For the fifth
consecutive year, Salve Regina will host the Tournées French Film Festival. Six
recent award-winning films will be shown during the festival. All films and events are free and open
to the public.
Film Schedule
Summer Hours/L’Heure d’été
Description: http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/summer-hours
Trailer: http://www.ifcfilms.com/videos/summer-hours-trailer
Date and Time: 7 p.m. Sunday, March 14
Location: Opening night at the Jane Pickens Theatre
The
divergent paths of three siblings collide when their mother tasks them to
decide the fate of her extraordinary art collection in this award-winning film
by acclaimed director Olivier Assayas.
Festivities
begin at 6:30 p.m. with wine reception compliments of Newport Vineyards and
traditional French music by accordionist Renata Adams.
All other screenings in O'Hare Academic Center, Salve Regina
University
The Class/Entre les murs
Description: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/fichesfilms/theclass.html
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8HWJqgMAhU
Date
and Time: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16
Location: Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O'Hare Academic Center
Intense,
funny and moving drama set in a multiracial high school starring real teachers
and students. Winner of the 2008 Cannes Palme d'Or.
I’ve Loved You So
Long/ Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Description: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/fichesfilms/ihaveloveyousolong.html
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCaghjocJwU
Date and Time: 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 18
Location: Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O'Hare Academic Center
Award-winning
drama with Kristin Scott Thomas about a woman who struggles to interact with
her family and find her place in society after 15 years in prison.
The Grocer’s Son/Le Fils de l’épicier
Description: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/fichesfilms/thegrocersson.html
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLG-Ou0TcDA
Date and Time: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21
Location: Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O'Hare Academic Center
Charming,
low-key film about a son who returns home from the big city and re-discovers
life and love in a small mountain village.
Reception
following the film sponsored by Alliance Française de Newport and Sodexo Campus
Services.
The Beaches of
Agnès/Les Plages d’Agnès
Description: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/fichesfilms/thebeachesofagnes.html
Trailer:
http://www.cinemaguild.com/beachesofagnes/trailer.html
Date and Time:
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23
Location: Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O'Hare Academic Center
Agnès
Varda, a legend of world cinema, turns the camera on herself in this highly
acclaimed cinematic memoir filled with humor and emotion.
The Girl Cut in Two/La Fille coupée en deux
Description: http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees/fichesfilms/agirlcutintwo.html
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj5PaLxpwgA
Date and Time: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25
Location: Bazarsky Lecture Hall, O'Hare Academic Center
Master
director Claude Chabrol's trademark black humor is on full display as a
powerful spectacle unfolds with ruthless sexual gamesmanship and crushing
social machinery.
For more information, call (401) 341-2327.
The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of
the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture
(CNC).