Alliance Magazine March - May 2010

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Le magazine de L’aLLiance Française de meLbourne maR-aPR-may 10

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EditoMarch in Melbourne is described as marvellous: mild weather and nu-merous cultural, sporting and gas-tronomical events for everyone. The French Film Festival, organised by the Alliance française in Melbourne from 4 - 21 March, has been a high-light for more than two decades. The program includes a record 43 films this year. Three French direc-tors are eagerly awaited, includ-ing Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie, who will be present at the opening ceremony. It's also the first time that a closing ceremony has been featured. Full program details are in this edition.

Also taking place soon: a Jeudi Jazzy tribute concert to Serge Gainsbourg, an exhibition by young French pho-tographer Vivien Racault, and in conjuction with Francophonie Month celebrations, an homage to Franco-phone cinema.

Patrice PaucDirector

Mars est dit-on « merveilleux » à Melbourne… Temps clément mais surtout nombre de rendez-vous cul-turels, sportifs et gastronomiques proposés à tous. Le festival du film français organisé par les Alliances françaises – du 4 au 21 mars à Mel-bourne - est depuis plus de deux décennies un des moments forts du mois. Cette année, 43 films sont au programme – un record – et trois réalisateurs français sont annoncés dont Jean-Pierre Jeunet, le réali-sateur du film « Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain », présent lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture. Et pour la première fois sera proposée une cérémonie de clôture. Tous les dé-tails de la programmation dans ce magazine.

Au menu également, un concert hommage à Serge Gainsbourg dans le cadre des Jeudis Jazzy, l’exposition de Vivien Racault – je-une photographe français – et un hommage au cinéma francophone dans le cadre des célébrations du mois de la francophonie.

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P.4>5 news

P.6>8 Vivien racault interview

P.9 exhibition: collapsing conditions / Theatre

P.10>17 2010 alliance Française French Film Festival

P.18 jeudi jazzy

P.19>24 course guide

P.25 Francophone cinema series

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DagueRReotyPesagnès Varda (1974) wed 24 mar

With true passion and care, Varda deeply humanist documentary records the life of Parisians living and trading between numbers 70 and 90 Rue Daguerre where the filmmaker herself resides.

More info at Melbourne Cinémathèque -Australian Centre for the Moving Image. www.melbournecinematheque.org

songs of loVe & DesPaiR: the uniVeRse of JacQues Demy 21 aPriL > 5 may

This is a retrospective of one of the first successful directors to emerge from the broadly defined milieu of the French New Wave, Jacques Demy (1931-1990).This series of specially imported 35mm prints features most of his key works. Demy's films are mostly tender, capricious sto-ries of love found, lost and fleet-ingly regained, that are told with an exhilarating command of film rhythm.

More info at Melbourne Cinémathèque -Australian Centre for the Moving Image. www.melbournecinematheque.org

BaBylon ciRcus wed 10 mar / 8.00Pm

Their first Australian tour in 2008 saw this 9-piece band sell out each show, with audiences screaming for more. They are back in the country to launch their new album, La Belle Etoile (Cartell/Inertia) and pass on their infectious energy to the audienc-es. Their music is laced with ska, gypsy, rock, vaudevillian antics, dancehall and reggae. As befits a band with such a name, their exploits include police chases, beatings and imprisonment in Irish jails, and Muslim carnival processions in Syria. They must be seen to be understood..Singers David Baruchel and Manu Nectoux have devised a racy sound fuelled mainly on punk energy and on pulsating defiant social anthems sung in French and English – sometimes within the same song.8.00pm Wed 10 March

Corner Hotel, RichmondMore info and bookings atwww.cornerhotel.com

PhiliPPe JaRoussky, counteRtenoRmon 1 & Tues 2 mar / 7.30Pm

Over the years, Melbourne audi-ences have seen some of the fin-est baroque singers on the world stage perform with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. That tra-dition continues this year with the Melbourne debut of French su-perstar Philippe Jaroussky. This remarkable vocal athlete with ‘the tone of an angel and the virtuosity of the devil’, will open the Brandenburg season in spectacular fashion with Vivaldi’s Olympian inspired music, accom-panied by the 2009 ARIA Award winning Orchestra on period in-struments. Likened to the great castrati of the 18th century, Jaroussky will have audiences soaring on a voice of ‘startling beauty’, as he performs exquisite Handel and Vivaldi arias. When Artistic Direc-tor Paul Dyer first invited France’s Opera Singer of the Year to Aus-tralia, this formidable counter-tenor drew sell-out crowds and rave reviews. Now he returns to the Brandenburg stage, to launch their first Melbourne subscription series, in a night of crystal notes and breathtaking brilliance!

For more information and bookings www.melbournerecital.com.au/

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euRoPean union national institutes foR cultuRe (eunic) agReementThe Alliance Française de Mel-bourne is currently discussing increased cooperation with the Goethe Institut and the Istituti Ital-iano di Cultura. Following a similar initiative at the Alliance Française de Sydney, the proposed EuNIC agreement between Melbourne's European cultural institutes would create an effective partnership and a shared network, promoting cultural diversity and understand-ing, and strengthening dialogue and cooperation. The institutes would meet on a regular basis to examine and collaborate on joint activities.

EUNIC is the European Union National Institutes for Culture. EUNIC creates effective partner-ships and networks between EU National Institutes for Culture.

More info www.eunic-europe.eu

eVent hoRizon21 may > 18 juLy

Event Horizon brings together a selection of recent and new pho-tographic, video, painting and in-stallation works by a selection of Australian, French and Belgian artists. This exhibition uses the idea of the horizon as a means through which to establish our physical and temporal environ-ment and hinges upon the explor-atory advances in space travel of the late 1960s. Event Horizon will be accompanied by a catalogue, a series of artist presentations and a forum by leading astro-physicists and deep space pho-tographers. Acclaimed French artist Pierre Huyghe will present his video work One Million King-doms (2001) and Mathieu Briand will present works from his Ubiq project (2007). Paris-based Bri-and will exhibit his work as well as being involved in a special art-ist presentation during which he will discuss his artistic practice and offer a wider perspective on the work of contemporary French artists.

Wed–Sat 11am–6pm Sun 1pm–5pm Centre for Contemporary Photography404 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065www.ccp.org.au

omega26 mar > 24 aPriL

Omega is an exhibition that will ex-amine the aesthetic values of new and marginal religious movements through the works of a select group of high profile and respected con-temporary artists. This exhibition will be a unique opportunity to in-vestigate the role spirituality plays in contemporary art today.

The concept for this exhibition came about whilst the curator, Tony Gari-falakis, was on an Australia Council residency at ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program) in New York last year. The idea de-veloped while viewing the works of French artists Alain Declercq and Jeanne Susplugas and Mexican artist Joaquin Segura (fellow ISCP artists) and through discussions with them on the subject of religion and art. This exhibition will be an innovative and fresh look at a long-neglected subject in contemporary art. Participating artists will also en-gage in a number of ways with the general public, students and aca-demic staff in the form of artist talks, forums and tutorials.

