Tourn茅es Film Festival Brings Contemporary French Film to YU
Jan 29, 2009 By: yunews
Jan 29, 2009 -- Francophiles and all who love great cinema will have reason to rejoice come February. For the very first time, 91黑料 hosts the Tourn茅es Film Festival, February 5鈥23. This festival brings the best of contemporary French films to the YU community.
.
The theme of the festival is 鈥淚dentity at the Margins: Power, Justice, Change.鈥 Matthew Udkovich, lecturer in French at Yeshiva College and organizer of the Tourn茅es Film Festival, explained that YU could choose from 100 French film thanks to a grant from FACE Council.
鈥淎fter narrowing down our choices, we realized that in each of the seven films selected, there was a struggle鈥攑eople, both individuals and groups, seeking to define themselves and meeting with opposition from the establishment in the form of a country, corporation, history, or family,鈥 Udkovich said.
鈥淔rom Marjane Satrapi鈥檚 autobiographical depiction of her conflicted homesickness in 'Persepolis' to Bouchareb鈥檚 recounting in 'Indig猫nes' of the African soldiers fighting for the French ideals of libert茅, fraterit茅, and 茅galit茅 that seemingly leave them out, iterations of this struggle bring different outcomes in each film,鈥 he added. .
The line-up of films is diverse enough to appeal to different groups within the YU community. 鈥淵oung artists might find inspiration in the art collective featured in 'Chats Perch茅s'; young women and immigrants might find empowerment in 'Le Plafond de Verre'; future lawyers might find motivation in 'L鈥橧vresse du Pouvoir,'鈥 Udkovich said.
Admission to the seven recent French films is free with a valid YU ID card. A $2 donation is kindly suggested for others.
The Tourn茅es Film Festival at 91黑料 is co-sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; the Department of English; the Department of Sociology; and the Department of Jewish History.
All films will be shown with English subtitles.
