The 2011 French Film Festival Festival Line-Up Manila: June 8-19 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall Cebu:

June 23-25 at the Ayala Center Cebu Quezon City: June 28- July 2 at the UP Film Institute Film Adle Blanc Sec Le Marquis Un Poison Violent Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard Les enfants de Timpelbach LAutre Yea r 2010 2010 2010 200 8 Director Luc Besson Dominique Farrugia Katell Quillvr Luc Besson Genre Adventure Action comedy Drama Animation Runtime 1h47 1h28 1h32 1h34 1h35 1h37 1h26 1h30 1h36 1h35

200 Nicolas Bary Children 8 200 Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Drama 8 Trividic 7 ans 200 Jean Pascal Hattu Drama 6 Dans les cordes 200 Magaly Richard-Serrano Drama 6 Le dernier des fous 200 Laurent Achard Drama 6 La Tte de Maman 200 Carine Tardieu Drama 5 Sandrine Bonnaire Retrospective Joueuse 200 Caroline Bottaro Romance 9 Elle sappelle Sabine 2007 Sandrine Bonnaire Documentary Mademoiselle 200 Philippe Lioret Drama 0 La Crmonie 1995 Claude Chabrol Drama Sans toit ni Loi 1985 Agns Varda Drama nos amours 1983 Maurice Pialat Romance Tribute to Philippine Cinema (June 12) Pisay 200 Auraeus Solito Comedy 9 Ang Pagdadalaga ni 2007 Auraeus Solito Comedy Maximo Oliveros Basal Banar (Sacred Auraeus Solito Documentary Ritual of Truth) Painted Reality 2010 Henry Burgos Short Boxing in the 2011 Raya Martin Short with live Philippine Islands musical scoring

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The 2011 French Film Festival Film Synopses (Without Images) Manila: June 8-19 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall Cebu: June 23-25 at the Ayala Center Cebu Quezon City: June 28- July 2 at the UP Film Institute

LAutre (The Other One) (2008) Directors Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic Actors Dominique Blanc; Cyril Gue; Peter Bonke; Christle Tual; Anne Benot; Charlotte Clamens Christian Chaussex; Paula Keiller Anne-Marie has a peaceful break-up with her boyfriend Alex, who she doesn't love anymore. However, upon learning that another woman has come into his life, she becomes insanely jealous...

La Tte de maman (Mothers smile) (2005)

Director Carine Tardieu Actors Karin Viard; Kad Merad; Pascal Elb; Chlo Coulloud; Jane Birkin; Jrme Kircher Sarah Cohen-Hadria; Arthur Ligerot; Suzy Falk; Nanou Garcia; Danile Hugues; Abbs Zahmani ; Christophe Rossignon; Alexandre Fogelmann; Marilia Lorgeril (de); Lise Lamtrie Synopsis Twenty years ago, a few years before I was born, mom loved a guy. Twenty years ago, they were forced apart and when the silly fool left, he took my moms smile with him. Ive gotta find him, gotta bring him back for mom. Otherwise, Ill die. Lulu, 15 years old. Film production and distribution Associate production company : Nord-Ouest Films Co-production : France 2 Cinma, Rhne-Alpes Cinma, UGC Images, M6 Films Film export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International French distribution : UGC Distribution (ex International) Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Drama Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France)

Production year : 2005 French release : 28/03/2007 Runtime : 1h 35mn Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85 Sound format : Dolby DTS Official website : www.latetedemaman-lefilm.com/

Un Poison Violent (Love like poison) (2010) Director Katell Quillvr Actors Clara Augarde; Lio ; Michel Galabru; Stefano Cassetti; Thierry Neuvic; Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil Synopsis Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and is confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a freespirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesnt know if it is to God, or something else. Film production and distribution Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Drama Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) Production year : 2010 French release : 04/08/2010 Runtime : 1h 32mn Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85

Le dernier des fous (The last among the crazy ones) (2006) Director Laurent Achard Actors Julien Cochelin; Pascal Cervo; Annie Cordy; Fettouma Bouamari; Dominique Reymond; Jean-Yves Chatelais Florence Giorgetti; Dorine Bouteiller; Thomas Laroppe; Nicolas Leclere; Nicolas Pignon; Chamsedine Miri Tho Puiseux; Synopsis Its summer and the beginning of the long vacation period for eleven-year-old Martin, who lives on a farm, and, at a loss, observes his familys disintegration: his mother lives locked up in her room; his older brother, who he adores, drowns himself in drink; and his father, dominated by Martins grandmother, is a helpless onlooker to the familys collapse. Although Mistigri, his cat, and Malika, the Moroccan maid, afford him some comfort, Martin is determined to put an end to this confusion.

