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Ashkenaz Festival

September 2010Cultural Newsletter

ContentsPAGE 3 - CinemaPAGE 8 - MusicPAGE 11 - SpeakingsPAGE 13 - ExhibitionsPAGE 14 - TheatrePAGE 14 - Guided ToursPAGE 15 - TelevisionPAGE 16 - Professionals

Joël Savary, Cultural Attaché

Toronto International Film Festival

Join the Toronto fall time, not just for back-to-school or back-to-campus activities! The Ashkenaz Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in Canada. Artists from France are showcased: Strasburg Yiddish theatre director and founder R. Goldwaser, Klezmer music with The Other Europeans and A. Receanu, G. Edery’s Sefarad music.

This is what Toronto is about! This Ashkenaz Festival promotes approximately 50-70 shows from Canada and around the world, including 200 artists and performers working in music, theatre, dance, film, literature, craft and visual arts. TIFF follows through right after opening up its new amazing King Street facilities.

With all this positive attitude, the world within a mosaic, it has been such a pleasure serving you for the last three years. I have to leave, but from September 1st, Claire Le Masne takes it on. Be happy!

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SARAH'S KEY (ELLE S'APPELAIT SARAH)GILLES PAQUET BRENNER, FRANCE, 2010

While researching an article on the Vel’d’Hiv Roundup in 1942 France, Julia, an American journalist stumbles across the story of Sarah, a ten year old Jewish girl who desperately tried to save her younger brother from the police by locking him in a cupboard. Through her research, Julia comes across a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah and change the way she sees the world.Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Niels Arestrup.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

CinemaTORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 9 - 19

LITTLE WHITE LIES (LES PETITS MOUCHOIRS)GUILLAUME CANET, FRANCE, 2010

Despite a traumatic event, a group of friends decides to go ahead with their annual beach vacation. Their relationships, convictions, sense of guilt and friendship are sorely tested. They are finally forced to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other. Starring Marion Cotillard, François Cluzet, Benoît Magimel, and Jean Dujardin.

WORLD PREMIERE

POTICHEFRANÇOIS OZON, FRANCE, 2010

A bourgeois housewife takes on a rough union leader in François Ozon’s sparkling comic war between the sexes, and the classes.Starring Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

The Toronto International Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in Canadian, independent and international cinema from established masters and new talents.

VISIT WWW.TIFF.NET FOR THE FULL PROGRAM

Among the 300 films selected this year, the following French titles will be shown:

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION

L'AMOUR FOUPIERRE THORETTON, FRANCE, 2010

Yves Saint Laurent built one of fashion’s most celebrated empires. This moving documentary chronicles his rise, his lifelong partnership with Pierre Bergé and their decision to auction off a lifetime of precious art and objects.

LOVE CRIME (CRIME D'AMOUR)ALAIN CORNEAU, FRANCE, 2010

Dangerous Liaisons meets Working Girl in this delicisouly caustic tale of office politics. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier as mentor and ingénue, Love Crime is a remorseless clash of two competing egos.

OUTSIDE THE LAW (HORS-LA-LOI)RACHID BOUCHAREB, FRANCE/ALGERIA/TUNISIA/ITALY/BELGIUM, 2010

Bouchareb’s follow-up to Days of Glory is an epic French gangster movie in the tradition of Once Upon a Time in America. The film follows three brothers from childhood in Algeria through turbulent years in Paris, as their paths diverge towards radical politics and violent crime.

THE ILLUSIONIST (L'ILLUSIONNISTE)SYLVAIN CHOMET, UNITED KINGDOM/FRANCE, 2010

From the director of The Triplets Of Belleville comes a film of grace and unique beauty. Working from a never-produced script written by Jacques Tati for his daughter, Chomet tells the story of a magician who was pushed aside by rock and roll, yet finds one young girl who appreciates his magic. The film stars Jean-Claude Donda and Eilidh Rankin.

