After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and with an impressive cast starring Alain Delon, Bourvil, and Yves Montand, this movie is a true masterpiece of French cinema. Presented in French with English
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Since medieval times, art, politics and the underworld have always existed side by side in Paris. Legendary poet/thug François Villon narrowly escaped the gallows in 1461 thanks to Royal pardon. Convicted murderer, Vidocq, became Napoleon’s chief of police in 1811 whereas Commissaire de Police Léon Zamaron spent his evenings bailing out Modigliani and Chaïm Soutine
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An Introduction to Art History: key movements and major artists starting with the Renaissance period. The Art History Workshop : You like art? You want to learn more about French culture and history? If you do, enroll to our Art History Workshop! Fee: $20 for AF members, $35 for non-members Presented by Damien Bigot (Ecole
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On Tuesday January 23rd, discover this wonderful project! 13 short-stories around the theme ‘Friendship’ written by famous French authors such as Françoise Bourdin, Michel Bussi, Maxime Chattam, Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, François d’Epenoux or Eric Giacometti. Charity book for the non-profit association Les Restaurants du Coeur, each purchase help them buy 4 meals for people in
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Having trouble retaining French verbs? Do you want to learn French catch phrases? Come and join fellow students and teachers! Singing can boost your memory, give you an inside look at French culture, improve your comprehension and help you sound like a native French speaker. … You don’t need to sing in tune, just come
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French Art Week #2 Screening La Nuit Américaine by François Truffaut La Nuit Américaine chronicles the production of Je Vous Présente Paméla (Meet Pamela), a cliché melodrama starring ageing screen icon Alexandre, former diva Séverine, young heart-throb Alphonse and a British actress, Julie Baker who is recovering from both a nervous breakdown and the
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French Art Week #2 Art History: Renaissance Française By Damien Bigot Do you want to know more about Art History? Then join this Art History Workshop! Introduction to Art History: key movements and major artists. For this second edition of our yearly French Art Week, Damien Bigot will present you the French Renaissance and
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Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi (Leslie Caron), a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society. The platonic relationship between Gaston and Gigi changes, however, when she matures, but the possibility of something lasting seems unlikely since he
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FEASTING AND MERRIMENT IN FRENCH HISTORY. Since Antiquity, the French have developed a special talent for lavish feasting and entertainment : Gargantuan banquets of the Middle-Ages accompanied by music and poetry of Troubadours and Minstrels, the refined cuisine and fine wines of the Renaissance, not to mention Belle Epoque Gai Paris which prompted
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Meet other students and members and learn more about our cultural center and new class sessions that begin March 5th 2018. New student can register for a free beginner class from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Register for a class or membership and receive a 10% discount off enrollment.
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