{"id":11288,"date":"2011-03-27T01:18:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T08:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=11288"},"modified":"2011-04-10T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T20:45:28","slug":"8th-french-film-festival-april-2-16-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=11288","title":{"rendered":"8th French Film Festival, April 2 – 16, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Isabelle Huppert and Lolita Chammah in Copacabana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Isabelle Huppert; her daughter, actress Lolita Chammah; actor\/director Matthieu Amalric; film critic Michel Ciment, editor of the film magazine Positif<\/em>; and author Michel Houellebecq will arrive in Israel for the 8th French Film Festival, 2011. The festival will take place from April 2 \u2013 16, 2011 at the Cinematheques in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Sderot and Rosh Pina, sponsored by TV5 Monde.\u00a0 The opening film will be Potiche<\/em>, a new comedy by Fran\u00e7ois Ozon, starring Catherine Deneuve, G\u00e9rard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini and Karin Viard.<\/p>\n

In Copacabana<\/em>, Huppert portrays a free-spirited mother who tries to finally grow up for the sake of her adult daughter, played by Chammah. Amalric will present his film On Tour<\/em>, which won him the Best Director Award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film\u2019s producers, Ya\u00ebl Fogiel et Laetitia Gonzales will also be guests of the festival. Israeli actress Ronit Elkabetz will present her latest film Les Mains Libres<\/em>, directed by Brigitte Sy. The film will be screened as part of a special event dedicated to the Ahoti (Hebrew: sister) movement for Sephardic women, in which Elkabetz serves as president. Author Michel Houellebecq, will be in Israel from March 31 \u2013 April 4, 2011 for the launching of the Hebrew translation of La carte et le territoire<\/em>, winner of the 2010 Prix Goncourt, by Babel Publishing House. The film Extension du domaine de la lutte<\/em>, based on Houellebecq\u2019s novel, will be screened at the festival.<\/p>\n

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Potiche<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Complete descriptions of the films can be\u00a0found here<\/a>. Full schedule for all cinematheques:<\/strong><\/p>\n

EXTENSION DU DOMAINE DE LA LUTTE- Tel Aviv, April 1 at 16:00; Jerusalem, April 7 at 16:45; Haifa, April 6 at 18:00<\/p>\n

POTICHE\u00a0\u2013 Tel Aviv, April 2 at 21:00; Jerusalem, April 2 at 22:00; Haifa, April 3 at 21:30; Sderot, April 2 at 21:30; Rosh Pina, April 4 at 20:30<\/p>\n

MICHEL CIMENT, le cinema en partage \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 3 at 20:00; Jerusalem, April 5 at 19:00, Haifa, April 4 at 21:30<\/p>\n

LE NOM DES GENS\u00a0\u2013 Tel Aviv, April 3 at 22:00; Jerusalem, April 6 at 19:00; Haifa, April 9 at 16:30; Sderot, April 16 at 21:30<\/p>\n

DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 4 at 19:30; Jerusalem, April 4 at 21:30; Haifa, April 6 at 21:30; Sderot, April 4 at 19:30; Rosh Pina, April 2 at 17:30<\/p>\n

J\u2019AI TU\u00c9 MA MERE \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 4 at 22:00; Jerusalem, April 3 at 19:00; Haifa, April 8 at 22:00; Rosh Pina, April 16 at 17:30<\/p>\n

LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 5 at 18:30; Jerusalem, April 2 at 19:00; Haifa, April 11 at 18:30;<\/p>\n

ELLE S\u2019APPELAIT SARAH \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 5 at 21:30; Jerusalem, April 14 at 19:30; Haifa, April 9 at 18:45; Sderot, April 11 at 19:30; Rosh Pina, April 7 at 21:30<\/p>\n

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Mathieu Amalric in On Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TOURN\u00c9E \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 6 at 21:15; Jerusalem, April 7 at 21:15; Haifa, April 5 at 19:00<\/p>\n

DE VRAIS MENSONGES \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 7 at 20:00; Jerusalem, April 9 at 19:00; Haifa, April 11 at 21:30; Sderot, April 14 at 18:30<\/p>\n

L\u2019AUTRE DUMAS \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 7 at 22:00; Jerusalem, April 5 at 21:30; Haifa, April 13 at 19:00<\/p>\n

PETIT TAILLEUR \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 8 at 16:00; Jerusalem, April 12 at 20:00; Haifa, April 14, at 20:00<\/p>\n

RIEN A DECLARER \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 8 at 16:00; Jerusalem, April 13 at 22:00; Haifa, April 6 at 19:00; Sderot, April 12 at 19:00; Rosh Pina, April 15 at 22:00<\/p>\n

LES FEMMES DU 6EME ETAGE \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 8 at 22:00; Jerusalem, April 3 at 21:00; Haifa, April 15 at 22:00; Rosh Pina, April 15 at 22:00<\/p>\n

MON POTE \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 9 at 13:00; Jerusalem, April 3 at 21:30; Haifa, April 16 at 19:00<\/p>\n

TOSCAN \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 9 at 15:00; Jerusalem, April 5 at 21:30; Haifa, April 16 at 17:00<\/p>\n

PIEDS NUS SUR LES LIMACES \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 9 at 17:00; Jerusalem, April 7 at 19:00; Haifa, April 16 at 21:30; Sderot, April 12 at 19:30<\/p>\n

LES MAINS LIBRES \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 9 at 19:00; Jerusalem, April 6 at 21:15; Haifa, April 10 at 19:00; Sderot, April 13 at 19:00<\/p>\n

LES PETITS MOUCHOIRS \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 9 at 21:15; Jerusalem, April 9 at 21:15; Haifa, April 9 at 21:15; Sderot, April 17 at 19:00; Rosh Pina, April 11 at 21:30<\/p>\n

CE N\u2019EST QU\u2019UN D\u00c9BUT \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 10 at 19:00; Jerusalem, April 12 at 18:00; Haifa, April 2 at 17:00<\/p>\n

COPACABANA \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 11 at 22:00; Jerusalem, April 12 at 21:15; Haifa, April 13 at 21:30; Sderot, April 9 at 21:00; Rosh Pina, April 8 at 22:00<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Huppert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOMAGE TO ISABELLE HUPPERT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

MERCI POUR LE CHOCOLAT \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 2 at 19:00; Jerusalem, April 15 at 14:00, Haifa, April 12 at 21:30, Rosh Pina, April 6 at 18:00<\/p>\n

LA PIANISTE \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 3 at 17:30; Jerusalem, April 14 at 17:00; Haifa, April 7 at 15:30<\/p>\n

ISABELLE HUPPERT, TOUS LES REGARDS DU MONDE \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 4 at 18:00; Jerusalem, April 10 at 20:00; Haifa, April 14 at 21:30; Rosh Pina, April 12 at 17:45<\/p>\n

LOULOU \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 8 at 14:00; Jerusalem, April 16 at 17:00; Haifa, April 11 at 18:00; Rosh Pina, April 5 at 18:00<\/p>\n

COUP DE TORCHON \u2013 Tel Aviv, April 8 at 17:00; Jerusalem, April 14 at 21:30; Haifa, April 5 at 21:30
\nCinematheques:
\nTel Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprinzak Street, Tel Aviv, 03-6060800
\nJerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron Road, Jerusalem, 02-5654356
\nHaifa Cinematheque, 142 Sderot HaNasi, Haifa, 04-8104299\/302
\nSderot Cinematheque, 4 HaDekel Street, Sderot, 08-6849695
\nRosh Pina Cinematheque, 32 David Shuv Street, Rosh Pina, 04-6801453<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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