Cultural Notes By Joelle Petit Adkins

21st ANNUAL FRENCH FESTIVAl

       

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Join the fun at the French Festival (Bastille Day Weekend, July 12 & 13, 2008, 11am-7pm) in Santa Barbara's Oak Park.

               

It's where America celebrates France:

The largest French celebration in the Western United States!
Free admission. Dozens of chefs cooking up great food; everything from crepes to quiche.
Huge Eiffel Tower.
Non-stop entertainment on three stages:
Cancan, Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Hot jazz a la Django Reinhart, Grand opera, French Tahitian dance, Moroccan bellydance, African drumming, the Femmes Fatales Drag Review, Accordions, The Poodle Parade, and much more!

For more information call (805) 564-PARIS (805-564-7274), or go to www.frenchfestival.com.

       

Claude Lelouch in person in Santa Monica

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Sunday, April 20 – 7:30 PM

 

Claude Lelouch In Person! Double Feature:

       

French filmmaker Claude Lelouch is a true renaissance man of cinema: a writer, director, actor, cinematographer and editor who has worked in documentaries, shorts and narrative features. He became known around the world for his 1966 Palme d'Or winner A MAN AND A WOMAN, and in subsequent films has continued to explore romantic relationships (as well as other topics including politics and crime) with great sensitivity. Join us for a screening of Lelouch, most famous masterpiece, as well as a sneak preview of his latest film.

Sneak Preview! ROMAN DE GARE, 2008, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 110 min. Best  selling author Judith Ralitzer is researching unlikely places to find characters for her  next bestseller. As luck would have it, a serial killer with a penchant for magic tricks has just escaped from a high-security prison, providing the perfect source material for an intricately plotted, moody mystery. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this highly anticipated new film from Oscar-winning director Claude Lelouch stars Dominique  Pinon and Fanny Ardent as an unlikely pair caught up in a game with high stakes – and deadly consequences.

       

A MAN AND A WOMAN, 1966, Warner Bros., 103 min. This Oscar-winning love story is a model of simplicity and  fluidity. A young widow meets a widower at the boarding school that both of their children attend. He is a race car driver. The scenery, race car sequences and score all serve to         complement their friendship as it slowly emerges into a romance. Winner of the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. With Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant. Discussion in between films with director Claude Lelouch. In association with COLCOA, A week of French Film Premieres in Hollywood. www.colcoa.org. Reduced ticket price for Cinematheque members to the screenings at the DGA.

American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre Presents...
Movies on the Big Screen Since 1940!
1328 Montana Avenue at 14th Street in Santa Monica

Le Louvre Cinema at the Aero Theater this week

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Thursday, April 10 – 7:30 PM
LA VILLE LOUVRE (CITY LOUVRE), 1990, Kino, 83 min. French filmmaker Nicholas Philibert (IN THE LAND OF THE DEAF, TO BE AND TO HAVE) chronicles the behind-the-scenes operations of the Louvre in this fascinating documentary. From the discovery of hidden artworks to more routine matters of bureaucracy and operations, this film provides a glimpse of the "city within a city" that the public rarely sees. Discussion following with Catherine Sueur, Deputy Chief of Le Louvre.

Friday, April 11 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature:
BAND OF OUTSIDERS (BAND A PART), 1964, Rialto Pictures, 97 min. French New Wave master Jean-Luc Godard told his backers he was delivering a sequel to BREATHLESS, but instead he created this offbeat meditation on politics, philosophy and the American gangster movie. Combining playful slapstick with sudden bursts of violence, this tale of three bumbling thieves (one of whom is played by Godard's then-wife and muse, Anna Karina) is one of the director's most original and entertaining works. Godard concludes the picture with the following narration: "My story ends here, like in a pulp novel, at that superb moment when nothing weakens, nothing wears away, nothing wanes." Musical score by Michel Legrand. With Claude Brasseur and Sami Frey.

BELPHEGOR, LE FANTOME DU LOUVRE, 2001, Canal Plus, 97 min. When a collection of rare artifacts is brought to the Louvre for examination, a ghostly spirit escapes from the archaeological find and enters the museum's electrical system. Before long, the evil spirit Belphegor is wreaking havoc in the famous museum in director Jean-Paul Salome's fantasy film, which stars Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault and Julie Christie.

The Louvre Cinema 
Presented in association with Ile de France Film Commission.

