Focus on French Cinema - French Film Festival of Greenwich

Schedule 2009

All screenings are in 35 mm in French with English subtitles.

FRI, APRIL 3	11:00am	ENTRE LES MURS, The Class Palme d’Or, Cannes 2008 By Laurent Cantet, with François Begaudeau Introduction by Anne Kern of Cinema Studies at Purchase College
	7:15pm	OPENING NIGHT GALA with Sophie Marceau Lol (Laughing Out Loud)® US Premiere By Lisa Azuelos, with Sophie Marceau, Christa Theret Introduction by David Schwartz , Chief Curator of the Museum of Moving Images Q&A with actress Sophie Marceau Screening followed by a Gala Buffet Dinner EVENING SPONSORED BY ALTOUR, A&A, LVMH, LOUIS VUITTON MOET HENNESSY
SAT, APRIL 4	10:30am	"MEET WITH THE DIRECTORS AND ACTORS " BREAKFAST Round table moderated by Ronnie Scharfman, Professor of French and Literature, with panelists Christian Bujeau, Patrick Gimenez, Christophe Lambert, Sophie Marceau, Jean-Michel Ribes, Iris Cahn and Soyoung Yoon. @ the Upper Lobby of the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College Free, open to the public. No reservations required. First come, first served. THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY JCDECAUX
	12:00pm	PASSE-PASSE, Off and Running East Coast Premiere By Tonie Marshall, with Nathalie Baye, Edouard Baer Introduction by Ronnie Scharfman, Professor of French at Purchase College SCREENING SPONSORED BY CIC
	2:30pm	LE CRIME EST NOTRE AFFAIRE, Partners in crime US Premiere By Pascal Thomas, with Catherine Frot, André Dussolier Introduction by Lindy Leong, Professor of Cinema Studies at Purchase College
	5:00pm	LES FEMMES DE L'OMBRE, Female Agents New York Premiere By Jean-Paul Salomé, with Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Marie Gillain Introduction by Carolina Sanin , Professor of Cinema Studies at Purchase College Q& A with actress Sophie Marceau. SCREENING SPONSORED BY ADSPACE MALL NETWORK
	7:30pm	LES LIENS DU SANG, Rivals East Coast Premiere By Jacques Maillot with François Cluzet and Guillaume Canet Introduction by and discussion with Augustin Zarzosa, Professor of Cinema Studies at Purchase College
SUN, APRIL 5	1:00pm	MAGIQUE, Magic New York Premiere By Philippe Muyl, with Marie Gillain, Cali, Antoine Duléry Introduction by Habiba Boumlik, Professor of Anthropology at Purchase College SCREENING SPONSORED BY LA DELEGATION GENERALE DU QUEBEC IN NEW YORK & L’ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
	3:00pm	ELDORADO New York Premiere By Bouli Lanners, with Bouli Lanners, Fabrice Adde Introduction by Professor Yaelle Azagury from Purchase College Screening preceded by a short film (12 min) "DE SI PRES" directed by Rémi Durin RTBF Award at Festival Anima 2009 ›› All about "De Si Près" SCREENING SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF BELGIUM IN AMERICA
	5:15pm	MUSEE HAUT, MUSEE BAS, The Day at the museum US Premiere By Jean-Michel Ribes, with Michel Blanc, Pierre Arditi Introduction by Philippa Wehle, Professor Emerita of French at Purchase College Q&A with director Jean Michel Ribes SCREENING SPONSORED BY TV5 MONDE
	7:30pm	LA TRES TRES GRANDE ENTREPRISE, The Very, Very Big company US Premiere By Pierre Jolivet, with Roschdy Zem, Jean-Paul Rouve Introduction by Michelle Stewart, Professor of Cinema Studies at Purchase College SCREENING SPONSORED BY THE RAYMOND DEBBANE FAMILY FOUNDATION