12th RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA (2007) The press screenings are from Feb. 8-21. The public ones are Feb. 28-March 11 at Lincoln Center and the IFC Center. This separation means the actors and directors coming for interviews and Q&A's will not be present for the earlier press screenings.
Information about the 2007 Film Society of Lincoln Center-Unifrance new French film series and some images will be found at the
Rotten Tomatoes website and eventually also on the Film Society of Lincoln Center
website. You will find info and summaries of critics' evaluations on the French website
Allociné and often there are a couple of reviews of them in English from festivals on
IMDb, especially by writers for Variety. My reviews will be at "Festival Coverage" also on the website
Film Leaf. The films are as follows:
La Vie en Rose /La Môme *(Olivier Dahan, 2007 – Opening Night
The Valet /La doublure (Francis Veber, 2006)* – Closing Night
Alphabetically by the English title the other films in the series are:
Ambitious/Les ambitieux (Catherine Corsini, 2006)
Blame it on Fidel/La faute à Fidel (Julie Gavras, 2006)
Countdown/Il sera une fois (Sandrine Veysset, 2007)
Don’t Worry, I'm Fine/Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (Philippe Lioret, 2006)
Flanders/Flandres* (Bruno Dumont, 2006)
I Do!/Prete-moi ta main (Eric Lartigau, 2006)
Inside Paris/Dans Paris* (Christophe Honoré, 2006)
The Man of My Life/L'Homme de sa vie* (Zabou Breitman, 2006)
Murderers/Meutrières (Patrick Grandperret, 2006)
One to Another/Chacun sa nuit* (Pascal Arnold & Jean-Marc Barr, 2006)
The Page-Turner/La tourneuse de pages* (Denis Dercourt, 2006)
The Singer/Quand j'étais chanteur (Xavier Giannoli, 2006)
Tell No One/Ne le dis a personne (Guillaume Canet, 2006)
The Untouchable/L'Intouchable* (Benoît Jacquot, 2006)
Humbert Balsan: Rebel Producer/Humbert Balsan, producteur revelle (Anne Andreu, 2006) – Tribute Program
*Has a US distributor.
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The press screenings I will cover are scheduled to run from February 28-March 11, 2007 and are as follows:
Thursday, February 8 10:00 a.m.
Don't Worry, I'm Fine / Je vais bien ne t'en fais pas, Philippe Lioret, 2006; 86mFriday, February 9 10:00 a.m.
Inside Paris / Dans Paris, Christophe Honoré, 2006; 93m12:00 Noon
The Valet / La Doublure, Francis Veber, 2006; 85mWednesday, February 14 10:00 a.m.
La Vie en Rose / La Môme, Olivier Dahan, 2007; 140m1:00 p.m.
Murderers / Meutrières, Patrick Grandperret, 2006; 101mThursday, February 15 10:00 a.m.
Blame it on Fidel / La faute à Fidel, Julie Gavras, 2006; 99m12:00 Noon
Flanders / Flandres, Bruno Dumont, 2006; 91m2:00 p.m.
Ambitious / Les ambitieux, Catherine Corsini, 2006; 90mFriday, February 16 10:00 a.m.
I Do! / Prete-moi ta main, Eric Lartigau, 2006; 90m12:00 Noon
The Page Turner / La tourneuse de pages, Denis Dercourt, 2006; 85m2:00 p.m.
The Singer / Quand j'etais chanteur, Xavier Giannoli, 2006; 112mMonday, February 19 10:00 a.m.
Tell No One / Ne le dis à personne, Guillaume Canet, 2006; 126m12:30 p.m.
The Untouchable / L'Intouchable, Benoit Jacquot, 2006; 82mTuesday, February 20 10:00 a.m.
One to Another / Chacun sa nuit, Pascal Arnold & Jean-Marc Barr, 2006; 95m12:00 Noon
Countdown / Il sera une fois, Sandrine Veysset, 2007; 78m and
Humbert Balsan: Rebel Producer / Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle, Anne Andreu, 2006; 57mWednesday, February 21 10:00 a.m.
The Man of My Life / L'Homme de sa vie, Zabou Breitman, 2006; 114m[/quote]