feb. 21, 7:00 pm
Director
Claire Denis
The Intruder is a mysterious and enthralling story about fresh starts and possibility of escape, a tale of both inner and outer travels. It explores the borders where natives and intruders intersect, searching for signs of home within and beyond the barriers.
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La Petite Jerusalem
(Little Jerusalem)
Monday
Feb. 26, 7:00 p.m
Director
Karin Albou
La Petite Jerusalem is the nickname of Sarcelles, a low-income housing neighborhood near Paris. Among the high number of Jewish immigrants who lives there, a Tunisian family of eight shares a cramped apartment.
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Wild Side
Saturday
March 3, 3:00 p.m
Director
Sébastien Lifshitz
Stéphanie (whose birth name is Pierre) is a transsexual prostitute. Stéphanie tries to provide comfort to her dying mother, Liliane, who has difficulties accepting her son’s unconventional sexuality.
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DE BATTRE MON CŒUR
S'EST ARRETE
(The Beat that
My Heart Skipped)
Saturday
March 3, 6:00 p.m
Director
Jacques Audiard
Thomas appears destined to follow in the footsteps of his slumlord father. An unexpected encounter with the agent of his late mother reignites a long-buried desire for life as a concert pianist.
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