R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MARCH 13
Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with the Consulate General – France in India (Pondicherry and Chennai) and Alliance Française of Madras are organizing a French Film Festival in Chennai, says a release.
The three-day festival will be held from Monday, March 14 to Wednesday, March 16 at Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034.
The festival will be inaugurated by Consul General Lise Talbot Barré (Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai), in the august presence of K Ravi Ramachandran IRS – Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Bruno Plasse – Executive Director (Alliance Francaise of Madras).
Sivan Kannan, President of Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation will preside over the function and Vinodhini V Cine Artiste will light the lamp.
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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 |
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March 14 Monday |
Inaugural Function | 6.00 pm |
Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034 |
| Mandibles/Mandibules/2020/Dir. 77 min |
7.00 pm | ||
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March 15 Tuesday |
Playlist/Playlist/2020/Dir.: Nine Antico/84 min | 6.00 pm | |
| Red Soil/Rouge/2020/Dir.: Farid Bentoumi /86 min | 7.30 pm | ||
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March 16 Wednesday |
Skies of Lebanon/Sous le ciel d’Alice/2020/Dir.: Chloé Mazlo/92 min | 6.00 pm | |
| The Rose Maker/La fine fleur/2020/Dir.: Pierre Pinaud/
95 min |
7.35 pm | ||
Mandibles/Mandibules/2020/Dir.: Quentin Dupieux/77 min
When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.
Wins: 1, Nominations: 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10375106/
Playlist/Playlist/2020/Dir.: Nine Antico/84 min
Sophie lands a job with a comic book publisher despite being unqualified for the position. However, her newfound security is threatened when she breaks up with boyfriend, father of the child she is carrying.
Nominations: 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11002900/
Red Soil/Rouge/2020/Dir.: Farid Bentoumi /86 min
An occupational nurse attempts to blow the whistle on toxic waste leaking from a chemical plant. Will she able to successfully, do it? What’s at stake for her?
Nomination: 1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12444642/
Skies of Lebanon/Sous le cield’Alice/2020/Dir.: Chloé Mazlo/92 min
In the 1950s, Alice leaves her Swiss homeland for Lebanon. There, the best years of her life are marred by the threat of war.
Nominations: 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11952238/
The Rose Maker/La fine fleur/2020/Dir.: Pierre Pinaud/95 min
Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower. It is now on the verge of bankruptcy, on the verge of being bought out by a powerful competitor.