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SPECIAL TREATMENT (SANS QUEUE NI TÊTE)JEANNE LABRUNE, FRANCE/LUXEMBOURG/BELGIUM, 2010

A high class prostitute and an eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their professions, seeking a way out that involves unique contact with each other's worlds.Starring Isabelle Hupert.

DEEP IN THE WOODS (AU FOND DES BOIS)BENOÎT JACQUOT, FRANCE/GERMANY, 2010

Set in the 19th century, a wild man emerges from the woods and casts a spell on the beautiful daughter of a country doctor. The two of them flee into the woods and descend into a nightmare of carnal sex, mixed with moments of tenderness, violence and abuse, before redemption and salvation arrive.Starring Isild le Besco.

INCENDIESDENIS VILLENEUVE, CANADA/FRANCE, 2010

After their mother Nawal's death, twins Simon and Jeanne embark on a journey to the Middle East that shines a disturbing light on their mother's past and culminates in a shocking revelation.Starring Lubna Azabal.

THE BIG PICTURE (L'HOMME QUI VOULAIT VIVRE SA VIE)ERIC LARTIGAU, FRANCE, 2010

Paul Exben is a success story. He has a great job, a glamorous wife and two wonderful sons, except that this is not the life he has been dreaming of. A moment of madness is going to change his life, forcing him to assume a new identity that will enable him to live his life fully.The Big Picture, an adaptation of the novel by Douglas Kennedy, stars Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup and Catherine Deneuve.

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SLEEPING BEAUTY (LA BELLE ENDORMIE)CATHERINE BREILLAT, FRANCE, 2010

An epic fantasia of a young girl's coming-of-age, featuring Catherine Breillat's signature take on gender relations and breathtaking cinematographyStarring Carla Besnaïnou.

ROSES À CRÉDITAMOS GITAÏ, FRANCE, 2010

A young couple marry in 1940s France and we follow the arc of their marriage over the next decade. As France recovers from the trauma of the war, the wife finds herself increasingly caught up in acquiring material possessions while the husband prefers a more traditional lifestyle.Starring Léa Seydoux, Pierre Arditi, Elsa Zylberstein, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

FILM SOCIALISM (FILM SOCIALISME)JEAN-LUC GODARD, SWITZERLAND, 2010

Godard's latest film, a "symphony in three movements," grapples with trying to make sense of a world that appears to be beyond comprehension and meaning.

RIO SEX COMEDYJONATHAN NOSSITER, FRANCE/BRAZIL, 2010

Charting the misadventures of expatriates in Rio and their bungled search for both personal pleasure and social justice, the film is a deliriously insolent romp that explores the bizarre contradictions that are a fact of daily life in this pulsing metropolis. A plastic surgeon arrives in Rio, the new US ambassador to Brazil slips his guards and disappears into Rio's infamous favelas, and a French couple arrive to make a film.Starring Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman.

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THE PLACE IN BETWEEN (NOTRE ÉTRANGÈRE)SARAH BOUYAIN, FRANCE/BURKINA FASO, 2010

Bouyain's sensitive debut is a portrait of women caught between Africa and Europe. A biracial woman travels from France to Burkina Faso in search of her mother. In France, a white woman seeks to learn an African language for reasons unknown.Starring Dorylia Calmel, Assita Ouédraogo, and Blandine Yaméogo.

THE GAME OF DEATH (LE JEU DE LA MORT)CHRISTOPHE NICK AND THOMAS BORNOT, FRANCE, 2010

This documentary examines the idea of the limits of obedience and punishment. Based on an experiment conducted in the sixties, the setting is a modern television game show where we see how far people will go to inflict pain on a contestant who stands to win one million dollars.

OUR DAY WILL COME (NOTRE JOUR VIENDRA)ROMAIN GAVRAS, FRANCE, 2009

The highly anticipated debut by French director Romain Gravas (known for directing the controversial M.I.A. video Born Free) focuses on two outcast redheads - a bullied teen and a psychologist - who embark on a hallucinatory journey to Ireland, in a quest for freedom.Starring Vincent Cassel and Olivier Barthelemy.

