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CultureAlliance Française d’Ahmedabad brings you a diverse cultural programme for the next two months. The objective of presenting you this selection of curated events is to help you connect with your roots, your surroundings and the world we live in through various mediums. Become a member of Alliance Française to support these activites! French Cinéclub! At AF Ahmedabad French Gallery
Delphine (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange (Françoise Dorléac) are twin sisters who each want to find romance and leave their small seaside town of Rochefort, France. Soon they befriend a couple of visiting carnival workers who frequent their lonely mother’s (Danielle Darrieux) café and hire the girls to sing in the carnival. Wanting a career as a songwriter, Solange falls for an American musician, Andy (Gene Kelly), while Delphine dumps her beau and searches Rochefort for her ideal man.
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Directed by: Jacques Demy Genre: Musical/Comedy Drama
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac Date: 12th Nov 22 | 7 PM
Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.
Directed by: Agnès Varda Genre: French new wave Starring: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller Date: TBA
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Alexandre, unemployed and out of work, has two months to prove to his wife that he can look after his two young children and be financially independent. Problem: The Box, the very friendly start-up that wants to hire him on a trial basis, has a dogma: "No children", and Séverine, his future superior, is a "killer" with a rash temper. To get the job, Alexandre has to lie... Will meeting Arcimboldo, "entrepreneur of himself" and king of app-based jobs, help this brave and disoriented man to overcome all these challenges?
Directed by: Bruno Podalydès Genre: Comedy Starring: Denis Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain Date: 10th Dec 22 | 7 PM
To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few wellheeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Each member seeks to introduce a champion dumbbell. Pierre, an avid participant of the game, runs into one problem after another that devilishly compromises his secrets, turning the tables on him and his objective, which diverges as the movie progresses.
Directed by: Francis Veber Genre: Comedy Starring: Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte Date: 24th Dec 22 | 7 PM
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French Cinéclub! @ AF Baroda
The adventures of the young Rémi, an orphan. At the age of 10 years, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to the signor Vitalis, a mysterious itinerant musician. At his sides, he will learn the harsh life of acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog capi and the small monkey Joli-Coeur, his long trip through France, made for meetings, friendships and mutual assistance, leads him to the secret of his origins.
Directed by: Antoine Blossier Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Maleaume Paquin, Virginie Ledoyen Running time: 1h 45min Date : 19 November 2022 at 5 p.m. Venue : Alliance Française – Baroda Annexe
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children’s toys all become sick at the same time! It’s a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He’s left no choice: he must make an emergency trip to Earth with his reindeer to search for a remedy. When he arrives, he must find some allies to save the magic of Christmas.
Directed by: Alain Chabat Starring: Alain Chabat, Golshifteh Farahani, Pio Marmaï Running time: 1hr 39mins Date : 17 December 2022 at 5 p.m. Venue : Alliance Française – Baroda Annexe
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