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OSS 117 From Africa With Love: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
OSS 117 films are like a French version of Get Smart or Rowan Atkinson’s Johnny English.
Men On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
Men On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown: A mix of hippie therapy & male bonding, not an American film full of stereotypes and clichés.
Velvet Queen:Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
Velvet Queen is a beautiful exploration of nature in the Tibetan Himalayas, and how humans have polluted the earth.
Tiptoeing Through Paris, Picnic on the Print, and Pushing the High Note – by Barbara Johnson Chase
In all three books, the accompanying illustrations vary in style, which maintains freshness and unpredictability to the collection. They also vary in colour and tone, which can both fit and mold the mood of the observer.
Maigret: The French Batman
Maigret, a new film by Patrice Leconte with Gérard Depardieu stepping into the famous investigator’s shoes.
Rudolf Nureyev — life, loves, and the KGB
Born on a train in Eastern Siberia on March 17, 1938, Rudolf Nureyev, a young Tartar became a stupendous dancer.
Paul W.R’s Last Journey: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
Intriguing -not usual French film festival fare - no love, no comedic family fights, no social justice issues, and no windows to living a life in Paris.
Goliath: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
Riveting performances which shed light on the machinations of power – multinational lobbyists and government, and the dirty tactics used. Fascinating stuff!
Fred Vargas, Master of Crime
Vargas is unusual both for her background & for the style of her novels, which depart from the usual formulas and clichés of crime fiction. They are fun reads and I just love them.
Farewell, Mr. Haffmann: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2022
A fascinating thoughtful film that slowly creeps up on you & stays with you long after you leave the cinema