Tues-Sat 12pm-5pm. Margaret Lawrence Gallery, 40 Dodds Street, Southbank, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music,The University of Melbournewww.vca.unimelb.edu.au/gallabout

Vivien Racault ©

exhibiTion 11 mar > 9 aPr 2010

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Who is Vivien Racault? I’m not your average artist who trained at Fine Arts school. In fact, I dabble in the arts, social sciences research - par-ticularly on literature - publishing, mul-timedia, advertising, training, graphic design, photography and music…My photographs are as a result domi-nated by a writer’s discourse while in my music a filmmaker’s vision actually becomes evident. In my exhibitions, these categories always give way to a coherent and structured world where reason, the imagination and the senses can be satisfied.I try to be faithful to my romantic and pre-marxist vision of the ‘creator’ artist, and try to avoid imposing a hierarchy on various cultural forms. There are

Qui se cache derrière Vivien Racault ?

Je n'ai pas le profil de l'artiste-type avec cursus académique en école des Beaux-arts. Je suis en fait un touche-à-tout : arts plastiques, recherche en sciences humaines - plus particulièrement en lit-térature - édition, multimédia, publicité, formation, design graphique, photogra-phie et musique... Conséquences : dans mes photogra-phies domine le discours d'un écrivain alors que dans ma musique c’est en fait la vision d'un cinéaste qui surgit. Dans mes expositions ces catégories finissent toujours par s'effacer au profit d'un univ-ers cohérent et structuré, dans lequel le raisonnement, l'imagination et les sens peuvent être satisfaits.Je tente d'être fidèle à ma vision finale-

Vivien RacaultBetween Plant anD ghosta PoeTic and criTicaL FanTasy abouT The noTion oF eVoLuTion and The radicaL TransFormaTion oF our consciousness.

ExhibitionBetween Plant and GhostOpening Thu 11 March 2010 at 6.30 pm Venue Alliance Française Gallery51 Grey SreetSt Kilda

11 mar > 9 aPr 2010 exhibiTion

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references in my work to the Bible, art history and modern science, but also to the ‘B-grade’ series of the 1950s, social networks and reality television. I’m ac-tually more of a ‘creator of worlds’ than an artist. Does your work fit into a particular aesthetic tradition? I seek to develop an œuvre which is part of the great cosmogonic tradi-tion, from our civilisations’ founding creation myths to the personal myths of Baudelaire and Lovecraft. From a more formal point of view, in terms of photog-raphy, I think I come closer to a specific pictorial tendency in modern photog-raphy, which you can find in the works of Gregory Crewdson and Cindy Sher-man, or even filmmakers such as David Lynch. I like fantastical art in general.

What links you to Reunion island?

I was born and grew up on Reunion is-land, which is near Madagascar. As all my family lives there, it is my centre, my origin, and I suffer when I’m away for too long. It’s a magnificent island whose beauty lies in its contrasts: the saturated colours, the massive craggy hills bathed in shadows and light, the vegetation’s incredible vitality, the violence of the elements and random events, the overpopulation... But also the tranquil cool of thousands of gullies irrigating the volcanic earth, the way of life of the creole people who maintain a close connection to nature. I owe the core of my imagination to Reunion Is-land, as well as my palette of colours and the chiaroscuro in my photographs.

ment très romantique, pré-marxiste, de l'artiste «démiurge» et cherche à ne pas hiérarchiser les diverses formes cul-turelles : on trouvera dans mon travail des références à la Bible, à l'histoire de l'art ou aux sciences contemporaines, mais aussi aux séries B de genre des années 50, aux réseaux sociaux ou à la télé-réalité. Je suis en fait davantage un «créateur d'univers» qu'un plasticien.

Votre travail s'inscrit-il dans une tradi-tion esthétique précise?

Je cherche à développer une œuvre globale qui s'inscrit dans la grande tradi-tion cosmogonique, des mythes originels fondateurs de nos civilisations humaines aux mythes personnels de Baudelaire ou Lovecraft. D'un point de vue plus formel, en ce qui concerne la photographie, je pense m'approcher d'une certaine tend-ance pictorialiste de la photographie contemporaine que l'on retrouve dans les oeuvres de Gregory Crewdson et de Cindy Sherman, ou encore chez des cinéastes tel David Lynch. J'aime l'art fantastique en général.

Quels sont vos liens avec l'île de La Réunion ?

Je suis né et j'ai grandi à l'île de La Réunion, près de Madagascar. Toute ma famille vit là-bas, c'est donc mon centre, mon origine, et je souffre d'éloignement quand je pars trop longtemps. C'est sur-tout une île magnifique dont la beauté est tout en contrastes : couleurs sat-urées, reliefs gigantesques découpés par l'ombre et la lumière, vitalité incroy-able de la flore, violence des éléments et des faits-divers, surpopulation... mais aussi fraîcheur sereine des milliers de ra-vines qui irriguent cette terre volcanique, art de vivre de la population créole qui a souvent gardé un rapport intime à la na-ture. Je dois à ce lieu le cœur de mon imaginaire, ma palette de couleurs et le clair-obscur caractéristique de mes pho-tographies.

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exhibiTion 11 mar > 9 aPr 2010

What is the theme of the exhibition to be held at the Alliance Française de Melbourne and what are your plans for the future? I’ll present a multimedia exhibition en-titled Between Plant and Ghost at the Alliance française. It will be a fantasti-cal poetic and critical reflexion on the notion of evolution. Specifically, the radical transformation of our conscious-ness and of our connection to the world, lead on by the dematerialisation proc-ess which has characterised the human story since its beginning.Besides that, for a year I’ve been work-ing on an artists’ book entitled Six zhèrs lo soir (‘Six o’clock in the evening’), and which will be devoted to fantasy tales written in creole by Emmeline Payet-Coupama, along the lines of Extraor-dinary Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. I’m in charge of the book’s graphic design and the photographs that will illustrate each story.At a future date, I hope to work on Origi-ne, which will constitute the second part of a triptych begun with my exhibition Mystères (‘Mysteries’).

For more information: www.vivienracault.com

Quel est le thème de l’exposition proposée à l'Alliance française de Melbourne et quels sont les projets à venir ?

A l'Alliance française je présenterai une exposition multimédia appelée Between Plant and Ghost. Il s'agit d'une rêverie fantastique, poétique et critique sur la notion d’évolution. En particulier sur la transformation radicale de notre con-science et de notre rapport au monde induite par le processus de dématériali-sation qui caractérise l’épopée humaine depuis son origine. Sinon je travaille depuis un an sur un projet de livre d'artistes appelé Six zhèrs lo soir et qui sera consacré à des contes fantastiques écrits en créole par Emme-line Payet-Coupama, dans la lignée des Histoires Extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe. Je me charge du design graphique de l'ouvrage et des photographies qui vont illustrer chaque histoire.Dans un futur plus lointain, je souhaite travailler sur Origine, la deuxième partie du triptyque dont mon exposition Mys-tères constituait la première partie.

