On Screen This Week
Films at Luxe Cinemas :
Tauranga & Papamoa
Return of Festival Films
Venue : Luxe Cinemas Tauranga and Papamoa
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Part one)
De Gaulle: Liberté (Part two) from September (TBC)
June 1940. France collapses and signs the Armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man, Charles de Gaulle, refuses to give up. Taking the ultimate gamble he flees to London and seeks to convince the world that the battle for France is neither over or lost. What follows next is a triumphant story of faith, audacity and an unshakeable quest for freedom. Antonin Baudry has crafted a powerful and dramatic view of a man at the very centre of a turning point in history, on his path to becoming a 20th century leader and cultural icon. The reality of intense politics, family struggles and the impact of war are deftly drawn in this geopolitical thriller, which has been more than five years in the making.
If you missed part 1 during the Festival, make sure you see it this time round.
If you saw part 1, you won’t want to miss part 2.
The Colours of Time / La Venue de L’Avenir
Four distant cousins are part of a wider family group which can be traced to the last occupant of a house in rural Normandy abandoned in 1944. Seb, Abdel, Céline and Guy, discover there the existence of Adèle Vermillard, their ancestor who in 1895 aged 20 left her native Normandy for Paris in search of her mother. While exploring the house, left untouched since the 1940s, they excavate the life of their ancestor – photos and paintings from the end of the 19th century are preserved in the house, along with letters to Adèle which help them form a picture of her story.
Une trentaine de personnes issues d’une même famille apprennent qu’ils vont recevoir en héritage une maison abandonnée depuis des années. Quatre de ces cousins lointains sont chargés d’en faire l’état des lieux. Ils vont alors découvrir des trésors cachés et se retrouver sur les traces d’une mystérieuse Adèle, qui a quitté sa Normandie natale pour la capitale, en 1895.
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FUx_QApVDw&t=7s
Date: Still screening…
Venue : Luxe Cinemas Papamoa
Association Francaise Tauranga Ciné Club
Date: Monday September 21 (more details to follow)
Venue : Luxe Cinema Tauranga
For info about what is coming up and how to join the association, go to Association Francaise Tauranga
Tauranga Film Society
Queen Margot / La Reine Margot (2024)
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil and Vincent Perez star in Chéreau’s operatic, blood-splattered historical epic of bed-hopping and court intrigue set amidst the religious wars of the 17th century. It is based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.
Poussé par sa mère Catherine de Médicis, Charles IX contraint sa sœur Marguerite à épouser Henri de Navarre. Ce mariage vise à apaiser le climat de tension qui règne en France, pays déchiré par les guerres de religion. Margot déteste son époux et aime avec passion son amant, La Môle.
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCPByEp3KI&t=50s
Date: Wednesday August 19th 6pm
Venue : Luxe Cinema Tauranga
For more details, go to the Tauranga Film Society site.
DVDs to Lend Out
I have approximately 120 French DVDs that anyone who is still able to view DVDs is most welcome to borrow. There are comedies and dramas, recent and older films, famous actors and less famous. All are subtitled in English.
Let me know if you don’t have, but would like, the catalogue and then make your choice.
shelley@lovefrench.nz or ph 07 578 9416. No charge.
Au petit écran – on the Small Screen
TV NZ OnDemand : has a number of French movies in their Foreign Language section including Voltaire and The Paris Murders:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/categories/foreign-languageVoltaire in Love
Voltaire in Love & The Paris Murders on TV NZ On Demand Now
Voltaire : Contre l’intolérance, l’homme qui ne voulait pas se taire.
This portrait of a young man shaped by exile and personal tragedy explores the experiences that forged one of history’s most influential philosophers.
The Paris Murders :
Gifted with razor-sharp intuition, a police profiler teams up with a savvy homicide detective to crack the toughest of cases.
Netflix : Lots of excellent French series & films to suit all tastes.
Library Movie Streaming:
All you need is a Tauranga City library card and the internet and you will be able to access over a thousand films and documentaries via Beamafilm, or classical music, concerts, ballets ,documentaries, artist portraits and education programmes via Medici TV. All access is free.
For more info: https://library.tauranga.govt.nz/digital-library/streaming
PS: The library also has real books and, in particular, a French novel section.
TV NZ OnDemand : has a number of French movies in their Foreign Language section:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/categories/foreign-language
Maori Channel : Keep an eye out for their Sunday evening films that are usually repeated at noon on the Monday. They frequently show foreign films and often French ones.
https://www.maoriplus.co.nz/