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Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Drama Production language : French Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium) Production year : 2006 French release : 03/01/2007 Runtime : 1h 36mn Current status : Released Visa number : 113.863 Visa issue date : 16/11/2006 Approval : Yes Production formats : 35mm Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85 Sound format : DTS

Les enfants de Timpelbach (Trouble at Timpeltill) (2008) Director Nicolas Bary Actors Raphal Katz; Adle Exarchopoulos; Lo Legrand; Grard Depardieu; Carole Bouquet; Armelle Tilly Mandelbrot (Erna) ; Lola Crton; Baptiste Betoulaud; Martin Jobert; Lola Crton; Lo Paget Ilona Bachelier; Jol Demarty; ric Naggar; Eric Godon; Philippe Mercier; Odile Matthieu Stphane Bissot; Thierry Desroses; Olivier Leborgne; Laure Roldan; Franois Damiens; Valentine Bouly Vanille Ougen; Manon Chevallier; Maxime Riquier; David Cognaux; Julien DUBOIS; Synopsis In the village of Timpeltill, the children pass their time playing pranks on others and resisting every kind of authority. At the end of their rope, the parents decide to leave the village... for what they think will be a day. A village with no parents! It's not bad news for everyone. Two gangs of children then confront each other, each determined to be the sole gang to control the village. Film export/Foreign Sales : Path Distribution French distribution : Path Distribution Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Children's films, Adventure Production language : French Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium, Luxembourg) Production year : 2008 French release : 17/12/2008 Runtime : 1h 35mn Current status : Released Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 2.35 Sound format : Dolby DTS Official website : timpelbach-lefilm.com/

Dans les cordes (Inside the ring) (2006) Director Magaly Richard-Serrano Actors Richard Anconina; Maria De Medeiros; Louise Szpindel; Stphanie Sokolinski; Bruno Putzulu; JeanPierre Kalfon Diouc Koma; Chems Dahmani; Ninon Brtcher Synopsis

Angie and Sandra are 18 years old. They've been raised as sisters by Joseph, Angie's father and Sandra's uncle. He's also been their trainer, programming them to win the national French boxing championship finals. But Angie loses and Sandra wins Angie wants a rematch at any cost, but Joseph has decided otherwise. Film production and distribution

Associate production company: Sunday Morning Productions Co-production : Rhne-Alpes Cinma Film export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International French distribution : Pyramide Distribution Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Drama Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) Production year : 2006 French release : 04/04/2007 Runtime : 1h 30mn Current status : Released Production formats : 35mm Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85 Sound format : Dolby DTS 7 Ans (7 Years) (2006) Director Jean-Pascal Hattu Actors Valrie Donzelli; Bruno Todeschini; Cyril Troley; Pablo De la Torre; Nadia Kaci While Vincent is in prison for 7 years, his wife Mait takes a lover. This lover happens to be a guard in the prison. She is caught in a game of guilt, pleasure, and obligation. Film production and distribution Associate production company : Les Films du Blier Film export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International French distribution : Pyramide Distribution Full credits

Executive Producer : Justin Taurand Screenwriters : Jean-Pascal Hattu, Gilles Taurand, Guillaume Daporta Director of Photography : Pascal Poucet Sound Recordists : Xavier Piroelle, Yolande Decarsin, Sbastien Savine, Emmanuel Croset Press Attach (film) : Annie Maurette Editor : Anne Klotz Continuity supervisor : Hlne Chevr Production Designer : Sophie Chandoutis Costume Designer : Anne Lavedan Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Drama Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) Production year : 2006 French release : 21/02/2007 Runtime : 1h 26mn Current status : Released Production formats : 35mm Screening format : 35mm

Le Marquis (2010) shot in Cebu in 2010 Dominique Farrugia Franck Dubosc; Richard Berry; Jean-Hugues Anglade; Luisa Ranieri; Sara Martins; Pascale Louange Jol Torre; Fred Scotlande; Alain Zef

Thomas Gardesse, a traveling alarm systems salesman, is arrested for a minor offense and sentenced to six months imprisonment. To win the respect of his fellow inmates, he claims he is "The Marquis," a brilliant robber whose identity has remained a mystery. Two weeks before his release, an armed robber named Quentin Tasseau helps him escape and takes him to Manila so he can take part in a robbery whose mastermind requires the talents of the Marquis...