BLACK OCEAN (NOIR OCÉAN)MARION HÄNSEL, BELGIUM/FRANCE/GERMANY, 2010

Three young boys aboard a French naval vessel in 1972, unaware of the risks they run and the dramatic effects on our planet, take part in the nuclear tests in Mururoa, in the Pacific.Starring Nicolas Robin, Adrien Jolivet, and Romain David.

DISCOVERY

REAL TO REEL

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CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA

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OF GODS AND MEN (DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX)XAVIER BEAUVOIS, FRANCE, 2010

Based on a true incident where a group of monks were killed by Islamic fundamentalists in Algeria in 1995, we follow the spiritual lifestyle of the priests, their interaction with the locals and the events that lead up to the confrontation with a group of insurgents.Starring Lambert Wilson.

RED NIGHTS (LES NUITS ROUGES DU BOURREAU DE JADE)JULIEN CARBON AND LAURENT COURTIAUD, HONG-KONG/CHINA/FRANCE,

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This shocking debut by director duo Carbon and Courtiaud is a seductive cat-and-mouse thriller set in Hong Kong, about a woman's obsessive desire to own a rare object that hides a deadly and perverse secret.Starring Marina Foïs, Carole Brana and Frédérique Bel.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6

ASHKENAZ FESTIVALHARBOURFRONT CENTRE

The Ashkenaz Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in Canada. Each edition of this multidisciplinary event showcases approximately 50-75 acts from Canada and around the world, including 200+ artists and performers working in music, theatre, dance, film, literature, craft and visual arts.

MOST ASHKENAZ FESITVAL EVENTS TAKE PLACE AT THE HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, 235 QUEEN QUAY WEST, TORONTO

WWW.ASHKENAZFESTIVAL.COM

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THE OTHER EUROPEANSKLEZMER

The Other Europeans is an international gathering of 14 leading klezmer and lautari musicians. This new intercultural supergroup is creating powerful, deeply emotional and virtuosic music that restores a centuries-old cooperation between two groups who cohabited many of the same spaces in eastern Europe before being torn apart by war, holocaust and immigration.

Adrian Receanu (France, clarinet)

At the age of 12 Adrian started playing clarinet in Moldova. In 1999 he performed with Moldavian cimbalom player Alex Ciobanu at an international clarinet meeting in the Bretonic village Glomel. Afterwards he enrolled at the national conservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt. Today Adrian lives in Paris and performs regularly East European music at world music festivals and concerts.

CONCERT - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 9:30 PM - THE SIRIUS STAGEPANEL DISCUSSION - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 1:00 PM - MISS LOU'S ROOM

JEWISH DANCE BAND - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 5:00 PM - THE BRIGANTINE ROOM ROMA DANCE BAND - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 7:00 PM - REDPATH STAGE

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE

RAFAEL GOLDWASER A GILGUL FUN A NIGN (METAMORPHOSIS OF A MELODY)

Yiddish theatre actor, director and founder of Strasburg's Der LuftTeater, Rafael Goldwaser returns to Toronto with his newest one-man show. Based on a story by I.L. Peretz (the father of modern Yiddish literature), Goldwaser’s latest tour de force traces a melody by the legendary klezmer fiddler Pedotser as it evolves and reincarnates across time and space, eventually coming full circle to its original conception. Featuring unique projections of images on talitim, Goldwaser’s existential musings on the soul of a melody and those who possess it is a full of beauty and universal meaning.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST - 7:00 PM - AL GREEN THEATRE - $15

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MULTICULTURAL FRANCOPHONY FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 4

MYCALEJEWISH, ARABIC, FRENCH, LADINO, YIDDISH MUSIC

Expressive and passionate, Basya Schecter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Malika Zarra and Sofia Rei Koutsovitis are four of the most creative vocalists around. Each the leader of a dynamic band of their own, they come together here in an intimate a cappella setting to interpret eleven songs from John Zorn's remarkable Book of Angels. With lyrics in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, French and Arabic drawn from Rumi, Fernando Pessoa, the Hebrew Bible and more.

