FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA
VALENTINE'S DAY PROMOTION
 
 
Only 3 days left to find the perfect Valentine's Day gift?

We've got good news: we have the best movie deal!

 5 days of Cinema: Opening Gala with Directors, Actors and International French  cuisine, Premieres, Short & Animated films, Documentaries, Classic Retrospectives, Q&A, Champagne with celebrities and much more... ...

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Buy your loved ones a wonderful break in their daily routine and benefit from our EARLY-BIRD discount by 2/15.

go to http://focusonfrenchcinema.com/


THE WEEK AHEAD | FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 19
Tuesday February 16| 1:30pm
Byram Shubert Library
 
REED LECTURE CONVERSATION
Marie Curie - Une Femme Deux Nobel

En 1903, L'Académie des sciences de Stockholm décernait le prix Nobel de Physique à Pierre et Marie Curie ainsi qu'à Henri Becquerel  pour la découverte de la radioactivité naturelle. Elle récidivait en décernant à la seule Marie Curie le prix Nobel de chimie en 1911. Du jamais vu!
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday February 16| 5-6pm
Byram Shubert Library
 
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB                    
Go Set a Watchman

It is a novel by Harper Lee, the long awaited  sequel to the American classic, to Kill a Mockingbird.  Twenty-six-year old Jean Louise Finch returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus.  Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns the truth....
 
 
Thursday February 18 |  6:30pm
Avon Theatre |Stamford, CT.
 
Focus on French Cinema of the AFG presents:                     
FRENCH CINEMATHEQUE

6:30 pm  
Pre-screening glass of wine at the
NEW  Chez Vous Bistro just steps from the Avon Theatre.
188 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT.

7:30 pm
The River (Le Fleuve)

In West Bengal, both Harriet, the daughter of a jute mill owner, and her best friend, Valerie, become captivated by dashing visitor Captain John, who ignores them for sultry Milanie. However, all find that their lives are shaken up after Harriet's brother is involved in a tragedy.  The River is a 1951 film directed by Jean Renoir.
Friday February 19| 9:30am
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CAFÉ FRANCO-AMÉRICAIN                       

Every other Friday, members meet for a cup of coffee, tea and treats while chatting in French and English. Extremely popular. Rsvp very limited!
 
Looking for native French speakers!
 

 
COMING SOON
 
 
CONFERENCE
Tuesday February 23 |1:30pm
The Selling of Impressionism
 
Round Hill Community Church
 
 
 
Focus on French Cinema of the AFG presents:
CINÉ-CLUB  
Thursday February 25 | 7pm
Two Days, One Night (Deux Jours, Une Nuit)
 
Byram Shubert Library