Feature film Genres : Fiction Subgenres : Comedy Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) Production year : 2010 French release : 09/03/2011 Runtime : 1h 28mn Current status : Released Visa number : 122.385 Visa issue date : 27/01/2011 Approval : Yes Production formats : 35mm Screening format : 35mm Color type : Color Aspect ratio : 1.85 Sound format : Dolby SRD Official website : www.pathedistribution.com

Two films produced by Luc Besson/EUROPACORP and distributed commercially in the Philippines by PIONEER Films

Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adle Blanc-Sec / Adle: Rise of the Mummy) (2010) Synopsis: Writer-director-producer Luc Besson's affinity for mega-budget, FX-heavy adventure spectacles is wellknown and publicized. With his film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, he adds yet another chapter to this tradition. An adaptation of a popular French comic book from the 1970s, it stars Louise Bourgoin (The Girl from Monaco) as the redheaded title character, a wisecracking, hard-living adventurer-cum-novelist living in pre-WWI France. As the tale opens, Adele is on a mission in Egypt, attempting to retrieve a sarcophagus and tote it back to Western Europe, but simultaneously attempting to fend off complications wrought by her nemesis, the archaeologist Dieuleveult. She succeeds on both fronts, but upon returning runs headfirst into another problem: a Parisian scientist (Jacky Nercessian) with the power to heal Adele's comatose sister (Laure de Clermont-Tonnere) has accidentally let loose an ancient Pterodactyl above the Parisian skies. While a zany detective (Gilles Lellouche) and a hunter (Jean-Paul Rouve) attempt to eliminate the creature, the villains turn up yet again and try to thwart Adele's long-term plans.

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard (Arthur 2: The Revenge Of Maltazard) (2009) Synopsis: Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is reunited with his beloved Princess Selenia in the latest adventure adapted from Luc Besson's bestselling children's books, but danger lurks on the horizon A spider deposits a grain of rice in Arthur's hand, with a message carved into it. It's an S.O.S. from the Minimoys. Arthur doesn't think twice about flying to the rescue. But not thinking twice could land him in the trap set by the abominable Maltazard, who has resolved to take his revenge... Luc Besson's follow-up to his worldwide box-office hit Arthur And The Minimoys, reprises the combo of live-action, starring Freddie Highmore (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Mia Farrow (Be Kind Rewind), and magnificent, state-of-the-art animation.

Sandrine Bonnaire Retrospective

The Sandrine Bonnaire cycle consists of six films available in 35 mm with subtitles in English, Spanish and Portuguese. It is reserved for non-commercial distribution abroad under the aegis of the cultural institutions of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Subject to current rights, the films are intended for public showing as part of events organised by the cultural departments of embassies, centres and institutes worldwide, in partnership with the National Film Archives, French cinema festivals and international festivals.

A Nos Amours (To Our Loves) (1983) a film by Maurice PIALAT At a vacation resort where she is rehearsing No Trifling with Love, 15-year-old Suzanne rejects her boyfriend Luc and gives herself, without any real pleasure, to a visiting young American. Back to Paris, she has other love affairs. Clashing with her parents, she comes up against a neurotic mother, a father who suddenly decides to leave the family nest, and her falsely protective brother. Suzanne seeks herself while going from one guy to another. Her marriage ends in failure. In a plane taking her to California to her new lover, Suzanne seems to question herself about fleeing towards an uncertain future. Will she be able to love one day? Ralisation / Director: Maurice Pialat Scnario et dialogues : Arlette Langmann, Maurice Pialat Production : Les Films du Livradois, Gaumont, FR3 Interprtes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Evelyne Ker, Dominique Besnehard, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Cyril Collard, Maurice Pialat, Anne-Sophie Maill, Mat Maill, Christophe Odent, Cyr Boitard, Jacques Fieschi Prix Louis Delluc 1983 Csar du Meilleur film 1984 Csar du Meilleur espoir fminin pour Sandrine Bonnaire

Sans Toit Ni Loi (Vagabond) (1985) a film by Agns VARDA In the middle of winter in southern France, a girl is found frozen to death in a ditch. Who was she? A drug addict, a mental patient, some say People who came across her try to draw a portrait of this young wanderer. As she wanders aimlessly, you may see her bathing nude at a beach, being picked up by a planetologist as she hitchhikes, spending time squatting in abandoned property, being hosted by a couple of goat-raising hippies, sympathizing with a farm worker from the Maghreb, setting up her tent in a cemetery, being lusted after by garage mechanics, sleeping with one but not the other. Her name was Mona; some rejected her, others tried in vain to help her. No one was able to hold her back.

