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Greetings!
Bienvenue dans notre nouvelle salle: SECOND STAGE!
Après 5 ans dans la salle paroissiale de l'église All Saints Episcopal de Palo Alto, nous avons trouvé
une vraie salle de spectacles multi formats qui va nous permettre de vous recevoir en plein centreville de Mountain View, au Center of Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street.
Notre inauguration de la saison 2015-2016 se déroulera le vendredi 9 octobre, autour du buffet
nouveau format aussi et quelques bons crus, à 19h. Le film sera dorénavant toujours à 20h puisque la
salle le permet facilement.
Greetings!
Welcome to SECOND STAGE!
Our Venue for the screening of our Cinema du Mois has changed! Welcome to
Second Stage at the Mountain View Center of Performing Arts....a.k.a MVCPA!
After a long search, we are now announcing a new venue for our Movienights a.k.a Cinema Du Mois
since our merge with the Alliance Francaise of Silicon Valley.
On October 9th, and onward monthly Movienights, our screening will be exclusively at the Mountain
View Center of Performing Arts, at 500 Castro St.
Don't miss this inauguration, join us around 7 pm as usual, and enjoy the buffet which will come with
special goodies for the occasion.
Beware that we are no longer selling the tickets directly but use the services of the MVCPA's boxoffice. But MVCPA will be strict about your Membership and you must carry your card or show your
ID with the 4 digit code we gave you, if you want to receive the member discount.
VIP PASSES: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
If you own VIP passes from the French Film Club, we are sorry to say that the system cannot
recognize them at this time.
So, if you want to use them, you must email us at [email protected] AND PUT IN THE SUBJECT
LINE: VIP PASS FRENCH FILM CLUB. Your request will be registered manually if you give us your
name and VIP Pass number (On the card) and a ticket(s) will be for you at the Will Call booth.
Thanks for your understanding. Don't worry, we will be at the door to greet you!
Thanks for joining us.
The French Film Club and Cinema du Mois Team
Cinema du Mois
Friday October 9th
7pm Conversation, Beverages, Snacks,
8:00 pm - Film
Ridicule
Film in French with English sub-titles (103 minutes)
Film at 8 pm sharp
REVIEW BY ROGER EBERT - 1996
Imagine a time when all compliments are two-faced, when every truth is
tinged with irony, when insults are the currency of humor. We have more in
common with the 18th century than we might imagine. "Ridicule" is a
movie that takes place at the court of Louis XVI, circa 1783, but its values
would be at home around the Algonquin Round Table, or in modern comedy
clubs. Wit is all.
Sincerity is an embarrassment.
Continue reading here!
With Fanny Ardant, Charles Berling,
Bernard Giraudeau, Jean Rochefort
Le film, Ridicule de Patrice Leconte, une comédie intelligente, sera projeté à 20h.
Notez que cette réflexion sur le monde impitoyable de la cour de Versailles au 17eme siècle est
destinée à un public adulte.
Merci pour votre participation fidèle au ciné-club de Palo Alto et bienvenue à notre nouvelle salle de
Mountain View !
Click on this Link to more information - Directions to the Venue - Reviews -Synopsis
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French Classes and Private Lessons
FALL SESSION:
09/28 TO 12/17
Our detailed program is published online at
AFSCV.ORG
It is preferred that you register and pay for your classes, books and manuals online. Merci.
For questions, email us:
For Campbell Campus [email protected]
For Palo Alto Campus [email protected]
Fall Session is open and you can register on line at www.afscv.com
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Cultural Activities
Cercle de lecture
Traditionnellement au mois d'octobre nous discutons un roman classique de la littérature francophone.
Le jeudi 22 octobre nous nous réunirons au Boulanger de Los Gatos a' 16 heures pour discuter le
roman de Francois MAURIAC (1885-1970) :" Therese Desqueroux"(1927)
Une adaptation cinématographique par Claude Miller a été réalisée en 2012 avec Audrey Tautou et
Gilles Lelouche dans les 2 roles principaux.
"Therese Desqueroux" est le plus célèbre roman de Mauriac et est considéré comme un chefd'oeuvre. Il relate l'itinéraire d'une femme libre. Les autres themes dans ce roman sont : la sexualité et
la religion, le mariage de convenance, le mariage malheureux,
la claustration , la vengeance. Dans ce livre Mauriac explore également le mystère du mal qui heurte
de plein fouet ce romancier catholique.
SVP, notez qu'au mois de novembre la reunion du Cercle de Lecture se tiendra exceptionnellement le
2eme jeudi du mois, c'est-à-dire le 12.
Pour tout renseignement prière de contacter la responsable : [email protected]
Petit mot culturel
SVP, ne fachez pas le professeur!
Les politiques et les medias emploient couramment un anglicisme qui n'a aucun sens en
français:"Faire profile bas".
Cette expression importée directement de l'anglo-américain signifie :"faire preuve d'une grande
modération, s'abstenir de toute provocation."
On ignore que "profile" en anglais signifie :"visibilité". "A low profile approach"signifie :"ne pas attirer
l'attention".
En français, le mot "profile" signifie tout autre chose: 1-représentation d'un visage ou d'une chose vue
de coté, 2-section perpendiculaire d'un bâtiment, 3-ensemble des caractéristiques psychologiques ou
professionnelles d'une personne.
Donc "faire profile bas" est une expression qui violente la langue française!
Bernadette Theisen
[email protected]
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News from La Fondation des Alliances Francaises
États généraux de l'Alliance française en Afrique et dans l'Océan indien
La Fondation Alliance française organise les 9, 10 et 11 octobre 2015 à Johannesburg les
deuxièmes États généraux de l'Alliance française en Afrique et dans l'Océan indien. Ils
réuniront plus d'une centaine de représentants de 65 Alliances implantées dans 31 pays
africains.
Lire la suite / Click here for full article
For advanced French Speakers
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Fall Events
French Documentaries at
UNAFF 2015
When? October 15 to 25
Where? Multiple Locations in Palo Alto, Stanford, East Palo Alto
Learn more
Count Gonzague Saint Bris, as he is known by his official title, is a French writer,
historian and journalist who lives in the family property of Clos Lucé in Amboise, France.
This magnificent castle was the last home of Leonardo da Vinci.
Gonzague Saint Bris
Gonzague Saint Bris, will be at The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, for which FHS is
the cultural partner, to present his lecture "Time Travel Through the Castles of France",
on Thursday, October 22 at 2:30 PM.
For tickets click here.
Preview Gala October 21, 2015.
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason
The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, now in its 34th year, is the oldest and most
prestigious show of its genre on the West Coast. (Click here for more information)
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Members Only Events
Calendar
November 13th:
La Fete Gastronomique et du Vin + Film: HAUTE CUISINE- The story of the French
President Francois Miterrand's personal Chef!
December 4th+5th : The first ever Festival of French Animated films in Silicon Valley
(At the MVCPA)
December (Date to be announced)
Christmas party with a surprise new Chef!
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A bientôt,
The AFSCV Team
Alliance Francaise Silicon Valley
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