Events

Apres une sortie a New York le 15 aout au Elinor Bunin Munroe Center dans l'Upper West Side, le dernier film de Philippe Garrel avec Louis Garrel et Anna Mouglalis sort sur Itunes le 19 aout.

Lien vers le film:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/jealousy/id894129844

Synopsis (en anglais):

Louis Garrel (THE DREAMERS) stars in this enthralling tale of love, temptation and betrayal, directed by none other than his father, major post-New Wave auteur Philippe Garrel. After separating from his wife,  Louis moves into a garret apartment with his fellow actor girlfriend Claudia (Anna Mougladis) as they struggle with fidelity and the temptation to give up their art for an easier life.

Dear parents,

 Our French immersion program in Williamsburg / Greenpoint  which will begin in September 2014 has spots open  for children  2.5 yrs to 4 yrs old.
Led by experienced and dynamic French speakers this program will follow a curriculum and  offer our children an opportunity to learn about our world through creative and dramatic play, arts, stories, singing, playing, learning alphabet, numbers sharing meals all immersed in the French language.
Our drop-off classes will meet in a child-friendly rented room at Play, 33 Nassau avenue ( by the MC Carren park) in Brooklyn from 9:00am to 1:00pm Mondays- Fridays ( 2, 3 and 5 days options) starting September 8, 2014 to the end of June 2015.
For more info contact me at frenchforlittleones at gmail dot com

The original work of three French artists Joëlle Kem Lika, Thomas Raoult and Val d’Off will be on display at Agora Gallery, NYC.

About Joëlle Kem Lika

French artist Joëlle Kem Lika takes her inspiration from nature, especially flowers and seascapes, though she turns such imagery into virtually Abstract Expressionist compositions bursting with gestural swaths of bold colors and brilliant plays of light. She cites the importance of the Buddhist concept of the "Pulse of Life" in her practice and, indeed, her works positively pulse with energy, whether in fiery and explosive canvases dominated by reds and yellows, or the evocative blues and greens of her water scenes and skyscapes.

Working quickly and vigorously, Kem Lika applies her saturated acrylic paints in layers, so that subtle shadings and contrasting tones emerge beneath the bold, dominant hues. The thick brushstrokes give momentum and direction to the most abstract pieces, while also lending a textured, practically sculptural element

This French-German co-production was already a huge success in France, and it is set in Paris on a fateful night during World War II. It tells the story of two men in a diplomatic cat and mouse game that may determine whether a Nazi plot will destroy the City of Light.

The film shows Paris in all its extraordinary beauty and evokes a powerful sense of what might have been lost. It's a must-see film for Francophiles and French-Americans.

Rialto Pictures is proud to announce the restoration and re-release of the late Alain Resnais’ seminal debut film HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, which will be released theatrically in the U.S. for the first time in decades on Friday, October 17 in New York and Los Angeles following its premiere at the 2014 New York Film Festival. A pillar of the French New Wave, long unavailable for exhibition in the United States due to rights issues, it will be released nationally in a spectacular new 4K restoration.  

Employing a radical use of voice-over narration and quickly-flashbacked scenes, Hiroshima Mon Amour tells the story of a brief relationship in post-war Japan between a French actress, played by Oscar nominee Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), and a Japanese architect, played by Eiji Okada (Woman in the Dunes).

The Oscar-nominated screenplay was written by Marguerite Duras, who in novels like The Lover, often dealt with European/Asian relationships. 2014 marks Duras’ centennial and she will be honored w

OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 5-7 P.M.

THE BOOK

Exhibition of sculptures by French artist Elisabeth Raphaël, East Gallery, Buell Hall

Following the opening reception, the exhibition will be on view October 23-November 21, 12-5 p.m., and during evening events

Elisabeth Raphaël’s fourteen sculptures exhibited at the Columbia Maison Française draw their inspiration from a reading of the Tanakh - the Hebrew Bible - but other books can be imagined too in these works. Each sculpture contains an ancient Hebrew text stamped on fragile leaves made of bone china. Some leaves are hidden between minimalist clay blocks. Other leaves are caressed by hands of wrapped textile.

Elisabeth Raphaël lives and works in Paris. Her works have been exhibited in France, Belgium, Israel, the United Kingdom and China. She won the Grand Prix of the International Biennale of Vallauris in 2012. Her sculptures and installations are represented in the Magnelli Museum of Vallauris, the Museum of Châteauroux and t

Talk by Véronique Tadjo

As evidence emerged of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the outside world reeled in shock. What could have motivated these individual and collective acts of evil? In 1998, author Véronique Tadjo travelled to Rwanda to attempt to find out. The talk will be a reflection on the process of writing and the transforming experience that her journey entailed.

Véronique Tadjo is a poet and a novelist. Based at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, she is Visiting Professor at Rutgers University in Fall 2014.

Co-sponsored by the Columbia Maison Française, Institute of African Studies and Institute for Comparative Literature and Society

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• Please join us to network with talented artists, cinematographers, and kindred spirits while sipping French wine, complements of City Winery, nibbling on delectable hors d'oeuvres, and finishing on a sweet note from Artopolis, all in the cozy salon of "Château Village", Alouette's home in Greenwich Village.

Organized by Anne Deneys-Tunney (NYU, French)

With
Yves Charles Zarka (Université Paris 5-Sorbonne, rédacteur en chef de la revue Cités)
Simon Critchley (The New School, Philosophy)
Gabriela Basterra (NYU, Comparative Literature)
Abraham Anderson (Sarah Lawrence, Philosophy)
Jean-Charles Darmon (Institut Universitaire de France)
Avital Ronell (NYU, German)

Moderated by John Richardson (NYU, Philosophy)

Co-sponsored by Université Paris 5-Sorbonne; Philépol; La Revue Cités (PUF); NYU: Departments of French, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and Institute of French Studies.

FREE COMEDY SHOW