Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with the Consulate General – France in India (Pondicherry and Chennai) and Alliance Française of Madras are organizing a FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL from 14-16 March 2022 at Alliance Française of Madras
Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with the Consulate General – France in India (Pondicherry and Chennai) and Alliance Française of Madras are organizing a FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL from 14-16 March 2022 at Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034 as per the schedule given below.
The festival will be inaugurated by Honorable Consul General Mrs. Lise Talbot Barré (Consul General of France in Pondicherry and Chennai), in the august presence of Mr. K Ravi Ramachandran IRS – Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Mr. Bruno Plasse - Executive Director (Alliance Francaise of Madras). Mr. Sivan Kannan, President of Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation will preside over the function and Ms. Vinodhini V, Cine Artiste will light the lamp.
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2022
March 14
Monday
Inaugural Function
6.00 pm
Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034
Mandibles/Mandibules/2020/Dir.: Quentin Dupieux/
77 min
7.00 pm
March 15
Tuesday
Playlist/Playlist/2020/Dir.: Nine Antico/84 min
6.00 pm
Red Soil/Rouge/2020/Dir.: Farid Bentoumi /86 min
7.30 pm
March 16
Wednesday
Skies of Lebanon/Sous le ciel d'Alice/2020/Dir.: Chloé Mazlo/92 min
6.00 pm
The Rose Maker/La fine fleur/2020/Dir.: Pierre Pinaud/
95 min
7.35 pm
Consulate General – France in India (Pondicherry and Chennai),
Alliance Française of Madras,
&
Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation
present
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
(14-16 March 2022)
Mandibles/Mandibules/2020/Dir.: Quentin Dupieux/77 min
When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash.
Wins: 1, Nominations: 3
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10375106/
Playlist/Playlist/2020/Dir.: Nine Antico/84 min
Sophie lands a job with a comic book publisher despite being unqualified for the position. However, her newfound security is threatened when she breaks up with boyfriend, father of the child she is carrying.
Nominations: 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11002900/
Red Soil/Rouge/2020/Dir.: Farid Bentoumi /86 min
An occupational nurse attempts to blow the whistle on toxic waste leaking from a chemical plant. Will she able to successfully, do it? What’s at stake for her?
Nomination: 1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12444642/
Skies of Lebanon/Sous le ciel d'Alice/2020/Dir.: Chloé Mazlo/92 min
In the 1950s, Alice leaves her Swiss homeland for Lebanon. There, the best years of her life are marred by the threat of war.
Nominations: 2
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11952238/
The Rose Maker/La fine fleur/2020/Dir.: Pierre Pinaud/95 min
Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower. It is now on the verge of bankruptcy, on the verge of being bought out by a powerful competitor.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11190652/