Pour plus d'informations : www.vivienracault.com

the practice being developed by graduates from the Department of Fine Arts at Monash University. This exhibition also gives these young artists the opportunity to contribute to a dialogue that recognises the fragile state of the environment, culture and the psyche.

This is the second year that the Alliance Française Melbourne has collaborated with the Faculty of Art & Design at Monash University in order to select students from its graduate show.

Collapsing Conditions celebrates the interdisciplinary nature of

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saRah Dingwall, saRah gaRRecht, nickk heRtzog, michael kot, nikki lam, louise moleswoRth, miRa oosteRweghel, luke tyRRell, Justine Rouse, kate winteRton, Paul yoRe. reciPienTs oF The 2009 aLLiance Française Prize For monash uniVersiTy graduaTes.

Collapsing Conditions

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ExhibitionCollapsing ConditionsOpening Thu 13 May 2010 at 6.30 pm VenueAlliance Française Gallery51 Grey SreetSt Kilda

Bookings [email protected] (03) 9410 0295VenueAlliance Française,51 Grey St., St KildaApril 21 – May 9Wed – Sat at 8pm, Sun at 3pmTix $29/ $26 sen. /$17 Conc.Special discount for Alliance members: $22 on Wed and Thu

Dostoevsky’s explosive master-piece adapted for the stage. Dostoevsky, the genius of Rus-sian literature, the ‘researcher of souls’, whose brilliance continues to capture the hearts and minds of millions. When Crime and Pun-ishment was published in 1866, it was the literary sensation of the year and has remained an inter-national best-seller to this day.

cRime anD Punishment by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY Adapted for the stage by Judith Armstrong. Directed by Jane Woollard.

13 may > 4 jun 2010 exhibiTion

film: Gainsbourg: Je t’aime… Moi non plus.

Moreover, the Festival invites you to two special screening eve-nings. During two of which the outrageous comedies OSS 117, Lost in Rio and Incognito will be presented. Two evenings will fea-ture the film Welcome followed by a Q&A session with its director, the talented Philippe Lioret.Another important aspect of the Festival is to emphasise its educational and cultural mission through school screenings and roundtables.

Francophiles, cinema lovers, in-quiring minds, let’s celebrate the French cinema !

With the aim to promote French culture and enable audiences to discover the variety within French cinema, the festival, since its creation, offers an eclectic range of quality films released during the previous months. The French Film Festival appeals to every spectator’s tastes, from the ro-mantic to the thriller or comedy lover. 43 films will be screened this year, from French blockbust-ers to independent productions by celebrated or budding direc-tors.

Like every year, the Festival of-fers a few special events. Jean-Pierre Jeunet will present his long-awaited recent release Mic-macs followed by the Opening Night Gala. The Closing Night will be not outdone, paying tribute to the genius French musician and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg with the projection of Joann Sfar’s

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alliance fRanÇaise De melBouRne is PRouD to PResent the 2010 fRench film festiVal! For iTs 21sT year, The FiLm seLecTion is boTh enTicing and diVerse.

French FiLm FesTiVaL 4 > 21 mar 2010

oPening night film anD PaRty meLbourne Premiere oF “micmacs”In the presence of Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

7.00pm screening followed by Opening Night Gala.Thu 4 March at Palace Cinema Como.All tickets $50

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geneRal aDmissionAdult $17.50 Senior (60+)/Pensioner/Full-time Student* $15.00Alliance Française, AFTV & Palace Members* $14.00Groups (20+) $13.00 Children $13.00(under 15 yrs for G films)School Groups (20+)** $10.00

*Proof of concession or membership must be presented at the cinema box office, and/or upon entry to auditorium.

**1 teacher free for every 20 students. Bookings: [email protected]

multiPle film Passes(excluding opening/closing nights and special events)10 Film Pass $150.005 Film Pass $80.00Valid for separate, pre-selected sessions for one person. All films must be chosen at the time of purchase, redeemable only at the cinema of purchase (eg. a pass purchased at Cinema Como is valid for festival screenings at Cinema Como). Multi-film passes are only available at the box offices.

aDVance tickets on sale fRom thu 4 feBRuaRy> in cinemasBox offices open daily from 12pm to 8.30pm until sold out at PALACE CI-NEMA COMO (Corner Toorak Rd & Chapel St South Yarra), PALACE BALWYN (231 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn), PALACE WESTGARTH (89 High St, Northcote) & KINO CINEMAS (Collins Place, 45 Collins St, Melbourne). Cine-mas can only sell tickets for their respec-tive venues. There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinema box offices.

> onLine Available 24hrs at www.palacecinemas.com.au (not including film passes). Ma-jor credit cards accepted. Booking fees apply.

> by PhoneCall Palace Cinema Como (Tel: 9827 7533), Balwyn (Tel: 9817 1277), Wes-tgarth (Tel: 9482 2001) & Kino (9650 2100) with any major credit card which will be debited at time of booking and must be produced when collecting tic-kets. Patrons are encouraged to collect tickets 30 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues. Credit card transactions by phone will incur a fee of $1 per ticket.

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intRoDuction + Q&a with DiRectoR PhiliPPe lioRetmeLbourne Premiere oF “weLcome”Wed 17 Mar 6.45pm at Palace ComoThu 18 Mar 6.45pm at Palace WestgarthGeneral Admission prices

closing night meLbourne Premiere oF “gainsbourg”Sun 21 March 6.00pm at Palace Cinema ComoCointreau cocktails will precede the 6.30pm screening. All tickets $25.00

Q&a with DiRectoR Jan kounenmeLbourne Premiere oF “coco chaneL & igor sTraVinsKy” 29 and 30 MarchCinemas to be confirmed.

incognito Mon 15 March 6.15pm at Kino Cinemas

oss 117, lost in Rio Mon 8 March 8.30pm at Palace Westgarth

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scReening

Join us at the following screenings presented by Kronenbourg. All tickets $21 (includes a complimentary Kronenbourg)

sPecial eVents

sPecial eVents

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French FiLm FesTiVaL synoPsis 4 > 21 mar 2010

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micmacs MA15+ 2009 - 104 Mins Director: J.P. Jeunet With: D. Boon – A. Dussollier – Y. Moreau – J.P. Marielle Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s new film and the 2010 Festival’s Opening Night Gala. A thrilling comedy centering on a group of misfits as they plan to bring down two major arms manufacturers.

the heDgehog MA15+ 2009 - 100 MinsDirector: M. Achache With: J. Balasko – G. Le Guillermic T. Igawa – A. Brochet – A. Ascaride First-time writer/director Mona Ach-ache’s charming and thoughtful film tells the story of an unexpected en-counter within an upper class Parisian apartment building.

i’m glaD my motheR is

aliVe MA15+ 2009 - 90 Mins

Director: C. Miller & N. Miller

With: V. Rottiers – S. Cattani – C. Citti

The gripping and emotionally power-

ful story of an adopted boy who tracks

down his birth mother, with dramatic

and unexpected results.

