"On Connait La chanson"
Winner of 7 Cesars
First came
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Then
THE SINGING DETECTIVE
Next was
LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR
And now there is
SAME OLD SONG.
TWO HOURS OF DELIGHT
Do not miss this Movienight!
PAST SUMMER SEASON'S "special kids" July movies.
All movies are shown at the Palo Alo Alto Art Center at 1313 Newell Rd, Pao Alto, Ca 94304-Most start at 7:30 pm but sometimes earlier if the main feature is over 2 hours.Please consult the grid below for details. |
Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd, Palo Alto 94304
Movie Nights Summer Edition prepared for tweens and teens. All the family is welcome.
DATE |
TITLE |
DIRECTED BY |
CAST |
Vendredi 3 Juillet /
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Louis MalleThis early 1960 Louis Malle film is a sparkling French farce, very reminiscent of the comic silent movies of the 1920s. A precocious little girl, with a foul mouth and a wicked sense of fun, provides the catalyst for some deliriously funny comic situations. The high-point is probably Philippe Noiret prancing about on top of the Eiffel tower, but there are many, many more comic capers which look as if they have just tumbled off the pages of a strip cartoon. |
Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret, Hubert Deschamps, Carla Marlier, Annie Fratellini |
Vendredi 17Juillet /
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Captain Fracasse |
Pierre Gaspard-HuitThis 1961 version of the film has just the right balance of action, drama, humour and romance. Unusually for a period drama of this kind, all the principal characters - and even some of the minor characters - are very well rounded and believable individuals. Although the plot is a little simple and predictable, the film itself is magnificently crafted, showing a great eye for detail on the part of the director and set designer. Beautifully filmed, the film appears to date from a later period, having the production values of a lavish late 1960s period drama. |
Jean Marais, Geneviève Grad, Gérard Barray, Riccardo Garrone, Anna-Maria Ferrero |
Vendredi 31 juillet/
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Les 400 Coups / 400 Blows |
Francois Truffaut1959 -One of the best-loved and most memorable of all French films, Les quatre cents coups established François Truffaut as a great film director and launched the acting career of Jean-Pierre Léaud. This is a poignant story about the life of a young teenage boy who seeks escape from his loveless, lonely existence by committing minor crimes and creating fantasies. |
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant |
All our movies are shown in French with English subtitles, at the Palo Alto Art Center. You are invited to arrive a few minutes before 7:30pm for a beverage or an apéritif, coffee and some chips or nuts. The French Film Club strives to offer the best of what French Cinema has to offert. Our Moderator will introduce the feature film and a more substantial Q&A will take place after the movie.
Our Traditional buffet made of French Quality products offered by the Club and our Sponsors: La Baguette of the Stanford Shopping Center, Marcel et Henry, importer of the finest charcuterie francaise, a selection of white and red wine offered by the Club, as well as the most exquisite cheeses, Brie or Camembert with french baguette and crackers. We close at 10:30pm.
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