CONCERT - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 3:00PM - BRIGANTINE ROOM -$15 IN ADVANCE, $18 DAY-OF-SHOW

GERARD EDERYSEPHARDIC MUSIC

Gerard Edery, composer, singer and guitarist, was born in Casablanca and raised in Paris and New York City. Speaking several languages throughout his childhood, Gerard absorbed a variety of musical traditions spanning three continents. Influenced by classical, flamenco, jazz and folk techniques, Gerard's virtuoso guitar-playing is a fusion of styles. An authority on a variety of musical styles, Gerard has a special passion for the rich heritage of French, Spanish and Judeo-Spanish melody.

CONCERT - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 11 PM - LAKESIDE TERRACE - FREESEPHARDIC ROUNDTABLE - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 4:30 PM - MISS LOU'S ROOM

CONCERT - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 2:00 PM - ENWAVE THEATRE -$25 IN ADVANCE, $30 DAY-OF-SHOW

"EVERYBODY'S SONG" - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 1:00 PM - STUDIO THEATRE -FREE

JEROME SABBAGH - MASTERCLASS AND CONCERT SEPTEMBER 17

Griots from the Mullticultural Francophony Festival invite you to join them in their celebration of tomtoms, dance, songs, karaoke, poems, and readings for both children and adults.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 2:00 PM-8:00 PMALLAN GARDEN PARK (JARVIS ST/ GERARD ST)

Saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh was born in Paris, France in 1973 and moved to New York in 1995. Since then, Jerome has been writing music and leading his own bands. Jerome has performed in many festivals including the Newport Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival (Paris), Jazz In Marciac (France), Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Medellin (Columbia). Jerome has recorded three albums as a leader, One Two Three, Pogo and North.

MASTERCLASS WITH CHASE SANBORN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - 3:00 PM

80, QUEEN'S PARK - EDWARD JOHNSON BUILDING - BOYD NEEL ROOM

CONCERT WITH THE JOHN GEGGIE TRIO AT THE CHALKERS PUBFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - 7:00 PM

247 MARLEE AVENUE - NORTH YORK, ON(2 MINUTE WALK FROM GLENCAIRN SUBWAY STATION)

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Speakings

THE LEGACIES OF JEAN-LUC GODARD SEPTEMBER 16-18

LANGUAGE AND TERRITORY AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 3

A bilingual, inter-disciplinary conference celebrating Godard’s 80th birthday will be held at the University of Regina, aiming to map the filmmaker’s legacies in the fields of sound and image.

While the films of Jean-Luc Godard may appear to be reaching a smaller and increasingly specialized audience with each new release, the continued growth of the substantial critical literature surrounding Godard’s work underscores its significant and enduring influence on artists and scholars worldwide.

VISIT WWW2.UREGINA.CA/SONIMAGE FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE

The History Society of Toronto presents Linguistic Duality in Canada and Stories of Language: A Different Reading of History, by Graham Fraser.

Graham Fraser will speak about the people and events that shaped the Canadian linguistic landscape.

Graham Fraser is Canada's sixth Commissioner of Official Languages, and a former Canadian journalist and writer. He is the author of Sorry, I Don't Speak French, which reviews the successes and failures of Canada's policy of official bilingualism , and served as the National Affairs Correspondent for the Toronto Star, for which he also writes a weekly column. He is also adjunct professor of journalism at Carleton University.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 - 7 PMALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE TORONTO - 24 SPADINA ROAD

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LINGUISTIC DUALITY IN CANADA SEPTEMBER 22

Laurentian University, located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, will host the international Language and Territory conference from August 29th to September 3rd, 2010. Pascal Roggero, professor of sociology at the Université de Toulouse 1-Capitole, will give a lecture entitled Linguistic construction of territories: from old France to today's European Union.