Bellamy MA15+ 2009 - 110 Mins Director: C. ChabrolWith: G. Depardieu – C Cornillac – J. Gamblin – M. BunelFrench New Wave director Claude Chabrol joins forces with Gérard Depardieu for this playfully witty cop thriller.

legal aiD MA15+ 2009 - 91 MinsDirector: H. CayreWith: R. Zem, J.P. Ecoffey Former lawyer Hannelore Cayre makes an impressive directorial debut with this distinctive and compelling crime drama.

making Plans foR lena

MA15+ 2009 - 105 Mins

Director: C. Honoré

With: C. Mastroianni – M. Fois – M.C.

Barrault – J.M. Barr – L. Garrel

The new drama from acclaimed writer/

director Christopher Honoré portrays

a brave single mother struggling

against her family of do-gooders.

gainsBouRg : Je t’aime…

moi non Plus MA15+ 2010 - 130 Mins

Director: J. Sfar With: E. Elmosnino –

L. Casta – M. Jampanoï – A. Mouglalis

Y. Moreau – P. Katerine

The 2010 Festival’s Closing Night

Gala is graphic novelist Joann Sfar’s

audacious directorial debut, an

amusing biopic of Serge Gainsbourg.

in youR aRms

MA15+ 2009 - 83 Mins

Director: H. Gillet With: M. Laroque –

M. Loizillon – C. Mouchet

Hubert Gillet drew on his own experi-

ences as an adopted child for this sin-

cere and sensitive feature debut that

follows the very complicated reunion of

a teenager and his biological mother.

lol MA15+ 2009 - 107 MinsDirector: L. Azuelos With: S. Marceau

F. Fabian – J.Quivrin – C.TheretTwenty-five years after creating the

teenage rebel Vic in "La Boum", Sophie

Marceau once again delights in LOL,

as the exasperated mother of an ado-

lescent girl who shares her search for

meaning in both life and love.

Blood is thicker than water

oPeninG niGht Gala closinG niGht Gala

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tomoRRow at Dawn MA15+ 2009 - 100 MinsDirector: D. DercourtWith: V. Perez – J. Rénier – A. Marivin Denis Dercourt returns to the Festival with this elegant and intriguing dra-matic thriller exploring the relationship between two brothers.

Blame it on mum

MA15+ 2009 - 100 Mins

Director: C. Telerman

With: C. Rampling – M. Seigner

P. Elbé – P. Chesnais – O. Marchal

This jubilant all-star comedy is cen-

tered on the theme of family secrets

and their frequently unexpected con-

sequences.

one foR the RoaD

MA15+ - 2009 - 107 Mins

Director: P. Godeau

With: F. Cluzet – M. Thierry – M. Vuill-

ermoz – E. Naggar – R. Liebman – B.

Campan – A. Consigny

A portrait of a journalist determined to

free himself of his battle with alcohol

addiction.

fiRst snow G 2009 - 90 MinsDirector: L. Jean-BaptisteWith: F. Richard – L. Jean-Baptiste – A. Consigny – M. onasz – B. Lafont A delightful and madcap family com-edy about the adventures of a finan-cially struggling French-West Indian family on a chaotic ski trip.

the fiRst Day of the

Rest of youR life

MA15+ 2008 - 114 Mins

Director: R. Bezançon

With: Z. Breitman – J. Gamblin

Between 1988 and 2000, we meet the

Duval family on five decisive days in

their lives...

you’ll miss me

MA15+ - 2009 - 95 Mins

Director: A. Sthers With: C. Bouquet

P. Arditi – A. Marivin – P. Mille –

M. Thierry – C. Cassel

Destiny hovers for six lonely-hearts

who converge on an airport bustling

with life in this delightful romantic

comedy.

anything foR heR

MA15+ 2008 - 96 Mins

Director: F. Cavayé

With: D. Kruger – V. Lindon – O.Marchal

Fred Cavayé’s film is about a couple

who are stretched to breaking point

when the wife is accused of a crime she

says she didn’t commit.

fatheR of my chilDRen

MA15+ 2009 - 110 MinsDirector: M. Hansen-LoveWith: D. Frot – C. Caselli - L. Do de

LencquesaingThis superbly perceptive new dra-

ma from emerging young talent Mia

Hansen-Love is a thought-provoking

and deeply moving portrait of a family

undergoing a dramatic rupture.

Queen to Play MA15+ - 2009 - 97 MinsDirector: C. Bottaro With: S. Bonnaire

K. Kline – V. LagrangeBonnaire and Kline positively shine

as complex, intelligent characters in

this uplifting and intricate film from de-

but writer/director Caroline Bottaro - a

jewel that lovingly celebrates the life of

the mind.

First Feature Film


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change of Plans MA 15+ 2009 - 100 MinsDirector: Daniele ThompsonWith: K. Viard – M. Fois – E. Seigner M. Hands – D. Boon – P. Bruel – P. Arditti – P. Chesnay – C. ThompsonThe new Daniele Thompson’s come-dy is about a group of forty-something friends gather for dinner during the annual "Fête de la musique" in Paris.

RegRets MA15+ 2009 - 105 MinsDirector: Cédric KahnWith: V. Bruni-Tedeschi – Y. AttalAcclaimed writer/director Cédric Kahn ("L’ennui", "Red Lights") tackles adultery in his own inimitable style with this sophisticated new romantic thriller starring Yvan Attal and Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi.

oss 117, lost in Rio

MA15+ 2009 - 100 Mins

Director: M. Hazanavicius

With: J. Dujardin – L. Monot – A. Lutz

Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, aka

OSS 117, the foreigner-fighting, Cold

War hero of the popular de Gaulle-era

novels by Jean Bruce is back for an-

other mission in Rio.

incognito MA15+ 2009 - 94 MinsDirector: Eric LavaineWith: Bénabar – F. Dubosc – J. Quiv-rin – A. Marivin – I. Nanty – Y. MoreauPopular singer Bénabar makes a promising acting début in this lively and keenly observed satire on celeb-rity culture, here partnering with the ir-resistibly funny king of French comedy, Franck Dubosc ("Camping", "Disco").

wilD gRass MA15+ 2009 - 104 MinsDirector: A. Resnais With: S. AzémaA. Dussollier – A. Consigny – E. Devos – M. Amalric – E. Baer Alain Resnais delivers a career-crowning masterpiece with this delightful roundelay about the fate-altering ripples triggered by a lost handbag.

coco chanel & igoR

stRaVinsky MA15+ 2009 - 118 Mins

Director: J. Kounen

With: A. Mouglalis – M. Mikkelsen

Director Jan Kounen beautifully cap-

tures the charisma of two monumen-

tal personalities against the opulent

backdrops of 1920s Paris in this

movie.

fashion Victim

MA15+ 2009 - 97 Mins

Director: G. Jugnot

With: G. Jugnot – S. Jawad – B. Le

Coq – J. Diego – A. Bouab

This Gerard Jugnot’s irreverent com-

edy is about a fashion designer, who in

1577 is sent headlong into the centre of

the Spanish Inquisition!

someone i loVeD

MA15+ 2009 - 112 Mins

Director: Z. Breitman

With: D. Auteuil – M.J. Croze

An exquisitely told and heartbreaking

flight of fancy about the pleasures and

consequences of adulterous passion,

SOMEONE I LOVED unfolds its tale of

l'amour fou as a series of flashbacks.

