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For the eleventh year straight, the Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz presents A Week of French Language Cinema in Los Angeles, with nightly screenings of critically acclaimed Francophone films, from Wednesday, March 18 to Sunday, March 22, 2020. The program includes notable films from Belgium, Rwanda, Quebec, Canada, Switzerland, and France.
Sponsors include TV5Monde, L’Alliance Française de Los Angeles, ELMA, L’Institut Français, KCRW, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and, Les vins Louis Latour.
PROGRAM BELOW
**ALL FILMS WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES, $5 EACH OR $20 THE WHOLE WEEK**
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 : Belgium
Opening reception: 7:30pm – Screening: 8:00pm
Tutu by Gaspar Chabaud, 2019 - 4’ (Short Movie)
Nos batailles (Our Struggles) by Guillaume Senez, 2018 - 98’ (Fiction)
Olivier does the best he can to fight injustice at work. But from one day to the next, when his wife Laura abandons the family home, he is left alone to juggle between the children’s needs, life’s daily challenges, and his job. Faced with these new responsibilities, he struggles to find a balance. Because Laura’s not coming back...
Thursday, March 19, 2020 : Rwanda
Opening reception: 7:30pm – Screening: 8:00pm
La miséricorde de la jungle (The Mercy of the Jungle) by Joël Karekezi, 2019 - 91’ (Fiction)
At the outbreak of the Second Congo War, Sergeant Xavier and young private Faustin, are accidentally left behind in the jungle. With only each other to count on, they embark on an odyssey across the most violent forest on earth, facing the depths of their own war-torn souls.
Friday, March 20, 2020 : Quebec
Opening reception: 7:30pm – Screening: 8:00pm
Le pigeon by William Mazzoleni, 2018 - 12’ (Short Movie)
Les fleurs oubliées (Forgotten Flowers) by André Forcier, 2019 - 102’ (Drama, Comedy)
Brother Marie-Victorin, botanist-priest, is bored by heaven. Back among the living, he becomes the unlikeliest of eco-warriors. A gentle yet uproarious farce!
Saturday, March 21, 2020 : Canada
Opening reception: 7:30pm – Screening: 8:00pm
Jeune Juliette by Anne Émond, 2019 - 97’ (Drama, Comedy)
A semi-autobiographical coming of age story inspired by Émond's own teenage experiences, the film stars Alexane Jamieson as Juliette, an overweight and unpopular young girl who is bullied at her high school but learns how to fight back with her wit.
Sunday, March 22, 2020 : Switzerland & France
Opening reception: 4:30pm – Screening: 5:00pm
Tambour battant by François-Christophe Marzal, 2019 - 90’ (Comedy)
1970. In a small village amidst the Swiss mountains, two local brass bands compete for the Swiss final contest, while at the same time, women push to earn the right to vote.
Opening reception: 7:30pm - Screening: 8:00pm
Le coup des larmes (The Tears Thing) by Clémence Poésy, 2019 – 25’ (Short Movie)
Le mystère Henri Pick (The Mistery of Henri Pick) by Rémi Bezançon, 2019 - 100’ (Drama, Comedy)
An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece, in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by the publishers. The text is signed Henri Pick, a Breton pizza maker who died two years earlier.
“This collection of short films, features, and animation celebrates the richness and talent in the international Francophone filmmaking community,” says Pierre Leloup, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz Director.
“This event is part of the global Celebration of La Francophonie, which is held annually in March. French is the world’s fifth most spoken language and the only one, together with English, to be spoken on all five continents. The members of the IOF (International Organization of La Francophonie) share more than just a common language. They also share the humanist values promoted by the French language.”