Saturday, October 20, 2012 (9)

Oct 20, 2012
September 6, 2012
Thursday
  • ThinkFrench

  • Sep 6, 2012 at 2:00pm to Oct 29, 2012 at 5:00pm
  • Location: Think Coffee meeting room
  • Description:


    Whether you are looking to start learning French, brush up on your skills, or take an advanced conversation class, ThinkFrench might be just what you need. The teachers at ThinkFrench are both university professors and native speakers, with over ten years of practice teaching French as a second language. Our classes offer a truly unique learning experience - each 8 week session gives you access to a private blog that has been specifically designed to help you master contemporary French, the kind of French that is being spoken on the streets of Paris today. The first 8 week sessions for levels 1, 2 and 3 are starting in early September. A few spots remain open at the moment. 
    Please visit our blog for more details : 

    http://www.thinkfrenchnyc.blogspot.com/

    We look forward to hearing from you. À très bientôt.

    The ThinkFrench team. 

  • Created by: ThinkFrench
September 20, 2012
Thursday
  • 17 GIRLS

  • Sep 20, 2012 to Oct 26, 2012
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza Cinema
  • Description:

    17 GIRLS (Cannes Film Festival International’s Critics Week selection), is Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s provocative debut feature focusing on a group of bored teenage girls who all make an irrevocable pact, a story inspired by a true headline-grabbing case which took place in Massachusetts.

    When Camille (Louise Grinberg, The Class) accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow high-school classmates to follow suit, so they can raise their children collectively, an act at once unexpected and incomprehensible.  It’s only a matter of time, before seventeen girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.  Set in the writer-directors’ small, seaside hometown of Lorient in Brittany, 17 GIRLS is a reflection on adolescence, body image, friendship and the perplexing realities of growing up.

    Prior to 17 GIRLS, Delphine (also a novelist) and Muriel Coulin (a documentary director) directed five award-winning short films together. Louise Gr

  • Created by: Aimee Morris
October 2, 2012
Tuesday
  • Francine leClercq: "Narcissus"

  • Oct 2, 2012 at 8:00am to Oct 27, 2012 at 2:00pm
  • Location: SOHO20 CHELSEA Gallery
  • Description:

    The painted Narcissus, attributed to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ca 1599, will be the focal image of french artist Francine LeClercq's installation, whereas the erring gaze of Narcissus, the visual echo reverberating between the illusionistic picture plane and the actual gallery setting, the existential reciprocity between the subject and object, form and content, …, are parallel notions and traits that LeClercq uses to investigate the modern context and premise within which a work may be produced, placed and perceived. 

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    Narcissus, la nouvelle exposition de l'artiste française Francine LeClercq est à découvrir du 4 au 27 Octobre à la gallerie Soho20 à Chelsea. Cette installation tourne autour de l'oeuvre "Narcissus" attribuée à Caravaggio.

    For preview and images, please visit: http://francineleclercq.blogspot.com/

    For further information, please contact Jenn Dierdorf at info@soho20gallery.com

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  • Created by: Francine LeClercq
October 11, 2012
Thursday
  • THE BIG PICTURE

  • Oct 11, 2012 to Nov 16, 2012
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza Cinema and IFC Center
  • Description:

    MPI Pictures is proud to announce the release of THE BIG PICTURE, Eric Lartigau’s French thriller adapted from Douglas Kennedy’s American novel, starring Romain Duris (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Heartbreaker,) Marina Foïs, Neils Arestrup and Catherine Deneuve.  THE BIG PICTURE is scheduled to open in New York at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and IFC Center on Friday, October 12.

    Paul Exben (Romain Duris in an intense perfomance) is a handsome and successful thirty-something Parisian corporate lawyer with a beautiful wife, two children, and a glimmering future as a partner in the firm he co-owns with his mentor, Anne (Catherine Deneuve.) But behind this deceptively perfect bourgeois façade lies a desire for creative fulfillment, a restless spirit who despises his conformist life and envies the freedom of his neighbor Greg (Eric Ruf,) an uncompromising photojournalist.

    Greg’s unexpected death throws Paul’s life into chaos, and he makes a startling decision that pushes him into unknown territor

  • Created by: Aimee Morris
October 20, 2012
Saturday
  • "Salut Les Jeunes" @ BAM | "Ephemeral Marriage" by Reza Serkarnian

  • Oct 20, 2012 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Location: BAMcinematek
  • Description:
     

    Directed by Reza Serkarnian

    With Mahnaz Mohamadi, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Javad Taheri

    Following the death of an elderly mullah, an Iranian family sets off on a journey to attend the funeral, in a city where a little-known custom of temporary marriage is practiced. A relationship develops between the young and passionate Kazem, who is already engaged to another, and his sister-in-law, the widow Mariam. The couple’s secret love becomes increasingly perilous in this restrictive society.

