Avril 2014 : French Hustlers
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Tuesday April 1st @ 6:45pm
La Haine Synopsis: The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these French suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppressive police force have raised tensions to a critical breaking point. During the riots that took place a night before, a police officer lost his handgun in the ensuing madness, only to leave it for Vinz to find. Now, with a newfound means to gain the respect he deserves, Vinz vows to kill a cop if his friend Abdel dies in the hospital, due the beating he received while in police custody. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz Released in 1995 Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui 98 min. | In French with English Subtitles |
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Tuesday April 8th @ 6:45pm
Any Number Can Win Synopsis: Charles (Jean Gabin), a sixtyish career criminal fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cellmate, Francis (Alain Delon), to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino. Bad luck and Francis's lack of professionalism set the caper maddeningly askew, and the stolen cash resurfaces in an unexpected manner. Directed by Henri Verneuil Released in 1963 Starring Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Claude Cerval 118 min. | In French with English Subtitles |
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Tuesday April 15th @ 6:45pm
OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies Synopsis: An homage to classic spy films. It's 1955 and after a fellow agent and close friend disappears, secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117, is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he is busy investigating, foiling Nazi holdouts, quelling a fundamentalist rebellion, and bedding local beauties. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius Released in 2006 Starring Oscar Winner Jean Dujardin, François Damien 99 min. | In French with English Subtitles |
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Tuesday April 22nd @ 6:45pm
Comedy Of Power Synopsis: A character study. Jeanne Charmant-Killman is an investigative magistrate, tough minded, swift moving, taking on a group of political fixers who pay bribes and skim large sums for personal use. She breaks them one at a time. Meanwhile, her work takes its toll: relations with her husband are strained, and the group under investigation strikes back by tampering with the brakes of her car and placing a mole in her office. Can she stand up to the pressure, and what's her reward? Directed by Claude Chabrol Released in 2006 Starring Isabel Huppert, François Berléan et Patrick Bruel 96 min. | In French with English Subtitles |
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Tuesday April 29th @ 6:45pm
A Prophet Synopsis: Nineteen year-old Franco-Arab Malik El Djebena is just starting his six year prison sentence in Brécourt. Although he has spent the better part of his life in juvenile detention, this stint is his first in an adult prison. Beyond the division of Corsicans and Muslims in the prison (the Corsicans who with their guard connections rule what happens in the prison), he has no known friends or enemies inside. He is just hoping to serve his time in peace and without incident, despite having no prospects once he's out of jail since he's illiterate and has no support outside of the prison. Due to logistics, the head of Corsican inmates, a sadistic mafioso named César Luciani, co-opts Malik as part of the Corsicans' activities, not only regarding what happens inside the prison, but also continued criminal activities outside. The innocent Malik has no idea what to do but cooperate. Directed by Jacques Audiard Released in 2006 Starring Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif 155 min. | In French with English Subtitles |