All activities for this screening are FREE!
The activities will begin at 6:00 and continue until the screening of the film at sunset.At 7:00 pm, we will be joined by musical guest Marie Martin.
Once upon a time there were two children nursed by same woman who tells them magical stories of her faraway homeland and of the beautiful, imprisoned Djinn Fairy waiting to be set free. Azur, a blonde, blue-eyed son of a noblewoman and Asmar, the dark skinned and dark-eyed child of the nurse. As kids, they fought and loved each other as brothers do. Time passes, and one day Azur's father, the master of the house, provokes a brutal separation. Azur is sent away to study, while Asmar and his mother are driven out, homeless and penniless. Years later, as a young adult, Azur remains haunted by memories of the sunny land of his nanny and of the legendary Djinn-fairy, and takes it upon himself to journey all the way to Asmar's homeland to seek them out. Arriving as an immigrant in a strange land, Azur is rejected by everyone he meets on account of his "unlucky" blue eyes, until finally he resolved never to open those eyes again. The once-beautiful child clad in gold is reduced to a blind beggar. Yet, blind though he is, little by little and step by step, he discovers a beautiful and mysterious country. Meanwhile, back in her homeland, Azur's nanny has become a wealthy merchant and Asmar has grown into a dashing horseman. Reunited, but now as adversaries, the two brothers set off on a dangerous quest to find and free the Djinn Fairy and only one of the two youths can be successful in their quest.
"BEAUTIFUL!" - New York Times "MAGNIFICENT! ENCHANTING!"
Variety Films on the Green presents five French musicals and the film adaptation of an opera in parks throughout New York this June and July. The Films on the Green series of free screenings is jointly organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for the third year running.
Town Square, EDGE, and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation are delighted to announce the 6th Annual SUMMERSTARZ 2010 at the EAST RIVER STATE PARK (N 8th Street & Kent Avenue, Brooklyn).
Please email back to info@townsquareinc.com
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy would like to thank the
generous sponsors who made this event possible:
BNP Paribas, TV5 Monde, Village Voice, FACE (French American Cultural Exchange), AirFrance Skyteam)
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