The opening night screening will be the North American premiere of Maïwenn Le Besco’s Polisse which won the Prix du Jury (Jury Prize) at the Festival de Cannes earlier this year. It was a controversial choice, however, as critical opinion was sharply divided. It tells the story of a journalist who covers the Police Department's Juvenile Protection Unit and becomes involved in an affair with one of her subjects. Some critics compared it to dramas such as The Wire.
The closing night film will be Les neiges du Kilimandjaro (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) by Robert Guédiguian. Unrelated to the Hemingway short story or the 1952 film based on that starring Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner, this film takes its inspiration from a Victor Hugo poem "Les Pauvres Gens" ("How Good Are the Poor"). It tells the story of a working-class neighbourhood in Marseille and the effects of a home invasion.
Other titles that will screen over the next week-and-a-half include many highlights from Cannes and TIFF: Aki Kaurismäki’s FIPRESCI prize-winner Le Havre, Pierre Schöller’s FIPRESCI (Un Certain Regard) prize-winner L'Exercice de l'État (The Minister), Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon’s La fée (The Fairy), Ismaël Ferroukhi’s Les hommes libres (Free Men), André Téchiné’s Impardonnables (Unforgivable), Alain Cavalier’s Pater, Bruno Rolland’s Léa, Frédéric Louf’s J'aime regarder les filles (18 Years Old and Rising), Rémi Bezançon’s Un Heureux Evenement (A Happy Event), and Cédric Kahn’s Une Vie Meilleure (A Better Life).
Films will be screened twice each. A number of them will be presented by the filmmakers. On Saturday November 5, there will be a Meet with Maïwenn at 3:15. The next day at 3:30 hosts Conversation with Cédric Klapiasvceh who is here to present Ma part du gâteau (My Piece of the Pie). On Saturday November 12, the festival will hold a Political Round Table at 3:30pm.
The 2011 Festival de films francophones CINEMANIA continues until Sunday November 13 at the Cinéma Impérial, 1432 Rue de Bleury.
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2011 CINEMANIA FILMS
A BETTER LIFE
CEDRIC KAHN & DENISE ROBERT will be present Friday November 4th (7:15PM). ...
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A HAPPY EVENT
LOUISE BOURGOIN will be present Saturday November 12th (10:45AM) and Sunday November 13th (3:30PM). ...
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ALL OUR DESIRES
Director Philippe Lioret's latest is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year following the incredible success of WELCOME (CINEMANIA,...
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EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AND RISING
It's 1981, on the eve of Francois Mitterrand's election. There's an air of excitement, almost of revolution, in working class...
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FREE HANDS
FREE HANDS is a remarkably intense and powerful autobiographical work - first-time feature director Brigitte Sy re-tells her personal story of a...
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FREE MEN
In 1942, Paris is a city occupied by German forces. Younes (Tahar Rahim, star of A PROPHET), a young illiterate Algerian who lives precariously...
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HEADWINDS
Paul (Benoît Magimel) still suffers terrible anxiety nearly a year after his beloved wife Sarah (Audrey Tautou, of AMÉLIE) disappears...
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IF YOU DIE, I KILL YOU
CINEMANIA 2008 audiences were blown away by Hiner Saleem's BENEATH THE ROOFTOPS OF PARIS. His eagerly awaited IF YOU DIE, I KILL YOU, has been...
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IN TURMOIL
A powerhouse cast (Mathilde Seigner as Helene, Clovis Cornillac as her husband Franck, Yvan Attal as an old buddy) deliver a compelling and...
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LE HAVRE
Renowned Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki also scripted this endearing dramatic comedy, the story of a failed author in the port city of Le...
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LÉA
Director Bruno Rolland's first feature stars Anne Azoulay as Léa. She lives a spartan existence in Le Havre, totally devoted to looking...
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LES LYONNAIS
Edmond Vidal (Gérard Lanvin), nicknamed "Momon", grows up in miserable surroundings in a gypsy encampment. Proud of his origins he...
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MILES FROM ANYWHERE
Christina, (Christelle Cornil), soon to turn 30, lives in the Charleroi region of Belgium with Marco, her long-term partner. Christina holds down a...
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MY PIECE OF THE PIE
CEDRIC KLAPISCH will be present Saturday November 5th (7:15PM) and Sunday November 6th (3:30PM). ...
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NO AND ME
Lou (Nina Rodriguez), a polite, petite and precocious 13 year-old Parisian, is smart-beyond her-years, still immature, and anything but streetwise....
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OF WOMEN AND HORSES
Gracieuse (Marina Hands, AN ORDINARY EXECUTION), is an equestrian who trains young horses and is painfully forced to part with them when they are...
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PATER
DOMINIQUE BESNEHARD will be present Thursday November 8th (11:15AM). ...
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POINT BLANK
With his latest thriller, director Fred Cavayé ratchets-up the suspense-ometer several notches from his ground-breaking and crowd-pleasing...
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POLISS
MAÏWENN will be present Thursday November 3rd (7:30PM), Friday November 4th (2:00PM) and Saturday November 5th (3:15PM - MEET MAÏWENN). ...
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SECOND CHANCE
YVES JACQUES will be present Friday November 4th (9:30PM). ...
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THE DAY I SAW YOUR HEART
Director Jennifer Devoldère puts the minefield of Jewish father-daughter relationships under the microscope in this poignantly contemporary...
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THE FAIRY
DOMINIQUE ABEL & FIONA GORDON will be present Wednesday November 9th (7:00PM) and Thursday November 10th (9:30PM). ...
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THE MINISTER
PIERRE SCHOELLER will be present Saturday November 12th (1:00PM and 3:30PM) and Sunday November 13th (11:15AM). ...
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THE MOON CHILD
We're privy to a rare friendship, that of David (Vincent Lindon) age 50, professor and dermatological surgeon, and his patient Romain (Quentin...
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THE NIGHT CLERK
DOMINIQUE BESNEHARD will be present Monday November 7th (9:30PM) and Wednesday November 9th (11:00AM). ...
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THE PREY
Escaped convict Franck (an uncharacteristically tough and muscular Albert Dupontel), keeps one step ahead of the police as he desperately tries to...
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THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
Robert Guédiguian, great champion of social causes, worked with his loyal actors (Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin) to create his...
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THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER
Two of the great classics of French cinema are the late Claude Berri's 1986 adaptations of Marcel Pagnol's 1962 novels, JEAN DE FLORETTE...
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TOP FLOOR, LEFT WING
François (Hippolyte Girardot), a Paris bailiff, is serving an eviction notice in the suburban "projects" on a father & son...
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UNFORGIVEABLE
THIS FILM DOES NOT HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. ...
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VOIR LA MER
PATRICE LECONTE & PAULINE LEFEVRE will be present Thursday November 10th (7:30PM) and Friday November 11th (1:00PM). ...
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YOU WILL BE MY SON
Having produced many prestigious CINEMANIA films (including NO AND ME in this year's program), the multi-talented Gilles Legrand wore his...
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