Please, Please me! MA15+ 2009 - 90 MinsDirector: E. MouretWith: E. Mouret – J. Godreche –

D. Francois – F. BelProlific writer/director/actor Emmanuel

Mouret ("Shall We Kiss?", "Change of

Address") returns with this new roman-

tic comedy of manners and errors.

Comedy

Love at first sight

4 > 21 mar 2010 synoPsis French FiLm FesTiVaL

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eVeRy Jack has a Jill MA15+ 2009 - 80 MinsDirector: J. DevoldèreWith: M. Laurent – J. Bartha – V. Benguigui – B Boyd – M.BenichouIn the style of Julie Delpy’s "Two Days in Paris", first-time writer/director Jen-nifer Devoldere's tickling romantic comedy pokes fun at Parisian clichés in the city of love.

little nicolas G 2009 - 90 Mins

Director: L. Tirard

With: V. Lemercier – K. Merad –

S. Kiberlain – Anémone

Based on the famous comic books of

Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Gos-

cinny, this comedy is about the misad-

ventures of a mischievous little boy in

1950s France.

the aRmy of cRime

MA15+ 2009 - 133 Mins

Director: R. Guédiguian

With: V. Ledoyen – S. Abkarian – R.

Stevenin – A. Ascaride – J.P Darroussin

Paris, 1941. Exiled Armenian poet

Manouchian, finds common cause

with the Jews being rounded up and

reluctantly takes control of a rag-tag

group of young, resistance fighters.

maDemoiselle chamBon M - 2009 - 100 MinsDirector: Stéphane BrizéWith: S. Kiberlain – A. Atika – V. LindonStéphane Brizé’s new film is a softy-spoken portrait of two adults fighting to contain their carnal passions from spilling over into a full-blown affair.

neuilly yo mama!

G 2009 - 90 Mins

Director: G. Julien – Laferrière

With: R. Brakni – D. Podalydès –

S. Seghir – V. Lemercier – J. Balasko

This comedy is about a teen from a

working-class housing estate who

moves in among the foie gras-eating

set in the bourgeois Neuilly-sur-Seine.

in the Beginning

MA15+ 2009 - 135 Mins

Director: X. Giannoli With: E. Devos –

F. Cluzet – G. Depardieu

This drama, set in Northern France, is

based on the true story of a smalltime

swindler who deceives a whole region

in economic crisis by starting a huge

motorway construction.

leaVing MA15+ 2009 - 85 Mins

Director: C. Corsini

With: K. Scott Thomas – S. Lopez –

Y. Attal

Kristin Scott Thomas delivers yet an-

other French-language tour-de-force

turn in this simmering tale depicting a

bourgeois wife and mother abandoning

her respectable life for passion.

lucky luke G 2009 - 104 MinsDirector: J. Huth With: J. Dujardin –

M. Young – S. Testud – D. Prévost –

A. Lamy – M. Poupaud Based on the best-selling comics from

Morris and Goscinny, this movie is

about the adventures of the fearless

gunslinger in the Old West.

koRkoRo MA15+ 2009 - 111 MinsDirector: T. Gatlif With: M. Lavoine –

M.J. Croze – J. Thiérrée – Rufus –

C. Brandt – G. BabluaniThe multi-award winning new film from

Tony Gatlif is an historical drama based

on real-life stories of gypsies rounded

up in the German-occupied France of

1943.

résistanCe

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no PasaRan (Once upon a time in the south west) MA15+ 2009 - 88 Mins Director: E. Martin & E. Caussé With: R. de Palma – C. Lecomte – E. Na-varre – B. Blancan – M. Head – P. DurandThe wildly entertaining new comedy from Martin and Caussé sees a man pushed over the edge when developers threaten his property and livelihood.

welcome M - 2009 - 110 Mins

Director: P. Lioret

With: V. Lindon – A. Dana – F. Ayverdi

WELCOME is the outstanding new

drama from writer/director Philippe

Lioret about two men wrestling with

issues of lost love and dislocation.

white mateRial MA15+ 2010 - 102 MinsDirector: C. DenisWith: I. Huppert – C. Lambert – A. Ado – N. Duvauchelle – I. de Bankolé.Director Claire Denis is in top form, directing Isabelle Huppert in a drama about a woman struggling to survive an African revolution.

the tRue stoRy of

Puss'n Boots

G - 2009 – 80 Mins – Animation

Director: J. Deschamps – P. Hérold –

M.Makeieff

For generations, children around the

world have enjoyed the classic fairy

tale of Puss 'n' Boots, here freely

adapted for the big screen for first time.

skiRt Day MA15+ 2009 - 88 Mins

Director: J.P. Lilienfield

With: I. Adjani – D. Podalydès –

J. Berroyer

This gripping drama, universally relevant

and to-the-point on the challenges of mul-

ticulturalism and sexual politics, marks an

astonishing return to the big-screen by

Isabelle Adjani after a five-year absence.

tRouBle at timPeltillG - 2008 - 95 MinsDirector: N. Bary With: G. Depardieu – C. Bouquet -

..and a lot of Children !Kids rule in Nicolas Bary's whimsical,

family-friendly fantasy comedy about a

village where the children awaken one

morning to find their parents have left

them.

Tuesday 96.45 pm Tomorrow At Dawn9.15 pm Fashion VictimWednesday 106.45 pm First Snow8.45 pm Skirt DayThursday 116.45 pm Someone I Loved9.15 pm BellamyFriday 126.45 pm Mademoiselle Chambon9.15 pm Queen To PlaySaturday 132.30 pm Trouble At Timpeltill4.45 pm Legal Aid6.45 pm One For The Road9.15 pm Father Of My ChildrenSunday 141.45 pm Korkoro 4.15 pm LOL6.45 pm Micmacs9.15 pm Incognito

Monday 15

6.45 pm Please, Please Me!

