The
Tournées French Film Festival
at Grambling State University
March 5-31, 2009
In March 2009, the Department of Foreign Languages will organize its first French Film Festival during the celebration of International Francophone Day. Grambling State University is one of the five Louisiana colleges and universities to receive a grant from the French-American Cultural Exchange program sponsored by the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture.
The festival will feature six award-winning international films that demonstrate the cultural diversity of France and other French-speaking countries:
| March 5 | Thursday 7:00 p.m. Woodson Hall 10 |
“De battre mon coeur s’est arrêté” (“The Beat That My Heart Skipped”) France, 2005 |
| March 17 | Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Woodson Hall 10 |
“Frantz
Fanon: sa vie, son combat, son travail” (“Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work”) Martinique, Algeria, Tunisia, France 2004 Moderated by Prof. Rose Harris, Associate Dean, Head, Dept. of Political Science & Public Admin. |
| Tuesday 8:00 p.m. Woodson Hall 10 |
Le plafond
de verre” (“The Glass Ceiling”) France, 2004 |
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| March 19 | Thursday 7:00 p.m. Woodson Hall 10 |
“Bamako” (“Bamako”) France, Mali, USA, 2006 |
| March 26 | Thursday 7:00 p.m. Woodson Hall 10 |
"Daratt”
(Dry Season) - (synopsis) France, Chad, Belgium, Austria, 2006 |
| March 31 | Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Wasington Complex |
“Caché” (“Hidden”) France, Austria, Germany, Italy, 2005 Moderated by Prof. Roshunda Belton, Head, Department of History |
ADMISSION IS FREE
All films are in French with English subtitles.
For more information, please contact the Department of Foreign Languages:
Tel.: (318) 274-2356; E-mail banzarc@gram.edu
