Events

Thursday, September 15, 2011 (6)

Sep 15, 2011
September 1, 2011
Thursday

  • LOVE CRIME directed by Alain Corneau

  • Sep 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2011
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza and Landmark Sunshine Theatres
  • Description: LOVE CRIME is a remorseless tale of extreme office politics, played brilliantly by Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier. Isabelle (Sagnier) is the young ingénue assistant, while Christine (Scott Thomas) is the older woman, a senior executive in a multinational company doing deals around the world. At first they are friendly. Christine, the able executive, is happy to pass the grunt work along to the up-and-coming Isabelle as she learns the ropes. But when Christine starts to take credit for Isabelle's ideas, and a fellow worker bee begins to fuel Isabelle's growing doubts about Christine's duplicitous "all-for-one" attitude, the ground is prepared for all out war. LOVE CRIME is a complex, mischievous, surprising and ultimately devastating look on the corporate world, a last magical effort from one of the world's most loved directors.
  • Created by: Aimee Morris
 

  • I'M GLAD MY MOTHER IS ALIVE

  • Sep 1, 2011 to Sep 16, 2011
  • Location: Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
  • Description: Inspired by true events, I’M GLAD MY MOTHER IS ALIVE was written and directed by father and son filmmaking team Claude (“A Secret”) and Nathan Miller. Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas (César nominee for Best Male Newcomer Vincent Rottiers in a powerful performance) becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her (a riveting Sophie Cattani) single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb, and introduces himself. Traumatized by years of emptiness and longing for his mother, he starts an ambiguous relationship with her - part courtship, part obsession, which slowly drives him to an act of madness.
  • Created by: Aimee Morris
September 13, 2011
Tuesday

  • French Born Artist, Christian Perez de Carvasal, Featured in NYC Exhibition

  • Sep 13, 2011 at 7:00am to Oct 4, 2011 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Agora Gallery
  • Description:

    Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature French artist, Christian Perez de Carvasal, in The Rhythm of Color. The exhibition is scheduled to run from September 13, 2011 through October 4, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, September 15, 2011).

     

    About the Artist

    Combining symbolic elements of the figurative and the abstract, French artist Christian Perez de Carvasal creates stunning canvases that reflect all the movement and energy intrinsic to city life. Inspired by a childhood in Paris, the artist paints sprawling scenes highlighting the majesty of modern architecture and the dynamism of crowded sidewalks and streets. Yet interspersed amid his urban landscapes are peaceful humanlike creatures which serve in juxtaposition to the harried pace that commonly defines city life. He explains, “I am inspired by urban life, people in motion, architecture, and colors. My mission is to provoke emotional and political reflections and visual expressions.”

     

    One of the hallmarks of Carvasal’s work is his us

  • Created by: Lee Eagle
September 14, 2011
Wednesday
September 15, 2011
Thursday

  • French Conversation at LEX Bar (Parlez-vous français?)

  • Sep 15, 2011 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm
  • Location: LEX BAR NYC
  • Description:

    Friends,

    Come join us on Thursday August 18th at the LEX Bar located at The Court Hotel located Midtown on 39th and Lex for a wonderful evening of French conversation. This is the one event where all Francophones, Francophiles and French beginners come together in a happy and relaxed atmosphere.

     

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     If you do not speak much French or figure you do not get enough practice this event will suit you well. Come with whatever French you know. All levels of French are accepted. Our members are actually eager in helping you. The only one holding you back might be yourself!

     

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     Looking forward in meeting you all. Let's come out and have a great time.

    Location Profile


    The St Giles Hotel design team seems to have a gift for sophisticated watering holes; Audrey seems more like a glass palace that happens to

  • Created by: Rendez-Vous NYC Events
 

  • Cinema Thursdays: Dans les cordes (On the Ropes)

  • Sep 15, 2011 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
  • Location: Buell Hall, East Gallery at Columbia University
  • Description:

    Every Thursday at 7:30 the Maison Francaise screens a film in the East Gallery of Buell Hall, followed by a moderated discussion in French. Attendance is free for members and Columbia University students and faculty, $7 for non-members. Films are in French with English subtitles.

     

    Dans les cordes

    Magaly Richard-Serrano, 2006, 93 min.

    Joseph, a boxing club owner, has been training his daughter and niece since they were born. On the night of the championship, the trio is threatened by rivalry and jealousy.

  • Created by: Columbia Maison Francaise