Friday 17 February - le vendredi 17 février
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About French Friday Film
We have curated a selection of French films from the Institut Français database and screen them in the Concert Chamber at the CHB Municipal Theatre, Kenilworth Street in Waipawa. A touch of France to Central Hawke's Bay! One of our long-time members of AFHB, TeAra, is the brainchild behind this bimonthly community event. So why not join us... once every two months in Waipawa for this suggested $10 koha/donation event to liven up your Friday nights? Any profits from koha will go towards CHB Rural Support Trust. |
French Friday Film:
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Le film de février:
February's French Film 6:30pm, doors open at 6:00pm Friday 17 February A l'Abordage / All Aboard (2020) M Drug use, offensive language & nudity - 95 minutes French with English subtitles On a hot summer night in Paris, Félix meets a young woman, Alma, and falls in love. The next morning, Alma hops on a train to join her family in southern France. Félix, determined to follow his soulmate, embarks on a carpool ride with his best friend Chérif and their reluctant driver Edouard. When the car breaks down upon arrival, things turn sour: Alma doesn’t seem too pleased by this unexpected visit - reality? |
Critics' quotes:
This beguiling little charmer of a film is not so much about big romantic gestures, but rather the small, delicately observed moments of connection. " - Screen International
"Guillaume Brac's wise, witty "À l'abordage" is an optimistic portrait of gentle disappointment, the kind a youthful generation has to experience before growing up a little bit." - Variety
"This film feels like a 21st-century version of Éric Rohmer, crossed with something like a photo-love romance and a tiny, weird dab of Carry on Camping.." - The Guardian
2023 Season: Prochainement - Coming Soon
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17 Feb : A l'Abordage - On Board! (2021) Comedy fiction
On a hot summer night in Paris, Félix meets a young woman, Alma, and falls in love. The next morning, Alma hops on a train to join her family in southern France. Félix, determined to follow his soulmate, embarks on a carpool ride to see her... 28 Apr : Milou en mai - May Fools (1990) Comedy Drama Madame Vieuzac has just passed away in her house in Southwestern France, far from the hue and cry of Paris in May, 1968. Her son, Milou, who has always lived with his mother, summons the rest of the family for the funeral... 30 Jun : Divan à Tunis - Arab Blues (2019) Comedy-Drama Selma, a psychoanalyst, deals with a cast of colourful new patients after returning home to Tunisia to open a practice. 25 Aug : Petit Paysan - Little Farmer(2020) Drama Pierre, thirty-something, is a dairy farmer. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister, and his parents, whose farm he has taken over. Just as the first indications of an epidemic are announced in France, Pierre discovers that one of his cows is infected... |
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CHB Municipal Theatre, 18 Kenilworth Street, Waipawa.
Coming from Waipukurau? Turn left and take the diagonal street on your right.
Coming from Hastings/Napier? Turn up the street before the War memorial and take the first street on your left.
Coming from Waipukurau? Turn left and take the diagonal street on your right.
Coming from Hastings/Napier? Turn up the street before the War memorial and take the first street on your left.
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