VISIT WWW.LANGUAGEANDTERRITORY.LAURENTIAN.CA FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE

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SONGS IN FRANCE, 1939-1944 SEPTEMBER 24

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES SEPTEMBER 23

History Departments of various universities in Toronto present the conference Songs in France, 1939-1944, by French historian Marc-Olivier Baruch.

Marc-Olivier Baruch will speak about the history of songs and songwriting in France during World War II, and the way it influenced future generations of popular singers in post-war France.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 - 3 PMALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE TORONTO - 24 SPADINA ROAD

GALLERIE PIERRE LÉON - FREE

Acting as promoters of plurilinguism in the GTA, the Goethe-Institut Toronto, Alliance Française de Toronto, Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto and Spanish Centre Toronto will be hosting their first European Day of Languages in Toronto on Thursday, September 23, 2010. The collaborative event will offer a series of linguistic and other enjoyable activities.

VISIT WWW.EUROPEANDAYOFLANGUAGES.CA FOR THE WHOLE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - 4 PM TO 8 PMGOETHE INSTITUT - 100 UNIVERSITY AVE. - NORTH TOWER, 2ND FLOOR

FREE

The Alliance Française, in collaboration with The Beguiling bookstore, hosts famous French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim in September 2010.

Creator of The spiffy adventures of McConey (Les Formidables aventures de Lapinot in the original French language), Lewis Trondheim will be in Toronto for the opening of his exhibition and for two special public lectures.

M. Trondheim will be giving a free public lecture (in English) where he will be simultaneously drawing cartoons that will be projected on a big screen in front of the audience.

To celebrate the opening of M. Trondheim's exhibition, The Alliance Française will also host a second lecture with the author, in French! The author will present the work he produced during his stay in Toronto. The conference will be hosted by Peter Birkemoe, comic strip expert and owner of The Beguiling.

CONFERENCE IN ENGLISH - FREESATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 - 7 PM

INNIS TOWN HALL - 2 SUSSEX AVENUE

EXHIBITION OPENING AND CONFERENCE IN FRENCH - FREEWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - 6:30 PM

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE TORONTO - 24 SPADINA ROAD

LEWIS TRONDHEIM SEPTEMBER 25 AND 29

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DRAMA AND DESIRE: ARTISTS AND THE THEATER UNTIL SEPT 26

Exhibitions

Conceived by Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the exhibition includes over 100 paintings, drawings and theatrical maquettes, by masters such as Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Jacques-Louis David, from the collections of some of the world's greatest museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d'Orsay, the British Museum...

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO317 DUNDAS STREET WEST

GILBERT GARCIN : MISTER G. UNTIL SEPT 25By placing himself, via the character he embodies, in absurd and inextricable situations, Gilbert Garcin invites us to ponder such philosophical quandaries as time, solitude and the weight of existence.

His work raises a number of universal questions about the meaning of human existence. The crudeness of his technique, combined with the intelligence of his themes, reflects an earnestness that embodies both the character and the creator.

STEPHEN BULGER GALLERY1026 QUEEN STREET WEST

JOURNEY TO THE MOON SEPTEMBER 7-18Using Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902) as a point of departure, William Kentridge masterfully combines live action and stop motion in homage to the beginning of filmmaking and to Méliès' magical experimentations. Kentridge performs for the camera, playing the scientist/artist who dreams of worlds afar and encounters a muse, but ultimately cannot escape. Journey to the Moon was presented at the 2005 Venice Biennale. William Kentridge is an acclaimed South African draughtsman, filmmaker and sculptor whose work combines the political with the poetic.

GALLERY TPW56 OSSINGTON AVENUE

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T h e a t r e

G u i d e d t o u r sFREE GUIDED TOUR IN MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY SEPTEMBER 12

STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL NATHALIE NADON SINGS JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL

AND LIVING IN PARIS

Often haunting, sometimes humorous, always vividly dramatic, the songs of Jacques Brel have been recorded by countless artists throughout the world. This compilation of Brel’s finest work celebrates the diverse complexity of the human heart.

