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Writer-director Lorraine Lévy’s THE OTHER SON, is a moving and provocative tale – filmed in Israel and the West Bank - of two young men – one Israeli, the other Palestinian, who discover they were accidentally switched at birth, and the complex repercussions on themselves and their respective families.

Joseph (Jules Sitruk), an 18-year-old musician preparing to join the Israeli army for his mandatory military service, lives at home in a comfortable suburb of Tel Aviv with his parents, France-born physician Orith (Emmanuelle Devos) and Israel-born army commander Alon Silbers (Pascal Elbé). A blood test for Joseph’s military service reveals that he is not their biological son; during the Gulf War Joseph was evacuated from a clinic along with another baby; both were given back to the wrong families. While the Palestinian Joseph went to Tel Aviv with the Silbers, their actual Jewish son, Yacine (Medhi Dehbi) was brought to the West Bank by the Arab couple, Said (Khalifa Natour) and Leila (

The New Stage Theatre Company updates Arrabal's tale of Lais' dazzling and bizarre journey in this mesmeric production directed by Ildiko Nemeth, with video projection designers Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger. Through a carefully crafted imaginary, the play depict some of the ways that today's culture - celebrity-obsessed to an unprecedented degree - and the preponderance of certain primal behaviors within that culture, may inform the audience's interpretation of Arrabal's premise.

Garden of Delights showcases the vivid and surrealist imagination of controversial Spanish playwright Fernando Arrabal, whose work explores complicated themes of sexuality, violence, good, and evil. Lais, a celebrated but troubled actress, fields calls from a live studio audience while ensconced in her palatial home. The lines between reality, dream and memory are blurred as Lais interacts with figures from her past and with Zenon, an ape-like beast that she keeps in a cage but cannot quite control.

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Special 40th Anniversary Screening!

Rafael Acosta, Ambassador of the South American Republic of Miranda, arrives with M. and Mme. Thevenot and the latter's younger sister Florence to dine at the home of M. and Mme Sénéchal (the three men enjoy a profitable association, smuggling heroin in the diplomatic pouch). Learning from Mme. Sénéchal that her husband is out and that they have arrived a day early, the party repair to a nearby restaurant, but are deterred from eating the meal they have ordered by the corpse of the proprietor, laid out in the next room.  Accepting a subsequent  invitation from the Sénéchals (who have now acquired a worker-bishop as gardener), they deduce from the absence of their hosts (who have actually just slipped out to make love on the grounds) that a police raid is imminent and speedily depart.

Their further attempts to eat together are equally abortive. The tearoom where t

FRENCH PRODUCTIONS IN ADIFF 2012

WHAT: 20th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival

WHEN: November 23 to December 11

WHERE: Manhattan and Queens

TICKETS: From $10 to $20

LA PIROGUE

US Premiere

GALA SCREENING

Tue, Nov. 27 @ 7:00PM - Cowin - Teachers C.

Also on Fri, Nov. 30 @ 6PM - NYIT Auditorium on Broadway

In Moussa Touré’s powerful epic fiction film, a group of 30 men and a woman sail to Europe in a pirogue, facing the sea -- and the possibility of never reaching their destination -- in exchange for the myth of a better life in Europe.

Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival 2012. Directed by Moussa Touré, 2012, 87 min, France/Senegal, Drama, English/Wolof/French with English subtitles. Q&A after the screenings.

http://nyadiff.org/the-pirogue-la-pirogue/

TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE

NY Premiere

CENTERPIECE

Sat, Dec. 1 @ 5PM - Cowin - Teachers C.

Also Sun, Dec. 2 @ 4:30PM - Black Spectrum

Toussaint L’Ouverture is the long-awaited, two-part action-packed epic film, depicting the life of the H

Multi-award winning film ELZA premieres @ MIST Harlem Cinemas November 29th!  Beautiful & inspiring. Based on a true story.

New York Limited Run at MIST Harlem Cinemas November 30 - December 14.
if you can't make the Premiere, please join us during these dates.

Watch the trailer

Synopsis:
In the lush Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Elza desperately searches for a distant childhood memory of a father she barely remembers.  Elza embarks on a journey to find herself but uncovers some stark realities along the way that brings her to terms with her own identity. Based on the director's true story of searching for her biological father, the film captures the passion and contradictions of a family in transition.
 

Un évènement unique pour être dorloté dans tous les sens du terme.

Celui-ci a lieu dans le très glamour spa Caudalie, au 4eme étage du Plaza Hotel.

Laissez-vous aller dans les mains expertes des vinothérapeutes pour 2 mini traitements (un massage et un facial) et profitez d’une dégustation de fromages "Artisanal Cheese" (les fameux fromages de Terrance Brennan, propriétaire entre autres, du restaurant Picholine, avec 2 étoiles au Michelin) et de vins choisis par le propre sommelier du spa.

Un endroit exceptionnel, le spa a été voté l’un des plus 5 beaux spas à New York : des matériaux nobles, tels que le bois et la pierre, ont été utilisés pour faire de ce spa une invitation à la relaxation et au bien-être !

Une parenthèse pour le corps et l’esprit de 18h à 20h, jeudi 28 novembre. L'entree est a $75 sur BunchOP.com jusqu'au 16 novembre.

Un évènement à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte : vous l’aurez compris, nous, on y sera !

Le plus : un voucher de $75 pour un prochain traitement dans le spa e

The Gala Opening of the 32 Fine Arts French Gallery featuring Antonio Nunziante will be wednesday night November 28th (from 6 to 9pm) at 480 Broome Street.

5% of all the proceeds will go to the Police Athletic League of NY and will be used to operate educationnal and recreationnal services for unpriviliged children. A red carpet evening with a lot of VIP coming to support!

Join us and enjoy art, food, wine and opera in a same night ! Don't hesitate to contact our PR Claire claireobry.ny@gmail.com for further information. People must RSVP to attend.