CULTURAL AGENDA _ March 2010
Tournées Festival at St. Edward's University
From February 2 to February 25, 2010
St. Edward's University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704
Experience French Cinema at St. Edward’s University.
Join St. Edward’s University in 2010 for a festival showcasing some of the latest French films.
This festival is free and open to the public.
Here is the Tournées Festival schedule:
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Tuesday, February 2, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Entre les Murs (The Class)
Wednesday, February 3, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A&B
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain)
Tuesday, February 9, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A&B
At the port of Sète Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old, drags himself towards a shipyard job which has become more and more difficult to cope with as the years go by.
Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale)
Monday, February 15, at 7 pm
Fleck Hall, Room 305
For some, Christmas means the joy of spending time with loved ones. But not for the Vuillard family.
Azur et Asmar (Azur and Asmar)
Thursday, February 25, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C
Once upon a time there were two children nursed by same woman. Azur, a blonde, blue-eyed son of a noblewoman and Asmar, the dark skinned and dark-eyed child of the nurse.
St. Edward's University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704
Experience French Cinema at St. Edward’s University.
Join St. Edward’s University in 2010 for a festival showcasing some of the latest French films.
This festival is free and open to the public.
Here is the Tournées Festival schedule:
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)
Tuesday, February 2, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Entre les Murs (The Class)
Wednesday, February 3, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A&B
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain)
Tuesday, February 9, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom A&B
At the port of Sète Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old, drags himself towards a shipyard job which has become more and more difficult to cope with as the years go by.
Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale)
Monday, February 15, at 7 pm
Fleck Hall, Room 305
For some, Christmas means the joy of spending time with loved ones. But not for the Vuillard family.
Azur et Asmar (Azur and Asmar)
Thursday, February 25, at 7 pm
Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Mabee Ballroom C
Once upon a time there were two children nursed by same woman. Azur, a blonde, blue-eyed son of a noblewoman and Asmar, the dark skinned and dark-eyed child of the nurse.
French film Festival - Cinéma Français today
Dobie Theatre, landmark theatres,
2025 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78705
Free Parking 7:00pm - 9:30pm
All screenings in the series are FREE, courtesy of funding provided by The Center for European Studies, the Consulate General of France in Houston, and The William P. Hobby Centennial Professorship.
In Austin, the Film Festival “Cinema Français Today” starts in October at the France-UT Institute with nine recently released French movies over a period of nine months.
For directions or other theater related information, you may call Dobie Theatres at 512-472-3456.
February 8: Little Senegal (2001)
A man goes on a pilgrimage in search of his heritage -- only this time it's an African coming to America in this offbeat drama.
More about the movie on: http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/little_senegal.htm
Following the film Little Sénégal screened on February 8, an essay contest of a thousand word critique of the film will enable a UT student to win all-expenses-paid trip to the Cannes Film Festival. The entrants have to discuss the film’s social and political context, provide a technical analysis of the film and write a personal reaction.
2025 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78705
Free Parking 7:00pm - 9:30pm
All screenings in the series are FREE, courtesy of funding provided by The Center for European Studies, the Consulate General of France in Houston, and The William P. Hobby Centennial Professorship.
In Austin, the Film Festival “Cinema Français Today” starts in October at the France-UT Institute with nine recently released French movies over a period of nine months.
For directions or other theater related information, you may call Dobie Theatres at 512-472-3456.
February 8: Little Senegal (2001)
A man goes on a pilgrimage in search of his heritage -- only this time it's an African coming to America in this offbeat drama.
More about the movie on: http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/little_senegal.htm
Following the film Little Sénégal screened on February 8, an essay contest of a thousand word critique of the film will enable a UT student to win all-expenses-paid trip to the Cannes Film Festival. The entrants have to discuss the film’s social and political context, provide a technical analysis of the film and write a personal reaction.
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Second annual Tulsa Festival de Film - "Small Change" by François Truffaut
February 26 at 7pm
Circle Cinema
12 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Small Change by François Truffaut
Truffaut’s great affection for children is on display in this little valentine to the children of Thiers . They laugh, play and experience their first crushes as they learn about life in and out of the class room. But it takes a disturbing revelation for the the town’s adults to finally see these lovely little human beings for what they truly are .
More information and purchase tickets here.
Circle Cinema
12 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Small Change by François Truffaut
Truffaut’s great affection for children is on display in this little valentine to the children of Thiers . They laugh, play and experience their first crushes as they learn about life in and out of the class room. But it takes a disturbing revelation for the the town’s adults to finally see these lovely little human beings for what they truly are .
More information and purchase tickets here.