8.45 pm Regrets

Tuesday 16

6.45 pm Little Nicolas

9.15 pm Neuilly Yo Mama

Wednesday 17

6.45 pm Welcome

9.15 pm Blame It On Mum

Thursday 18

6.45 pm Wild Grass

9.15 pm I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

Friday 19

6.15 pm In The Beginning

9.15 pm The Hedgehog

Saturday 20

4.00 pm The Army Of Crime

6.45 pm Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

9.15 pm Welcome

Sunday 21


6.30 pm Gainsbourg - Closing Night

Thursday 4

7.00 pm Micmacs - Opening Night

Friday 56.45 pm Tomorrow At Dawn

9.15 pm Welcome

Saturday 6

12.15 pm Puss’n’Boots

2.15 pm OSS 117, Lost In Rio


6.45 pm Lucky Luke

9.15 pm Every Jack Has A Jill

Sunday 7

1.45 pm Anything For Her

4.15 pm The First Day Of The Rest...

6.45 pm Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

9.15 pm Making Plans For Lena

Monday 8

12.00 pm Change Of Plans

2.15 pm You’ll Miss Me

4.15 pm White Material

6.45 pm Leaving

8.45 pm In Your Arms

Level 1, Como Centre Cnr Chapel St & Too rak Rd South YarraPalace cinema como

aBc moVie

Kids


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Friday 56.30 pm Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

9.00 pm White MaterialSaturday 612.30 pm Skirt Day2.30 pm You’ll Miss Me4.30 pm In Your Arms6.30 pm Micmacs9.00 pm LeavingSunday 71.00 pm Tomorrow At Dawn3.30 pm Mademoiselle Chambon6.00 pm Every Jack Has A Jill8.15 pm LOLMonday 812.00 pm First Snow2.00 pm Puss’n’Boots4.00 pm Lucky Luke6.30 pm Welcome9.00 pm Anything For HerTuesday 96.30 pm Making Plans For Lena 9.00 pm First SnowWednesday 106.30 pm No Pasaran8.30 pm The First Day Of The Rest...

Thursday 116.30 pm One For The Road9.00 pm Korkoro Friday 126.30 pm The Hedgehog9.00 pm Please, Please Me!Saturday 131.45 pm The Army Of Crime4.30 pm Little Nicolas6.30 pm Someone I Loved9.00 pm Wild GrassSunday 142.00 pm Trouble At Timpeltill4.00 pm Queen To Play6.30 pm Blame It On Mum8.45 pm BellamyMonday 156.30 pm I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

8.30 pm Legal AidTuesday 166.30 pm Incognito8.30 pm The Army Of CrimeWednesday 176.30 pm Regrets9.00 pm Neuilly Yo MamaThursday 186.30 pm Father Of My Children9.00 pm OSS 117, Lost In RioFriday 196.30 pm Change Of Plans9.00 pm LOLSaturday 206.30 pm OSS 117, Lost In Rio9.00 pm Change Of PlansSunday 212.15pm Father Of My Children4.30 pm LOL

Palace Balwyn231 Whitehorse Road BALWYN

rak Rd South Yarra

Friday 56.15 pm I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

8.15 pm Leaving

Saturday 6

1.45 pm Fashion Victim

4.00 pm Anything For Her

6.15 pm Father Of My Children


Sunday 7

1.30 pm First Snow

3.30 pm In Your Arms

5.30 pm Lucky Luke

8.00 pm You’ll Miss Me

Monday 8

1.00 pm Wild Grass

3.30 pm Micmacs

6.00 pm Making Plans For Lena

8.30 pm Every Jack Has A Jill

Tuesday 9

6.15 pm Skirt Day

8.15 pm No Pasaran

Wednesday 10

6.15 pm Tomorrow At Dawn

8.30 pm Mademoiselle Chambon

Thursday 11

6.15 pm Blame It On Mum

8.30 pm Queen To Play

Friday 12

6.15 pm Korkoro

8.45 pm LOL

Saturday 13

1.45 pm Regrets

4.15 pm Please, Please Me!

6.15 pm Bellamy

8.45 pm White Material

Sunday 14

3.00 pm Welcome

5.30 pm Mademoiselle Chambon

8.00 pm Neuilly Yo Mama

Monday 15

6.15 pm Incognito - Special Event

8.15 pm Little Nicolas

Tuesday 16

6.15 pm Legal Aid

8.15 pm One For The Road

Wednesday 17

6.15 pm The First Day Of The Rest...

8.45 pm Someone I Loved

Thursday 18


9.00 pm LOL

Friday 19


8.30 pm Change Of Plans

Saturday 20

6.15 pm Father Of My Children


Sunday 21

4.00 pm The Hedgehog


kino cinemas45 Collins St. Melbourne

Friday 56.45 pm Wild Grass9.15 pm Lucky LukeSaturday 62.15 pm No Pasaran4.15 pm Making Plans For Lena6.45 pm White Material9.15 pm WelcomeSunday 712.45 pm No Pasaran2.45 pm Puss’n’Boots4.45 pm Skirt Day6.45 pm Leaving8.45 pm First SnowMonday 81.15 pm Fashion Victim3.30 pm Tomorrow At Dawn6.00 pm Mademoiselle Chambon8.30 pm OSS 117, Lost In RioSpecial EventTuesday 96.30 pm In Your Arms8.30 pm You’ll Miss Me Wednesday 106.45 pm Anything For Her9.00 pm Every Jack Has A JillThursday 116.45 pm Micmacs9.15 pm Legal AidFriday 126.45 pm Incognito8.45 pm Neuilly Yo MamaSaturday 131.45 pm The Hedgehog4.15 pm OSS 117, Lost In Rio6.45 pm LOL9.15 pm Blame It On MumSunday 141.00 pm The First Day Of The Rest...

3.30 pm Someone I Loved6.00 pm Please, Please Me!8.30 pm Little NicolasMonday 156.45 pm Korkoro9.15 pm One For The RoadTuesday 166.45 pm Regrets9.15 pm BellamyWednesday 176.45 pm Queen To Play9.00 pm The Army Of CrimeThursday 186.45 pm Welcome9.15 pm Change Of PlansFriday 196.45 pm Father Of My Children9.15 pm I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive

Saturday 206.45 pm LOL9.15 pm Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Sunday 212.30 pm Change Of Plans4.45 pm OSS 117, Lost In Rio

Palace westgaRth89 High St, NORTHCOTE

4 > 21 mar 2010 screening scheduLe French FiLm FesTiVaL

Following the Closing night screening of Joann Sfar’s biopic on French dandy Serge Gainsbourg, the Alliance Française de Melbourne invites you to a very special Jeudi Jazzy.

