Joignez-nous! Whether you are a Francophile, trying to impress a date or just really love movies, you are in for a treat. The URI Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature is hosting their second Tournees French Film Festival. Throughout the month of March you will have the chance to immerse yourself in French culture and cinematic triumph. The festival will be bringing French cinema to URI thanks to a $2,000 grant from the French American Cultural Exchange, a New York-based non-profit has a mission to “further international understanding by fostering French American cultural exchange and supporting contemporary creative work in the arts and education.”
All films included in the festival are free, open to the public and subtitled in English. This plethora of diverse pictures touches on ideas such as love, poverty, bigotry and religious fanaticism. URI professors and student Leah Dickerman were all involved in the selection of these beautiful cinematic works.
Each screening is at 6 pm, with the first five films being shown in Edwards Hall (45 Upper College Road, Kingston) and the final film playing in Quinn Hall (55 Lower College Road, Kingston). A brief discussion will follow each screening.
Tuesday, March 1:
Wednesday, March 16:
Timbuktu
Directed by Abderrahmane Sisako
March 1-16. 45 Upper College Road, Kingston. www.Facebook.com/URIFrenchFilmFestival
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