Program for the 17th March for “La Semaine de la Francophonie”
Alliance Française de Delhi
in collaboration with
The High Commission of Canada
& Québec Government Office
presents
Gabrielle
Film Screening
Thursday, 17th March 2016, 10am
M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
Initial release: 16 Oct 2013
Director: Louise Archambault
Running time: 1h 44min
French with English subtitles
Free Entry. Open to all
Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend Martin, at the recreation centre where they are choir members, they have been inseparable. However, because they are “different,” their loved ones are fearful of their relationship. As the choir prepares for an important music festival, Gabrielle does everything she can to gain her independence. As determined as she is, Gabrielle must still confront other people’s prejudices as well as her own limitations in the hope of experiencing a love far from the “ordinary”.
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HENRI HENRI
Film Screening
Thursday, 17th March 2016, 2pm
M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
Initial release: 2013
Director and Writer: Martin Talbot
Running time: 100min
French with English subtitles
Free Entry. Open to all
Orphaned and forgotten by all, shy and unassuming Henri has created the perfect job to suit his unique talent. He maintains the lamps and light fittings at the convent he has called home for his entire life. When he is forced to leave the protective walls of the institution, he is suddenly thrown into a foreign environment and the real world quickly overwhelms him. While he dedicates himself to bringing light into the lives of others, his great sadness is that he remains unable to step out of the shadows. Armed only with his innocence and sincerity, he will try to help his kindred spirits, the lonely and the isolated, out of obscurity, so that he too may finally be seen in the eyes of the world. Above all, he will try to rekindle the flame in the heart of his secret love, Hélène, who has been living in darkness for so long.
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Les Belles-sœurs
Play Reading in English
Conceptualized and presented by Dr. Vijaya Rao
Thursday, 17th March 2016, 7pm
M. L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi
Germaine Lauzon invites her sisters, sisters-in-law, and neighbors to her house to help her stick one million trading stamps, that she has just won, into booklets. Set in the working class district of Montreal, les Belles Soeurs brings together 15 women who narrate the drudgery of their mundane existence and their little joys. A funny play, replete with black humor, Les Belles Soeurs changed the course of theatre in Quebec.
The play reading has been conceptualized and is being presented by Dr. Vijaya Rao, French and francophone studies, School of Languages, JNU.
Followed by
Kathak performance by Anjali Patil
Born to the new generation of Kathak dancers and choreographers, Anjali Patil has trained in India under renowned gurus Padmabhushan Kumudini Lakhia and Late Pandita Rohini Bhate. As the founder and artistic director of Aroha Fine Arts in Ottawa, Patil has developed numerous group and solo choreographies that showcase her mastery and skill in Kathak with works that enchant and engage her audiences.
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