[NEohioPAL] 2008 Palme d'Or winner opens French film festival today

[Jessica Salas Novak]

The Lakeland Community College
Center for International Education presents
Tournees French Film Festival
Opening todaywith the 2008 Palme d’Or winner,
“Entre les murs (The Class)”
Movie trailer – click here 
 
 
Click on more links below to view all movie trailers.
 
The TOURNEES Film Festival will feature
five French films screened in
room H-101 beginning at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
every Friday afternoon in October
at the Lakeland campus.
Please note: the last film screening will be on a
Thursday, October 29.
 *Please be advised that all films contain
mature themes and may not be
suitable for all audiences.
 
 
Parking and films are free
and open to public
Directions to campus:
I-90 East
Right on 306 Exit
Left at next stop light
 
Friday, October 2 • Entre les murs (The Class)
Rated PG-13 (language)
Movie trailer – click here
 
The winner of the 2008 Palme d’Or at Cannes was Laurent Cantet’s unsparing, unsentimental film about a teacher and his students at a diverse Parisian junior high school. The film is based on the best-selling book by real-life teacher François Bégaudeau, who also wrote the screenplay and stars in the movie as himself. Working with a cast of non-professional actors, Cantet filmed his “class” for over a year; the result is a hybrid documentary/narrative work that is wholly convincing. “The Class” raises deep, disturbing questions as François attempts to teach the French language to his multi-ethnic students, many of whom hail from former colonized countries.. He offers both the opportunity and the threat of modern cultural assimilation. 
Friday, October 9 • Il y a longtemps que je t’aime
Rated PG-13 (thematic material and smoking)
Movie trailer – click here
 
Kristin Scott Thomasplays Juliette Fontaine, a former physician who’s just completed a 15-year jail sentence for murdering her young son. Her younger sister, literature professor Léa, takes her in, anxiously trying not to upend the snug comfort of her middle-class clan with this new addition. As she reacclimates to civilian life, Juliette slowly thaws, becoming closer with her nieces, but her calm is punctuated by believably spiky outbursts. 
Friday, October 16 • Roman de Gare (Crossed Tacks)
Rated PG-13 (brief language and sexual references)
Movie trailer – click here
 
Judith Ralitzer is a successful crime novelist in search of inspiration for her next bestseller. The mysterious disappearance of a university professor coincides with the escape from prison of a notorious serial killer known as the Magician. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, “Roman de gare” is an homage to the French genre of the same name, a genre that refers to popular, easy-to-read novels.
Friday, October 23 • Un conte de Noel (A Christmas Tale)
NOT RATED
Movie trailer – click here
 
Set in a small city in northern France along the Belgian border, “Un conte de Noel” concerns the Vuillard family, a nominally happy clan that has nonetheless been torn apart by death and the sibling hatred between Elizabeth, the eldest child, and Henri, the middle child. When a family member discovers she has a rare type of leukemia, the family’s Christmas gathering is marked by frequent discussions of who will be the most compatible bone-marrow donor for her.
Thursday, October 29 • Comme un juif en France
NOT RATED
No trailer available – click here
 
Yves Jeuland's sweeping documentary explores the rich and complex history of Jews in France - the first country to grant Jews citizenship. The film investigates the multiple ways in which French society has dealt with its Jewish population over the course of history. Beginning with Revolutionary cries of Vive la France in Yiddish, the film explores well-known events, such as the explosive Dreyfus Affair and Vichy's murderous betrayal during WWII. The film is beautifully presented and lushly illustrated with rare photographs, film clips and memorable music.
 
The Tournées Festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC) and is sponsored by The Florence Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation, highbrow entertainment and the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
 
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