    In French and Persian with English subtitles

    Sat, Oct 20, 2012
    • 2pm
    • 6:50pm
     
    LOCATION: BAM Rose Cinemas
    RUN TIME: 83min
    FORMAT: DCP
    GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
    BAM CINEMA CLUB MEMBERS: $7
    STUDENTS/SENIORS:  $9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
     
    +  Q&A with Reza Sekarnian at 6:50pm
  • Created by: Nathalie Charles
 
  • "Salut Les Jeunes" @ BAM | "La Vie au Ranch" by Sophie Letourneur

  • Oct 20, 2012 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm
  • Location: BAMcinematek
  • Description:
     

    Directed by Sophie Letourneur

    With Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Eulalie Juster, Mahault Mollaret

    Released in 2010

    In her debut feature, which has drawn comparisons to late French masters Rohmer and Rouch, Letourneur insightfully and humorously portrays the seemingly quite happy daily life of a small group of 20-year-old bohemian women living together on the left bank in what they call their “Ranch.” However, each one faces the reality of life when they realize they must break from the group in pursuit of their own lives.

    In French with English subtitles

    Opens on Oct 19, 2012
     
    LOCATION: BAM Rose Cinemas
    RUN TIME: 92min
    FORMAT: 35mm
    GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
    BAM CINEMA CLUB MEMBERS: $7
    STUDENTS/SENIORS:  $9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
  • Created by: Nathalie Charles
 
  • "Salut Les Jeunes" @ BAM | "Ephemeral Marriage" by Reza Serkarnian

  • Oct 20, 2012 from 2:45pm to 4:45pm
  • Location: BAMcinematek
  • Description:
     

    Directed by Reza Serkarnian

    With Mahnaz Mohamadi, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Javad Taheri

    Following the death of an elderly mullah, an Iranian family sets off on a journey to attend the funeral, in a city where a little-known custom of temporary marriage is practiced. A relationship develops between the young and passionate Kazem, who is already engaged to another, and his sister-in-law, the widow Mariam. The couple’s secret love becomes increasingly perilous in this restrictive society.

    In French and Persian with English subtitles

    Sat, Oct 20, 2012
    • 2pm
    • 6:50pm
     
    LOCATION: BAM Rose Cinemas
    RUN TIME: 83min
    FORMAT: DCP
    GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
    BAM CINEMA CLUB MEMBERS: $7
    STUDENTS/SENIORS:  $9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
     
    +  Q&A with Reza Sekarnian at 6:50pm
  • Created by: Nathalie Charles
 
  • "Salut Les Jeunes" @ BAM | "La Vie au Ranch" by Sophie Letourneur

  • Oct 20, 2012 from 5:15pm to 7:15pm
  • Location: BAMcinematek
  • Description:
     

    Directed by Sophie Letourneur

    With Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Eulalie Juster, Mahault Mollaret

    Released in 2010

    In her debut feature, which has drawn comparisons to late French masters Rohmer and Rouch, Letourneur insightfully and humorously portrays the seemingly quite happy daily life of a small group of 20-year-old bohemian women living together on the left bank in what they call their “Ranch.” However, each one faces the reality of life when they realize they must break from the group in pursuit of their own lives.

    In French with English subtitles

    Opens on Oct 19, 2012
     
    LOCATION: BAM Rose Cinemas
    RUN TIME: 92min
    FORMAT: 35mm
    GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
    BAM CINEMA CLUB MEMBERS: $7
    STUDENTS/SENIORS:  $9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
  • Created by: Nathalie Charles
 
  • MIA and The Xiles take over The Vault @ Element

  • Oct 20, 2012 at 6:30pm to Oct 21, 2012 at 12:00am
  • Location: The Vault @ Element
  • Description:

    3439526005?profile=originalMade in Africa is all about building bridges. As we move to our new Venue, The VAULT @ Element, we have joined forces with The Xiles to bring you a unique experience. 

    The nite will feature two of the best, Dj Birane and DJ Xpect spinning the hottest tunes from around the Motherland while representing the rest of the globe.

    We ask for your support so to make this a successful night. But most importantly, WE NEED YOU TO REPRESENT WHERE YOU FROM. 
    We need you to come out in FULL FORCE and we will try our BEST to keep you on your toes.

    Pass the invite along and see you on October 20th 

    Peace, Love and Blessing!!

  • Created by: antonio