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blackthroatedwind 02-09-2007 12:00 PM

French Film Festival/NYC
 
Only if you're in NY, and a big film buff, so this may only apply to Genuine Risk, but far and away the best film festival in NY every year is the " Rendez-Vous with French Cinema " at Lincoln Center. Tickets go on sale on-line at noon this coming Monday, filmlinc.com, and the movies sell out VERY quickly. It's the top movies from France from the previous year and I have honestly seen many great movies over the past few years and very few ever get released here.

It's at least worth taking a look at the line-up on the website. I can't recommend this festival enough ( assuming you like foreign movies ).

Cannon Shell 02-09-2007 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Only if you're in NY, and a big film buff, so this may only apply to Genuine Risk, but far and away the best film festival in NY every year is the " Rendez-Vous with French Cinema " at Lincoln Center. Tickets go on sale on-line at noon this coming Monday, filmlinc.com, and the movies sell out VERY quickly. It's the top movies from France from the previous year and I have honestly seen many great movies over the past few years and very few ever get released here.

It's at least worth taking a look at the line-up on the website. I can't recommend this festival enough ( assuming you like foreign movies ).

Any French war classics? "Hands up over Paris" or "Vichy smells fishy"

blackthroatedwind 02-09-2007 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Any French war classics? "Hands up over Paris" or "Vichy smells fishy"


I saw a great French movie about WWI last year.

Actually there's a really good French film around about the resistance called " Army of Shadows ".

Sightseek 02-09-2007 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Only if you're in NY, and a big film buff, so this may only apply to Genuine Risk, but far and away the best film festival in NY every year is the " Rendez-Vous with French Cinema " at Lincoln Center. Tickets go on sale on-line at noon this coming Monday, filmlinc.com, and the movies sell out VERY quickly. It's the top movies from France from the previous year and I have honestly seen many great movies over the past few years and very few ever get released here.

It's at least worth taking a look at the line-up on the website. I can't recommend this festival enough ( assuming you like foreign movies ).

I found one of my favorite movies through that website, Before Sunset.

Sightseek 02-09-2007 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I saw a great French movie about WWI last year.

Actually there's a really good French film around about the resistance called " Army of Shadows ".

Great reviews, trailer here:

http://www.rialtopictures.com/shadows_trailer.html#

Cannon Shell 02-09-2007 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I saw a great French movie about WWI last year.

Actually there's a really good French film around about the resistance called " Army of Shadows ".

My cheap attempt at humor meekly bites the dust

paisjpq 02-09-2007 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
My cheap attempt at humor meekly bites the dust

well, he did warn us that he was staying...you should have been better prepared.

blackthroatedwind 02-09-2007 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
My cheap attempt at humor meekly bites the dust


I chose to ignore it.

I'm far too high brow for that type of ploy.

blackthroatedwind 02-09-2007 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

It's truly a great movie.

Sightseek 02-09-2007 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
It's truly a great movie.



Although a German film, this was good;
Downfall http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/


On the subject of French Films, have you seen Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain "Amelie"? We have it at home...but it's sitting there with about 100 other movies yet to watch.

GenuineRisk 02-09-2007 01:26 PM

Cool; thanks for the heads' up. I'll check it out. It'll give me a chance to practice my mediocre French.

I liked "Amélie" a great deal, but my favorite French film I saw in the past ten years was "Ponette," which left me a blubbering mess. "Amélie" is considerably lighter!

Sightseek 02-09-2007 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
Cool; thanks for the heads' up. I'll check it out. It'll give me a chance to practice my mediocre French.

I liked "Amélie" a great deal, but my favorite French film I saw in the past ten years was "Ponette," which left me a blubbering mess. "Amélie" is considerably lighter!

Sounds very sad

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117359/

GenuineRisk 02-09-2007 02:28 PM

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But really good. The lead was five years old, I think, when they shot it. She was quite amazing. I wonder what she's doing now... I shoud IMDB her.


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