| Events - Film |
 Cinema Champlain Series July 5-12 City Hall Park, Free Silver-screen reflections on life in—and art from—France, Canada and Vermont. Sunday 7/5, 8:30 p.m. The Triplets of Belleville (France/Québec, 2003, directed by Sylvain Chomet. PG-13.) Three sisters help a resourceful granny rescue a kidnapped relative in this nearwordless musically delightful animated feature. Monday, 7/6, 8:30 p.m. Playtime (France, 1967, directed by Jacques Tati. Not Rated.) An American tourist explores a futuristic Paris, to comedic effect. Tuesday, 7/7, 8:30 p.m. Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast (France, 1946, Not Rated.) Belle meets brute in this magical and surrealist spin on the classic fairy tale. Wednesday, 7/8, 8:30 p.m. The World in Claire’s Classroom (Vermont, 2000, directed by Alan Dater. Not Rated.) In this documentary shot over the course of an academic year, a Vermont public school teacher raises pupils’ awareness of cultural differences. Thursday, 7/9, 8:30 p.m. Black Robe (Québec, 1991, directed by Bruce Beresford. R.) Samuel deChamplain dispatches a Jesuit priest and his Algonquin guides into the wintry, 17th-century Québec wilderness. Friday, 7/10, 9 p.m. Bon Cop Bad Cop (Québec, 2006, directed by Erik Canuel. Not Rated.) An Anglo-Canadian police officer teams up with his Québecois counterpart to solve a mysterious interprovincial murder case. Sunday, 7/12, 8:30 p.m. Girl on the Bridge (France, 1999, directed by Patrice Leconte. R.) A circus knifethrower rescues a despondent waif from suicide in the Seine, and together they form a hit carnival act.  French Film Festival Series July 11-14 Merrill’s Roxy Theater, $10 Four new French films, presented in association with the Consul General of France, Boston and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. All films are in French with English subtitles. Tickets: $10, available at Merrill’s Roxy Theater and City Market. Sponsors: City Market, Bill and Jane Stetson. Co-Sponsor: Merrill’s Roxy Theater. Saturday, 7/11, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Those Who Remain (France, 2007, directed by Anne Le Ny. Not rated.) A German teacher spends afternoons at a Paris hospital where his wife is a cancer patient, and his innocent conversations with a flighty graphic artist—whose boyfriend is also being treated—gradually evolve. Nominated for three César Awards. Sunday, 7/12, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Towards Zero (France, 2007, directed by Pascal Thomas. Not rated.) Agatha Christie’s novel gets a Gallic treatment in this odd family reunion that quickly becomes a murder mystery. Monday, 7/13, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Welcome (France. 2009, directed by Phillippe Loiret. Not rated.) In the northern port city of Calais, where hundreds wait daily to be smuggled into Britain, swimming instructor Simon meets Bilal, a 17 year-old Kurd seeking swimming lessons so he can cross the English Channel to reach his girlfriend. Won two awards at the Berlin Film Festival. Tuesday, 7/14, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Versailles (France, 2008, directed by Pierre Scholler. Not rated.) A young homeless boy’s mother leaves him with a stranger in a small house by a famous palace. Nominated for two César Awards. Other Films Wednesday, 7/8, 7:30 p.m. How Much Land Does A Man Need? Jamie Masefield and The Jazz Mandolin Project present a film-and-live-music performance based on Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 short story. Contois Auditorium. $15. Visit www.jazzmandolinproject.com for more info. Thursday, 7/9 and Friday 7/10, 7-8:30 p.m. Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie. Twenty Vermont filmmakers are working on an innovative collaborative film about the Green Mountain State’s independent spirit —examining where it comes from, how it manifests itself and how it sets the course for Vermont’s future. Filmmakers and consultants host a panel discussion after a work-in-progress screening. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Second Floor. $5.00 per ticket. Visit www.thevermontmovie.com for more info. Friday, 7/10, noon – 7 p.m. Québec Animation Screening The Alliance. Française of the Lake Champlain Region presents works by Academy Award winning Québecois artist and animator Frédéric Back. Back’s short films include Crac! (1981), a whimsical look at French-Canadian history and music from the seat of a rocking chair, and L’Homme qui plantait des arbres (The Man Who Planted Trees, 1987), a sweeping epic of humanity and environmentalism inspired by Jean Giono’s short story by the same title. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, 153 Main Street. Free. Visit www.aflcr.org for more info. |