APRIL 2012
Le 3 Avril - Paris, Je t'aime
Le 5 Avril
Paris Je t'aime with Juliette Binoche, Leonor watling and Ludivine Sagnier.
(2006) 22 different directors | 110 min
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weaving a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all.
In French with English subtitles.
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Le 10 Avril - 36 Quai des orfèvres
Le 12 Avril
36 Quai des orfèvres with Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil and André Dussolier
(2004) dir. Olivier Marchal | 110 min
In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion, and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. The competition between them becomes increasingly ruthless and blurs the usual lines of morality, until there seems no difference between the police and the criminals they chase. Vrinks, meeting with a source, becomes involved with a murder. Klein seizes the opportunity to up the ante and arranges for the arrest of Vrinks, but when he goes further and viciously involves Vrinks' wife, Camille, revenge is inevitable.
In French with English subtitles.
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Le 17 Avril - Zazie dans le métro
Le 19 Avril
Zazie dans le métro, with Catherine Demongeot,Phillippe Noiret and Hubert Deschamps
(1960) dir. Louis Malle| 113 min
This merry farce depicts a satirical view of the French society: Twelve years old Zazie has to stay two days with her relatives in Paris, so that her mother can spend some time with her lover. However Zazie escapes her uncle's custody and sets out to explore Paris on her own.
In French with English subtitles.
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Le 24 Avril - Paris
Le 26 Avril
Paris, with Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris and Fabrice Luchini
(2008) dir. Cédric Klapisch| 130 min
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment. When Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to his place to care for him, Pierre does not change his new habits. And instead of dancing himself, it is Paris and the Parisians who dance before his eyes.
In French with English subtitles.
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