Maryland Institute College of Art, Falvey Hall
1301 Mount Royal Avenue
Brown Center
Baltimore, MD 21217
MICA Presents Contemporary French Cinema Series
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has partnered with The Tournées Festival to screen a series of five contemporary French-language films over seven days (Tuesday Feb. 17-Tuesday, Feb. 24) at 7:30 p.m. in Falvey Hall of Brown Center (1301 Mount Royal Avenue) All films are free to MICA students, faculty, and staff with ID, and Friends of the Maryland Film Festival; tickets for the general public cost $5 per film. For more information about the festival, visit www.facecouncil.org/tournees. Perespolis, the Academy Award-nominated animated feature directed by graphic novelist and illustrator Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, opens the series at MICA on Tuesday, Feb. 17. It will be followed by screenings of L'avocat de la Terreur (Terror's Advocate, 2007); Vers le Sud (Heading South, 2005); La Môme (La Vie en Rose, 2007); and Le Grand Silence (Into Great Silence, 2005). Tuesday, Feb. 17 Persepolis (2007) This Oscar-nominated film tells a poignant story of a young girl coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Wednesday, Feb. 18 L'avocat de la Terreur (Terror's Advocate, 2007) Director Barbet Schroeder takes audiences down history's darkest paths in an attempt to illuminate the mystery behind Jacques Vergès, an enigmatic figure of the Algerian war, in this chilling documentary. Thursday, Feb. 19 Vers le Sud (Heading South, 2005) This feature film, directed by Laurent Cantet and adapted from three stories by Dany Laferrière, explores the intersections of cultural imperialism, sexual tourism, and women's liberation in a repressive dictatorship. Friday, Feb. 20 La Môme (La Vie en Rose, 2007) Marion Cotillard took home the Oscar for her portrayal of legendary French crooner Edith Piaf, whose voice was one of the indelible signatures of the 20th Century. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Le Grand Silence (Into Great Silence, 2005) Documentary filmmaker Philip Gröning lived among the Carthusian order of monks in the Grande Chartreuse monastery for six months, filming daily prayers, tasks, rituals, and rare outdoor excursions. Image: Persepolis (2007), New Yorker Films
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