Events

Monday, June 7, 2010 (5)

Jun 7, 2010
May 28, 2010
Friday

  • "Mademoiselle Chambon" opens on 05/28 in NY

  • May 28, 2010 at 10:00am to Jun 10, 2010 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
  • Description: “An emotionally incandescent love story.” – New York PostFrom director Stéphane Brizé (I Am Not Here To Be Loved, Among Adults), an elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man (Vincent Lindon) and his son’s homeroom teacher (Sandrine Kiberlain, Lindon’s real-life ex-wife) — and their attempt to keep their desires from turning into a full-blown affair.Opens May 28 at New York’s Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Cinema VillageFrance, 2009, 101 minutesIn French with English subtitles
  • Created by: Kino Lorber
June 1, 2010
Tuesday

  • CinemaTuesdays: The Radiance and Wit of Sylvie Testud

  • Jun 1, 2010 at 8:30am to Jun 29, 2010 at 5:30pm
  • Location: Florence Gould Hall
  • Description: FIAF explores the career of Sylvie Testud, one of the most innovative modern French actresses. Best known to American audiences from her roles in La vie en Rose and Murderous Maids, she has twice won the César Award for Best Actress and is a celebrated author and director. FIAF is honored to welcome Testud on June 15 to talk about her film career and present Sagan, directed by Diane Kurys. The film earned Testud unanimous praise for her hauntingly accurate portrayal of writer Françoise Sagan.Screening Schedule12:30, 4 & 7:30pm unless otherwise specifiedJune 1: KarnavalJune 8: Murderous MaidsJune 15: Sagan (12:30 & 4pm)June 15: Actress Sylvie Testud presents Sagan (7pm)June 22: La FranceJune 29: The CaptiveFIAF members free; non-members $10; students $7 w/ IDFor more information: http://www.fiaf.org/french%20film/spring2010/2010-06-ct-sylvie-testud.shtmlSpecial OfferPresent your ticket and receive a 15% discount on your bill at Bistro 60 (37 E 60 St). Valid on date printed on ticket.
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
June 7, 2010
Monday

  • Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless

  • Jun 7, 2010 to Jun 14, 2010
  • Location: Film Forum
  • Description: Showtimes: 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10(1960) “To become immortal. And then...die." Lip-stroking pug Jean-Paul Belmondo’s on the run, shooting cops and stealing cars — as well as cash from the handbag of thickly-Iowa-accented, Herald Tribune-hawking girlfriend Jean Seberg; with the typically Gallic undertone of femmes vs. hommes as the couple engage in boudoir philosophy, staring contests, sous blanket tussles, and plenty of le smoking. Erstwhile Cahiers du Cinéma critic Godard’s début feature turned a sketchy outline from critical confrère François Truffaut into one of the benchmarks of the New Wave, seemingly reinventing the cinema itself, and immediately rocketing Belmondo (in his ninth film) and Seberg (here beginning her European eminence following two Preminger flops in a row) to world stardom, and beginning Godard’s decade of supreme hipness, of seemingly compulsive, and often outrageous innovation. The pace is non-stop — a better translation of the title is “out of breat
  • Created by: Quentin Jouberton
 

  • A Wine Tour de France: Discovering French Cépages (Champagne)

  • Jun 7, 2010 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
  • Location: Le Skyroom at French-Institute Alliance-Francaise (FIAF)
  • Description: Dive into the ever effervescent pleasures of Champagne. Learn all about the highly regulated 'méthode Champenoise' system, which only permits the use of three noble varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir. This evening's session will present a thorough sampling of some of the best cuvées from the famed cellars of one of the most esteemed and well-known Champagne producers in the world. Treat yourself to a bubbly journey! Champagne provided by Pernod Ricard.Single tastings $115 ($95 for FIAF members). Three tastings $300 ($250 for FIAF members). Full series of six tastings $600 ($500 for FIAF members) with a complimentary 7th Bordeaux tasting at The Plaza.---This year's series of wine tasting events at FIAF will focus on cépages - the grape varieties from which wine is made - and their extraordinary diversity throughout France. For six evenings, attendees will taste wines of each region, discovering how each grape variety's essential characteristics translate into delicious
  • Created by: Jennifer Kutsher
 

  • "Le Salon" performance at Eglise Française du Saint-Esprit

  • Jun 7, 2010 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Eglise Française du Saint-Esprit
  • Description: The Little French Church Players, in association with the French Church du Saint-Esprit, presents Le Salon ("The Living Room"), an "absurd" production in French and in English, by Debbie Wiess and directed by Paris Mitchell. Showtimes are Saturday, June 5th at 7:30 pm, Sunday, June 6th at 3:30 pm and Monday, June 7th at 7:30 pm at 109 East 60th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Suggested donation $7, free admission for French Institute Alliance Française members. Reservations a must! Tel. (212) 838-5680 or stesprit@msn.com.Les Little French Church Players, en association avec l'Eglise Française du Saint-Esprit, présentent Le Salon, une pièce "absurde" en français et en anglais, écrite par Debbie Wiess et mise en scène par Paris Mitchell. Les représentations auront lieu les samedi 5 juin à 19h30, dimanche 6 juin à 15h30 et lundi 7 juin à 19h30 au 109 East 60e rue, entre Park et Lexington Avenues. Une donation de $7 est suggérée, avec entrée gratuite pour les membres de la Frenc
  • Created by: Lynnaia Rochelle Main