Mathias Gokalp

La petite Jérusalem
by Karin Albou

Jaffa
by Keren Yedaya

Romance in a Can - European Film Festival
April 29 - May 9

Saturday May 1st
Documentary and Q&A with Mathias Gokalp
at the Alliance Française Miami
Documentaries made by Mathias Gokalp, in attendance.
10:30 am: Short film and documentary made in Japan
“I am Japanese” "Je suis japonais" (25')
Short film "Hosts in Tokyo" (21')
followed by a Q&A with Mathias Gokalp.

Monday May 3rd
Israeli Evening
At The Alliance Française Miami
In collaboration with the Israeli Consulate of Miami
5.00 pm: La Petite Jérusalem by Karin Albou (94')
7.00 pm: Cocktail
8.00 pm: Jaffa by Keren Yedaya (106')     More
$15 at the door.

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Together
A solo exhibition by Alice Raymond

At Galerie Carré Rouge, Alliance française
Until Friday, May 14

Born in the suburbs of Paris, educated in Bordeaux Fine Art School and the University of Science of Language of Grenoble, she is currently based in Miami, Florida, after being based in Stockholm (Sweden), Bordeaux (France) and Trier (Germany) in the past.
Since she arrived in Florida, the cosmogony of the Caribbean culture became a perfect backdrop for her work. Like a mangrove swamp, the root sprouts and grows interconnected with other roots.

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Movies - 7.00 pm
Every week, immerse yourself in the wonderful world of cinema in the company of actors and directors that have marked the history of French cinema (with English subtitles).
Participation $5

Thursday, May 6th - 7.00 pm
Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas from Philippe Lioret (2008) with Mélanie Laurent, Kad Merad....

Lili returns from vacation. She learns from her parents that Loïc, her twin brother, left home after a violent dispute with his father. Loic gives no new ... Lili goes in search of her brother...

Thursday, May 13rd - 7.00 pm
Fat Girl from Catherine Breillat (2001)

Twelve-year-old Anaïs is fat. Her sister, Elena, is a teenage beauty. While on vacation with their parents, Anaïs tags along with Elena as she explores the dreary seaside town. Elena meets Fernando, an Italian law student, who seduces her with promises of love, and the ever-watchful Anaïs bears witness to the corruption of her sister's innocence...

Wednesday, May 26th - 7.00 pm
La femme Nikita from Luc Besson (1990) with Anne Parillaud, Jean-Luc Anglade...

Rescued from death row by a top-secret agency, Nikita is slowly transformed from a cop-killing junkie into a cold-blooded bombshell with a license to kill. But when she begins the deadliest mission of her career, Nikita discovers that in the dark and ruthless world of espionage, the greatest casualty of all... is true love.

Thursday, May 27th - 7.00 pm
A matter of taste from Bernard Rapp (1999) with Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Florence Thomassin

Nominated for five French Academy Awards, this devious exercise in cunning stars B. Giraudeau as a successful businessman who hires the hansome, youg J.P. Lorit to become his fodd taster. That role, however, soon gives way to much more as the older man begins to mold him into a carbon copy of himself...

DISCOVER ARTISTS’ WORLD / BIENVENUE CHEZ LES ARTISTES

An interactive program of 10 sessions in French to meet and discover artists in their own workshops, in galleries or in private collections, under the leadership of Martine Buissart, museum curator, public collection curator and expert in contemporary art.The group (10 to 15 participants) will meet at the Alliance Française or at on site - Thursdays from 5pm to 7pm.

Welcome to the Artist’s World
Thursday 27th of may 2010

Artist’s studios, ARTCENTER/ SOUTH FLORIDA, Miami Beach
Meeting in David Leroi’s Studio at 5:00

ARTCENTER/ SOUTH FLORIDA
810 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(p) 305.674.8278
(f) 305.674.877

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Registration at Alliance Française : 305 859 8760
AF members: 100$ (or 15$ per session), general public : 170$ (or 20$ per session).

Old world wine class & food pairing
Friday, May 14th at 7 PM
Wine Class in English by Emilio Guerra from Taste Du Vin

We will taste wines from Italy, France and Spain and pair them with popular foods from those countries. There will be samples of Shrimp, Sausage, Spanish Omelet, cheese and pizza to enjoy with these great wines. More importantly you will learn about these famous wines regions and why their wines are so popular this time of year. Come join us for an evening of good wine and good friends while you learn about these fantastic wines. See you there!

Featured Whites:
Zenato Prosecco Brut, Veneto, Italy
Chateau Campuget Rose, Costieres de Nimes, France
Lagar de Cervera Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain

Featured Reds:
Ratti Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy
Jean-Luc Colombo, Cotes du Rhone, France
Torres Celeste, Ribera del Duero, Spain

Cost: $30.00 per person
Maximum: 24 people

Jean de Florette (film de Claude Berri, basé sur la monumentale œuvre de Marcel Pagnol). Film suivi d’une discussion avec des extraits du livre.

"Récit simple et puissant d’une lutte pour la vie, histoire d’un crime et de son châtiment, drame d’une vengeance, tragédie familiale, conflit des cœurs purs et des âmes fortes, peinture exacte et magnifique des homme de la terre, chant du monde, poème de l’eau, du vent, des saisons, des collines…"

Le Club des lecteurs est animé par Pr. Dulce Goldenberg - Entrée libre

Olivier Donnet


Revolution

Rock' 'n' 'roll

Photography
Olivier DONNET Exhibition
Opening Friday, May 28 - 7.00 pm

Born in 1974 in Charleroi (Belgium)

Moved to Brussels at age 17 to pursue his studies; abandons evening classes for working as a photo assistant to several photographers and fashion advertising.
It looks at the life of every day, people around him and traveled extensively in his own work.
He works for fashion' series for Elle magazine and VICE magazine.
Near the music scene, he made album's covers and artist's pictures to the press.
Photographer associated with a theater for a season and carrying portraits for a scenography.
He currently works and for several years on the project ONEMINUTEAFTER which consists photographing artists just after leaving the stage.

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