Legendary icon and infamous bad boy, Serge Gainsbourg was to become a major influence on French popular music.

the new imPRomPtu QuaRtetThu 15 aPriL aT 8PmAlexander Nettlebeck - PianoKhari Cabral Simmons - Bass Ben Kosi-Karsay - Drums

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music 25 mar - 15 aPr - 6 may 2010

fiona thoRn sings seRge gainsBouRg Thu 25 march aT 8Pm

JeudiJazzy

the changes.Thu 6 may aT 8PmGil Askey - Trumpet & VocalsPaul Williamson - Saxophone & VocalsJex Saarelaht - PianoMike Jordan - Drums & VocalsGeoff Kluke - Bass

Venue Alliance Française

$18 per ticketBookings essential as

seats are limited: 9525 3463

Australia's leading performer of French chansons, Fiona Thorn, will add her touch to some major hits, including some from the 1960s, a tribute to his masterpiece Melody Nelson, and lesser-known gems.

Fiona studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris and has performed in the U.K. (Bloomsbury

Theatre, London, Edinburgh Festival) and Australia (Sydney Opera House, Spiegeltent, Adelaide Cabaret Festival). She is backed by musical director John Thorn.

Alliance Française offers French cours-es in a friendly and intimate environ-ment, with a class size of between 5 and 15 students. All our teachers are fully qualified native French speakers who wish to share their passion for the French language and culture. Founded in 1890, the Alliance Française de Melbourne has many years of exper-tise in teaching. It is the first language school for French in Victoria with more than 3,500 students per year.All our courses are oriented towards conversation, with a special emphasis on communication in real-life situations. Classes are conducted almost entirely in French in order to maximise each student’s opportunities to practice. We provide a wide range of times and days to suit your individual com-mitments. You can choose between 3

paces: Term Courses (once a week, evening or daytime), Express Courses (4 hours on Saturday mornings), or one-week Intensive Courses (during school holiday). A wide selection of workshops is also on offer.

Our courses are modeled after the Common European Framework stand-ards and conform to the criteria of the DELF and DALF diplomas. Alliance Française is the official exami-nation centre for these internationally-recognised qualifications. Private tuition and corporate courses tailored to your requirements are also available upon request.

For more information:www.afmelbourne.asn.au

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holiDay intensiVe

06 > 09 aPr

teRm couRses12 aPr > 21 jun

exPRess couRses

17 aPr > 15 may

22 may > 19 june

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euRoPean fRamewoRk gloBal scale

a1BeginneR 1 to 3Can understand and use familiar eve-ryday expressions and very basic phrases. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer ques-tions about personal details. Can inte-ract in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

a2BeginneR 4 to inteRmeDiate 3Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct ex-change of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

B1inteRmeDiate 4 to aDVanceD 6Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe ex-periences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

c1cuRRent affaiRs Delf/Dalf PRePaRationCan express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use lan-guage flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

c2PRiVate tuitionCan understand with ease virtually eve-rything heard or read. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situa-tions.

B2conVeRstion & gRammaR aRt, histoRy & cultuRe Delf/Dalf PRePaRation sPecial couRsesCan interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interac-tion with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can pro-duce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

AdultCourses

General CoursesBeginneR, inteRmeDiate , aDVanceD Language classes at Alliance Française cover 3 levels. Each level comprises six 20-hour sessions (Standard or Express Courses).

Special CoursesfRench foR tRaVelleRs PRonunciation woRkshoP PoDcast liteRatuRe anD cReatiVe wRiting conVeRsation & gRammaR aRt, histoRy & cultuRe Delf & Dalf PRePaRation cuRRent affaiRs

Paces and PricesholiDay intensiVe06 > 09 aPr

teRm couRses12 aPr > 21 jun 2 hours a week over 10 weeks Evening or daytime.

exPRess couRses sess a 17 aPr > 15 maysess b 22 may > 19 june4 hours a week over 5 weeks Saturday mornings.

Our courses are modeled after the Common European Framework standards for languages and conform to the criteria of the DELF and DALF diplomas. Please refer to the scale to find your level (from A1 to C2).

$192 - c/$173 12h/week

$165 - c/$150 10h/week

$325 - c/$295 General Courses

$330 - c/$300 Special Courses

soiRée Du maRDi Tues 6.30pm > 8 pm > All levels$17 / $14 for students or members

HighSchoolStudentsWhether you’re preparing for VCE, IB or just love the language, there is a course designed for you!

Paces and Pricesschool holiDay intensiVe couRses 06 > 09 aPr3 hours a day over 4 days.

teRm couRses 12 aPr > 21 jun1.5 hours a week over 10 weeks

CoursesaDo For secondary students enroled in Year 7 to Year 10.

Vce/iB Specially designed for Year 11 and 12 students, these courses help them to ease their way towards the final exam.

conVeRsation classes For advanced students who wish to practice their French and to feel more comfortable with their oral skills.

School Workshops* For 2 hours, groups of 10 to 30 students will participate in a theme-based workshop and take a tour of our building and its resource centre. These workshops cover the school curriculum and VCE Detailed Study subjects such as La Belle Époque, l’environnement, l’immigration, etc. Other topics may be re-quested, and an optional French breakfast or Buffet Campag-nard (country style) can be organised at extra cost.

* Cost: $18 per student attending, with a 5% discount for schools with Alliance Française membership. Accompanying teachers are of no extra cost.

$200

$250

Children2nD teRm couRses 12 aPr > 21 jun 1.5 hours a week over ten weeks

Alliance Française has many years of experience working with children. We offer your child the possibility of evolving through

3 different levels. Our programs provide hands-on activities to create an enjoyable yet effective learning

experience. Special courses are also avail-able for bilingual children who have

lived in France or have a French-speaking parent.

$260

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course guide news

BeRthe mouchette 2010 comPetition From may To augusT 2010

Since 1894 thousands of young Victorians have brought French poetry to life. The Berthe Mou-chette Competition, named in honour of the founder of the Alli-ance Française de Melbourne, of-fers each year a constant source of excitement for the participants and their teachers. The Alliance Française de Melbourne runs the competition and awards prizes (hundreds of dvds, books and en-cyclopedias) to the best students from Victorian Primary and Sec-ondary schools (Years 3 to 12). More than 12,000 candidates en-rol each year. The Fédération des Alliances Françaises d'Australie awards both the best year 11 student and Year 12 student with the La Pérouse Prize, a cultural trip to New Caledonia.

Key daTes For 2010Year 3 to 10 enrolments due by 30 Apr Year 11 and 12 enrolments 04 jun Year 9 and 10 written test due back by 07 jun Year 11 and 12 written test written tests due back 02 Aug

For complete information and to submit the online enrolment form visit our web-site at www.afmelbourne.asn.auor contact directly our coordinator Karine John. Tel: 9525 [email protected]

nouVeau Book cluB24 mars 2010

Tous les deux mois je vous invite à découvrir des auteurs et des livres autour d’une thématique. A chaque rencontre (toutes les 3 semaines), nous échangerons et partagerons nos points de vue, nos réactions ou nos sentiments sur nos aventures littéraires. Notre premier thème sera « les auteurs francophones ». Rendez-vous le 24 mars 2010 de 19h à 21h. L’inscription est réservée aux membres de l’Alliance française, elle se fait en ligne sur :[email protected] (Attention seuls les 10 premiers inscrits seront retenus). A très bientôt !Fabienne Roussel, responsable de la bibliothèque.

concouRs TouT Feu TouT sLam !

