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Translating a novel to film is a language in itself – a dialect in discovery. Join Learn French Brooklyn in an exploration of five 19th Century Novels brought to life in full cinematic glory.

Each session includes informed, expert instruction and discourse centering on pivotal aspects of each novel and the corresponding film. The successes, the discrepancies, interpretations, and surprises – we tackle and interpret them all!

Classes may be taken as a series or one workshop at a time. Pre-registration required. This workshop is in English, films subtitled.

Workshop Schedule

• March 3rd: Les Misérables (2:00 – 4:00 PM)
• April 7th: Madame Bovary (2:00 – 4:00 PM)
• May 5th: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2:00 – 4:00 PM)
• June 2nd: Hiroshima, mon Amour (2:00 – 4:00 PM)
• July 7th: La Pirogue (2:00 – 4:00 PM)

Workshop Instructor: Souad Bouhayat

Location: The Yard (33 Nassau Ave. 11222)

Fee: Single Class: $40 | 5-Class Series: $175  

Cohen Media Group is proud to announce the release of revered director Jia Zhang-Ke’s new film, ASH IS PUREST WHITE, a masterful blend of gangster film, romance, and social critique, spanning two decades of contemporary China, and starring his frequent muse and collaborator Tao Zhao. A critical hit at film festivals including Cannes, New York, and Toronto, and French co-production, ASH IS PUREST WHITE is scheduled to open in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on Friday, March 15 followed by a national roll out.

A tragicomedy initially set in the jianghu (criminal underworld setting,) ASH IS PUREST WHITE begins by following the quick-witted Qiao (Tao Zhao) and her mobster boyfriend Bin (Fan Liao) as they stake out their turf against rivals and upstarts in 2001 postindustrial Datong before expanding out into an epic narrative of how abstract forces shape individual lives. With a three-part structure and stunning cinematography by French director of photography Eric Gautier (Motorcycl

Be a Traveler NOT a Tourist. Explore the gems of Paris through the eyes of an expert. Gain an insider’s scoop on how to: communicate, navigate, eat, shop, party, gallery hop, and blend in like a boss on that too-long-prolonged Paris holiday.

LFBK head teacher: Emile Bertherat – French Native and 20 + years Paris resident has explored, caroused and dined in all the best known, lesser known, not-to-miss, definitely-avoid, hippest, over and underexposed spots the City of Lights has to offer.

Under the LFBK Full Fluency model: this workshop will leave you 100% prepared to take on Paris. A fast-moving three-hour tour leaves both someday and soon-to-be vacationers set with:

• Enough French Language education to deftly and accurately eat, shop, commute, and begin to communicate in French-worth finesse
• About town and out of town trekking how-to,
• Only-a-local would know sightseeing intel – the hot spots and the secret spots,
• Dining tips and tasty leads,
• Gratuity best practices (Don’t be a waiter hater!)

AJOYO is the vision of saxophonist Yacine Boularès: a joyful ceremony bringing musicians and the audience close together.

For the first TILT collaboration with Harlem Stage, the young at heart are invited to engage with an instrument-making workshop before joining the band for an eclectic musical celebration.

Music • Ages 3 & up • 120 mins

Free with RSVP