Interprtes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Mril, Stphane Freiss, Yolande Moreau, Patrick Lepczynski, Yahiaoui Assouna, Jol Fosse, Marthe Jarnias, Laurence Cortadellas Lion dOr au Festival du Cinma de Venise 1985 Prix de la Critique internationale - Fipresci 1985 Prix Georges Mlis 1985 Csar 1985 de la Meilleure interprte fminine pour Sandrine Bonnaire Prix de lOffice Catholique du Cinma 1985 Prix du Meilleur Film Etranger 1986 dcern Los Angeles par lAssociation des Critiques USA Meilleur film et Meilleure ralisatrice ( Jury de jeunes ) au Festival de Bruxelles 1986

La Crmonie (A Judgment in Stone) (1995) a film by Claude CHABROL 1h51 Catherine and her husband Georges Lelivre think theyve found a real gem when they hire as their maid a discreet, quiet and illiterate girl named Sophie. Sophie has hidden her handicap from her new employers, and she finds herself facing the problem of performing simple, everyday tasks like interpreting a shopping list. Sophie becomes a friend of Jeanne, a very strange young woman torn between her job as a postal worker and an imaginary life of dreams and fantasies. Jeanne, whose past is equally dramatic, encourages Sophie to rebel against her employers. A macabre dance begins for these two cast offs, blending good and evil. Director : Claude Chabrol from a novel by Ruth Rendell, A Judgment in Stone (LAnalphabte) Adaptation et dialogues : Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff Production : MK2 Productions, France 3 Cinma, Prokino Film Produktion, Olga Film, ZDF Ventes internationales / International Sales : MK2 Interprtes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet

Mademoiselle (2000) a film by Philippe LIORET 1h25

The life of Claire, a young woman with no history, a medical representative and mother of two children, brightens up when, at a cocktail party for a pharmaceutical convention, she runs into a dreamy actor turned into a sad clown from having continuously hosted wedding events and banquets. During these 24 hours of getting to know each other through a series of failed acts, these two discover one another, like one another, and have a one-night stand. Claire starts dreaming Will she give herself the right to enjoy the fleeting happiness of a simple love story? Will this brief encounter change her life? Ralisation / Director : Philippe Lioret Scnario et dialogues : Emmanuel Courcol, Philippe Lioret, Christian Sinniger Production : Alicleo, Rhne-Alpes Cinma, France 2 Cinma avec la participation de Canal + Ventes internationales / International Sales : France Tlvision Distribution Interprtes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Candelier, Zindine Soualem, Jacques Boudet, Patrick Mercado, Philippe Belglia, Maryvonne Schiltz Prix de la Meilleure actrice Sandrine Bonnaire au Festival du Film romantique de Cabourg 2001

Slection officielle Quinzaine des Ralisateurs Festival de Cannes 2007 Prix de la Tlvision de la Critique 2008 Meilleur documentaire Prix du Syndicat de la Critique 2008 Meilleur premier film franais Prix France Culture Cinma 2008 Globe de Cristal 2008 du Meilleur documentaire

Joueuse (Queen To Play) (2009) a film by Caroline Bottaro 1h37

In a small village in Corsica, Hlnes life, quiet and discreet, is but a day after another, all the same... A chamber maid in a hotel, she seems happy with Ange and Lisa, her husband and 15-year-old daughter. Her life seemed already written Her modest fate changes one day when, as she makes up a hotel room, her attention is grabbed by a young American couple, in love and attractive, who are playing chess on the terrace. Suddenly fascinated with the free and sensual communication that their relationship evokes, she takes a keen interest in chess. Hlne will do everything, obstinately, to master the rules of this game until she becomes excellent at it. She can count on the help from Mr. Krger, a mysterious village resident, to support her in this metamorphosis, to find her freedom and her identity as a woman.

Ralisation /Director : Caroline Bottaro daprs un roman de / from a novel by Bertina Henrichs, La Joueuse dchecs Adaptation et dialogues : Caroline Bottaro en collaboration avec Caroline Maly Production : Mon Voisin Productions, Blueprint Film en coproduction avec UO D NI et ER IM, Studio Canal et France 2 Cinma Ventes internationales / International Sales : Studio Canal Interprtes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Franis Renaud, Jennifer Beals, Valrie Lagrange, Alexandre Gentil, Alice Pol, Elisabeth Vitali, Dominic Gould, Daniel Martin