VCU French Film Festival preview
This weekend, the 11th annual VCU French Film Festival will began. With a laundry list of acclaimed, (some are Oscar nominated and Cesar winners,) French films that will be presented by their actors and directors this is one event that you won’t want to miss.
This weekend, the 11th annual VCU French Film Festival will began. With a laundry list of acclaimed, (some are Oscar nominated and Cesar winners,) French films that will be presented by their actors and directors this is one event that you won’t want to miss.
Friday, March 28
5 p.m. “Marche et Reve”
7 p.m. “Un Aller Simple”
9 p.m. “Se Souvenir des Belles Choses”
Discussion with director Zabou Breitman
11:15 p.m. “Betty Fisher et autres histoires”
Saturday, March 29
9:30 a.m. First Short Film Series:
“Comme un Silence”
“Mon plus beau mariage”
Discussion with directors Dominique
Guillo and Guillaume Husson
“Good Luck Mr. Grosky”
“Rio”
“Undercover”
Discussion with directors Felicie
Dutertre/Francois Rabes, Olivier Bardy and Olivier Ayache-Vidal/ actor Arnaud Delalande
“Tu devrais faire du cinema Square Couine”
Discussions with producer Jean-Philippe Laroche and director Fabrice Luang-Vija
“Pensee Assise”
“J’attendrai le suivant”
Discussion with director Mathieu Robin and actor Thomas Gaudin
11:55 a.m. Quelqu’un de bien
Discussion with director/ actor Patrick Timsit
2:10 p.m. Sur le bout des doigts
Discussion with actress and pianist Anne Sophie Latour
4:05 p.m. Presentation of the French Delegation introduced by the VCU French Film Festival President of Honor, French director Claude Miller
“Le Papillon”
Discussion with director Philippe Muyl and young actress Claire Bouanich
7 p.m. Reception of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
8 p.m. Gala Dinner at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
12 a.m. “Les Destinees sentimentales”
Sunday, March 30th
9 a.m. Second Short Film Series:
“Monsieur William”
Discussion with assistant director Louise Revoyre
“Papier Glace”
Discussion with director Jean-Luc Perreard
10:30 a.m. “Toutes les filles sont folles”
Discussion with producer Alexandre Mehring and actress Camille Japy
12:20 p.m. “Etre et Avoir”
2:35 p.m. “Une pure coincidence”
Discussion with director/ actor Romain Goupil
4:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony with French directors and actors presided by his Exceleency Jean- David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States
“Monsieur Batignole”
Directed by Gerard Jugnot