Julie Dossavi at RedCat April 10-13

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The Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Los Angeles

present:

Compagnie Julie Dossavi:

P.I. (Pays) or Présentations intimes
Los Angeles premiere

 

 

April 10-13, 2008

At

REDCAT

The Roy and Edna Disney / Calarts Theater

                                                        631 West 2nd Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012 Box office: (213) 237-2800 or REDCAT

 

 

 

"Julie Dossavi is a priestess performing solitary rites, a mischievous child at play, an immigrant wandering through subway corridors, a warrior, a night-clubber…" Libération

 

Infusing contemporary African dance forms with jolts of high fashion and street culture, the mesmerizing Julie Dossavi presents a collection of solos and duets accompanied by live African percussion, voice and electronics. The French-born dancer and choreographer draws on sources from electronic dance music and club culture to gymnastics and tribal ritual to shape distinctive works that are modern, ethnic, expressive and abstract-and always alive with a distillation of human experience. Dossavi has collaborated with influential choreographers Philippe Decouflé and Joseph Nadj while also crossing over into the worlds of video and fashion through projects with Jean-Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci and Angelique Kidjo.

 

This project is made possible by Cultures France, a division of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the

United States

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Italian Cinema, Fashion and Art in America

 

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February 17-23, 2008

The Festival, celebrating the Italian Cinema, Fashion and Art in America,is produced by the Capri in the World Institute in association  with Cim Group-USA.
Under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture,Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Embassy in the USA and the  Campania Region of Italy.
In  collaboration with Eni, American Film Institute, University Southern  California - School of Cinematic Arts, Mann Chinese 6 Theatre, Italian Institute of Culture - Los Angeles, Lazio Region of Italy, Cinecittà Holding, Centro Sperimentale Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale and of the National Italian  American Foundation.

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World-renown Mexican photographer: Graciela Iturbide

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ArtVentures at the MOLAA

Iturbide_iguanas lady.jpg  Artsy L.A. Day Tour 2
    Visit The Getty Center to view works by
    world-renown Mexican photographer:
    Graciela Iturbide       

     Saturday, February 16, 2008, 10:30am - 5:30pm
     $75 per person
   +$15 administrative fee*
     Registration Deadline:  February 8th

     TRIP INCLUDES:
     •         Tour and entry to the exhibit The Goat’s
          Dance: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide
     •          An intimate visit with L.A. base artist
          Guillermo Bert at his studio
     •          Lunch and Deluxe ground transportation
          (Van or mini-bus. Departing from molaa)   

For molaa Travelers information please email Erika De La Parra or call
562.216.4149
 

Valentine's Day Dinner at the MOLAA

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Valentine's Day Dinner at the Museum of Latin American Art
Thursday, February 14, 2007 at 7:00pm

The evening includes:
•  A four course meal that consists of aceviche-shaped heart,fresh
hearts of romaine salad, Cuban style boneless braised short ribs and
the Happily Ever After Duet dessert.
•  Fine Latin American wine
•  Live romantic and dance music
•  A presentation on the history of love through the ages by Gregorio
Luke

 

Quartango Tango Quartet with Dancers Roxana & Fabian Belmonte

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Quartango  Tango Quartet with
Dancers Roxana & Fabian Belmonte

At the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, Los Angeles, CA
             
Sun, February 10 , 2008 at 7:30 PM           

When Quartango teams up with Argentine tango dancers  Roxana and Fabian Belmonte, audiences are spellbound by the intricate, sensual dance steps and the spirited music. Tangos that draw on classical works, jazz standards, Celtic melodies and popular tunes provide the setting for Roxana and Fabian’s terpsichorean pyrotechnics. Dancers and musicians share their passion for the tango in an exceptional performance where melody and movement are in perfect harmony.

Moliere's School for Wives: Classic French Farce

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Saturday February 16 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles

Age: 8+

Ticket Price                         Child: $10.00 Adult: $15.00                                                            

The Geffen and Parson's Nose Family Theater present a production of Moliere's hilarious farce School for Wives. France's greatest playwright tells of grumpy old Arnolphe, who zealously raises his lovely ward Agnes, to be his perfect new wife - uneducated and obedient. He surrounds her with idiot servants in a secluded house, but somehow she still falls in love with handsome, young Horace. All ages will enjoy the ridiculous events that ensue!

Noche Flamenca at Cerritos Center for Performing Art

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:00 PM
At Cerritos Center for Performing Art

The explosive passion of flamenco ignites in the powerful performances of Noche Flamenca. Founded in Spain by Martin Santangelo and Soledad Barrio, the company stresses the integration of the three essential elements of flamenco:  the dance, the music, and the song. Each element inspires the others for an unforgettable experience.
“You didn’t need to be a flamenco aficionado to enjoy (Noche Flamenca’s) performance; all you needed was a pulse.  Noche Flamenca did the rest!”
--
Pittsburgh Tribune

Artist's Website Noche Flamenca