Participez à notre grand concours de slam et envoyez vos textes avant le 11 juin 2010 à Aurélie :[email protected] nombreux lots à gagner !! (DVD, tee-shirts, clés USB…) La remise des prix se fera au cours d’une soirée conviviale, organisée par l’Alliance française de Melbourne à l’occasion de la Fête de la Musique (21 juin).

Le slam, c’est quoi ? Le slam est un art oral, de la poé-sie urbaine qui se pratique dans des lieux publics comme les bars ou autres lieux associatifs. On vi-ent y dire, lire, scander, chanter ou jouer des textes de son cru sur des thèmes libres ou imposés. La participation est libre, le jugement et la critique sont rares.

All our classes prepare for the di-ploma. Ask your teacher for spe-cific activities and advice.

For more information:www.afmelbourne.asn.au

The Alliance francaise de Mel-bourne is accredited to conduct the DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française). Both diplomas are official qualifications awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of can-didates from outside France in the French language.

•Delf-Dalfmarch 2010 session15-27 march 2010

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Class / Level: ............................................................................................Day and time: .........................................................................................

Surname: ...........................................................................................First Name: ......................................................................................... Address: .............................................................................................. ..............................................................................................Suburb: .................................................Postcode: .............................. Phone: ..................................................................................................Email: ................................................................................................... Payment by:

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tiPs to make the most of youR leaRning exPe-Rience1 Experiment and take risksLeave perfectionism at the door and allow yourself to make mistakes because you will learn from them.

2 Set realistic expectationsIt takes time to become profi-cient in any language and ex-pect periods when you do not seem to be making any pro-gress at all.

3 Be proactive and organi-sedKeep track of your achieve-ments (last week, I learnt how to... I am now able to say...)

4 Study frequentlyIt is more efficient to break study time into smaller chunks than study infrequently for ex-tended periods of time. Try to do a few homework exercises every second day rather than doing all the homework the night before the class.

5 Enjoy French cultureDo not miss an opportunity to practice, either at the Alliance, at home or while going out. Say ‘bonjour’ to our recep-tionists, listen to the French news, visit French restaurants in Melbourne or take a trip to New Caledonia!

conDitions of enRolmentFeesEnrolment is not confirmed unless payment is made in full before the first lesson of the session. Any student who has paid for a course and who withdraws at least 5 working days prior to the commencement of that course will be entitled to a refund less a 20% processing fee. Application for a refund must be addressed in writing to the Director. The Alliance Française cannot be held responsible for students’ changes in work commitments or personal circumstances. Please note that fees cannot be refunded or transferred if a student cancels his/her enrolment less than 5 working days prior to the commencement of that course or once the term has started. Course fees cannot be transferred to private les-sons. Fees do not include textbooks unless otherwise specified. All prices are inclusive of GST.

cLassesThe Alliance Française reserves the right to cancel or reorganise classes. Minimum class size is 5. For classes with 4 students, the course fee remains the same but the duration of the course is reduced. (20h courses to 15h, 18h courses to 13h30, 15h courses to 12h). The smaller class size allows more per-sonal attention and the course program remains identical and will be covered at a faster pace. If a fifth student enrols, the class duration will return to normal. In the case of cancellation students may request a transfer to another class, a credit note or a full refund of fees paid. Please note: classes will not be held on Victorian public holidays but will be rescheduled to a suitable time within the session.

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contact usaLLiance Française de meLbourne51 Grey Street, 3182 St KildaVIC AustraliaorPO Box 2042, 3182 St Kilda West

Tel : (03) 9525 3463Fax : (03) 9525 [email protected]

office houRsMon - Thu 9.00 am to 8.30 pmFri 9.00 am to 6.00 pmSat 9.00 am to 4.30 pm

how to finD usMelway: 58 A9Trams: 16, 96, Fitzroy Street3, 5, 64, 67 St Kilda Junction (3, 64, 67 Alma Road)Carpark available on site.

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12 & 19 aPriL - 3 may 2010 cinema

les gens De la RizieRe (Rice PeoPle) cambodia mon 3 may / 6.30PmDirected by Rithy Panh1994 - 130 mins (with Engl subtitles)

This is the story of Vong Poeuv, his wife Yim Om and their seven daughters. Their lives, their joys, their beliefs and their survival are dictated by rice growing. A banal incident occurs, transforming the cycle of life into a cycle of death. In Cambodian refugee camps, when children are asked where rice comes from, they answer: "from U.N lorries". They have never seen a ricefield. One day, these children will have to learn to live in Cambodia, in other words, they will have to learn to cultivate, to plough and to work the land. This film shares this way of life, demonstrating the fragile equilib-rium on which it lies and the free-dom it represents.

west BeyRouth Lebanonmon 19 aPriL / 6.30PmDirected by Ziad Doueiri1998 - 100 mins (with Engl subtitles)

In April 1975, civil war breaks out. Beirut is partitioned along Muslim/Christian lines. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinat-ing, getting from West to East Beirut is a game. His mother wants to leave, but his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, an orphaned Christian living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, where he meets its legendary matron, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

hyÈnes (hyenas) senegaLmon 12 aPriL / 6.30PmDirected by Djibril Diop Mambety1992 - 110 mins (with Engl subtitles)

A once-prosperous Senegalese village has been falling further into poverty year by year until the village’s elders are reduced to selling town possessions to pay debts. Linguère, a former resi-dent and local beauty, now very rich, returns to the village of her birth. The elders hope that she will be a benefactor to the vil-lage. To encourage her generos-ity, they appoint Dramaan, a local grocer, as mayor—he who once courted her and will now try to persuade her to help. In fact, Lin-guère has returned with the inten-tion of sharing her millions with the village but only in return for an unexpected action. This plot twist brings human folly and cynicism into sharp focus.

fRancoPhone cinema seRies / cycle cinéma De la fRancoPhonieSince 1998, March 20 marks the International Francophonie Day. On this day, 49 countries around the world celebrate their shared French language. This year, the Alliance Française de Melbourne will offer a special Francophone Cinema Series, paying homage to talented directors from various Francoph-one countries.

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Join Sylvia Sagona, noted speaker in French art and culture, on this small group tour discovering

the landscapes and towns which inspired the Impressionists. The tour retraces their steps from

Montmartre to Auvers–sur–Oise, Pontoise, Rouen, Chatou, Vétheuil, La Roche–Guyon and Giverny.

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