On Screen This Week
Maori TV Channel
Paris Memories (Revoir Paris) November 23rd & 24th
Showing at 8.45 pm on Sunday evening and at 11.30am on Monday ( et on demand ???)
Three months after surviving a terrorist attack, Mia is still traumatised and unable to recall events. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps. The film is not directly based on the Bataclan terrorist attack (2015). However, it is inspired by the experience of the director’s own brother who survived the attack.
Le film Revoir Paris n’est pas directement basé sur le Bataclan, mais il s’inspire de l’attentat de 2015. Il est centré sur la résilience d’une survivante d’un attentat dans une brasserie parisienne, explorant son traumatisme et son cheminement pour se reconstruire, un parcours qui fait écho aux vécus des victimes de cette soirée. L’histoire de Mia, est inspirée par l’expérience du frère de la réalisatrice, qui a survécu à l’attentat du Bataclan.
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYB__HUfFy4
Films at Luxe Cinemas :
My Brother’s Band (En fanfare) Coming in December
Thibaut (the exceptional Benjamin Lavernhe, Delicious) is a beloved and internationally celebrated orchestra conductor who travels the globe. When a health crisis and subsequent DNA test inadvertently reveals he was adopted as an infant, Thibaut discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy (rising star Pierre Lottin), who lives in more modest circumstances; he works in a school cafeteria, cares for his mother and plays the trombone in a community brass band. The pair seem to have little else in common other than a love of performance, but sensing his sibling’s exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate and try to help nurture his brother’s untapped gifts.
Thibaut est un chef d’orchestre de renommée internationale qui parcourt le monde. Lorsqu’il apprend qu’il a été adopté, il découvre l’existence d’un frère, Jimmy, employé de cantine scolaire et qui joue du trombone dans une fanfare du nord de la France.
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvT2Cd8bq0U
The Arts Junction Katikati 16th November
When Fall is Coming (Quand vient l’automne)
Michelle, a retiree in Burgundy, expects her grandson Lucas but a mistake ruins her plans. Her friend Marie-Claude’s son is released from prison, reviving Michelle’s purpose.
Michelle, une femme âgée, profite de sa retraite dans la campagne. Elle jardine, va à l’église, cuisine et côtoie quotidiennement Marie-Claude, son amie de longue date.
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
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/