UNTIL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

111 LAKESIDE DRIVE, STRATFORD, ONWWW.STRATFORDFESTIVAL.CA

DANGEROUS LIAISONS (LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES)

In pre-Revolutionary France, the Marquise de Merteuil and her sometime lover the Vicomte de Valmont amuse themselves by plotting the seduction of two women of virtuel. But as their cynical game proceeds, the players’ motives grow deeper – and more deadly.

UNTIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 FESTIVAL THEATRE

55 QUEEN ST. STRATFORD, ON

The walk is available in French and in English.

Every year, from May to October, tour leaders from the Royal Ontario Museum’s (ROM) Department of Museum Volunteers guide the public through some of the city’s most distinctive neighbourhoods, visiting Toronto landmarks and illuminating their architectural and historical significance. visit www.rom.on.ca for more information

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 2 PMMEET AT YONGE STREET CEMETERY ENTRANCE (YONGE ST., NORTH OF ST. CLAIR AVE.)

TTC ACCESS: ST. CLAIR SUBWAY STOP

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Television

THE LAST METROFRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 9 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - 12:30 AM

NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUDCLAUDE SAUTET

Nelly lives a solitary life in every sense of the word until she meets an elderly gentleman, Mr Arnaud, in the process of writing his memoirs.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 - 9 PMFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - 12:30 AM

THOSE WHO STAY ANNE LE NY

Meeting in the hospital where their partners are being treated, Bertrand and Lorraine strike up a mutually supportive relationship based on their joint guilt at continuing to be healthy in this place of sickness.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - 9 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - 12:30 AM

THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTYLUIS BUÑUEL

Chance encounters lead to a man who sells postcards, to a sniper, to monks playing poker and to guests at a dinner party.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - 9 PMMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - 12:30 AM

ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWSLOUIS MALLE

A self-assured business man murders his employer, the husband of his adulterer, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - 9 PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - 12:30 AM

BELLE DE JOURLUIS BUNUEL

Severine, a classic haute bourgeoisie in both looks and background detail, spends the afternoons in a Paris brothel, on the job.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - 9 PMMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - 12:30 AM

THE CULTURAL NEWSLETTER PRESENTS IS SELECTION OF THE TFO FRENCH CINEMA PROGRAM

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NEXT MONTH

ProfessionalsCall for proposals 2011/Missions and Invitations Program. Deadline: October, 30th, 2010

Grant for the acquisition of foreign rights by CulturesFrance. Deadline: September 15, 2010

French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Translation Grant Program. Deadline: October 15th, 2010

Centre National du Livre (CNL) Support for translation of French books into English. Deadline: November, 30th, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION,CONTACT DAVID GRESSOT:

DAVID.GRESSOT @DIPLOMATIE.GOUV.FR(FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER 2010)

BOOKS

OCTOBER 2 SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE

Toronto's annual sunset to sunrise celebration of contemporary art returns to mark a five-year milestone. Discover art in galleries, museums and unexpected places. From building façades and city parks to alleyways and heritage buildings, choose from more than 130 destinations and chart your own path.

This year, we are very pleased to welcome French artists Davide Balula, France Dubois and Agnès Winter.

WWW.SCOTIABANKNUITBLANCHE.CA

A registered charitable organization, the Alliance Française is dedicated to promoting the use of French and the appreciation of cultures that share the French language in their common heritage. The Alliance Française promotes communication between cultures through an exceptional environment: language classes, lectures, a photography gallery, as well as various cultural activities such as concerts, plays, and art exhibitions which together contribute to create an open cultural exchange.Four locations to serve you better: Downtown Toronto, Markham, Mississauga, and North York.

WWW.ALLIANCE-FRANCAISE.CA