Events

Friday, January 3, 2014 (3)

Jan 3, 2014
December 17, 2013
Tuesday

  • French Art in NYC

  • Dec 17, 2013 at 6:00am to Jan 9, 2014 at 1:00pm
  • Location: Agora Gallery
  • Description:

    This December, at Agora Gallery, NYC, six exceptionally talented French artists will share their work with New York art enthusiasts. Yves Chamly and Lili  in Sensorial Realms and Laurent Bardou, Alan Mantle, alain patrini and Tony Tichene  in Pathway to Abstraction.

    Sensorial Realms reflects the ardent curiosity of the artists and reignites the viewer's interest as well, while Pathway to Abstraction intrigues by offering both mystery and integrity in every image.

  • Created by: Amanda Aaron
January 1, 2014
Wednesday

  • Mini-camps with The French American Academy

  • Jan 1, 2014 at 4:00am to Jan 3, 2014 at 10:00am
  • Location: New Milford / Morris Plains
  • Description:
     We are very pleased to offer a series of mini-camps throughout the year! These are French immersion mini-camps that combine language activities with other activities such as art, sports and cooking. They will be held at our New Milford and Morris Plains campuses from 9am to 3pm. (Please note that the Autumn camp will only take place at the Morris Plains location).

    Mini-Camp Schedule:

    - The Autumn Camp: November 7-8 (Morris Plains only).

    - The December Camp: December, 30-31 – January, 2-3 

    - The Winter Camp: February 18-21

    - The Spring Camp: April 14 to April 17.

    For questions and registration, feel free to contact:

    Xavier Bocquier for the New Milford campus (xbocquier@faacademy.org / 201-338-8320) and, 

    Nanette Fornabai for Morris Plains (nfornabai@faacademy.org / 973-206-1114)
  • Created by: The French American Academy
January 3, 2014
Friday

  • THE PAST

  • Jan 3, 2014 to Feb 28, 2014
  • Location: Lincoln Plaza Cinema and Film Forum
  • Description:

    Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi’s multi-layered and stirring drama THE PAST, which won the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress Award for its star, Bérénice Béjo, and is Iran's official selection for the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is scheduled to open in NY (Lincoln Plaza Cinema and Film Forum) and LA on December 20, 2013 followed by a national release.

    Following a four year separation, Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) returns to Paris from Tehran, upon his estranged French wife Marie (Bérénice Bejo)'s request, in order to finalize their divorce procedure so she can marry her new boyfriend Samir (Tahar Rahim). During his tense brief stay, Ahmad discovers the conflicting nature of Marie's relationship with her teenage daughter Lucie (Pauline Burlet).  Ahmad's efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past, and the highly charged revelations affecting every character in Mr. Farhadi's complex screenplay unfold with his trademark nua

  • Created by: Aimee Morris