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From France with Love: The 15th French Film Festival in Manila

Published: Jun 2, 2010 - 8:45pm


Le Beau Marriage (The Good Marriage)


Sabine, an Art History student, no longer wants to be Simon's mistress. Simon is an artist and a good family man, but Sabine is altogether fed up with being a mere mistress and decides to get married. With who is another matter: her priority is to "marry well". In this frame of mind, she meets Edmond, who just happens to be "handsome, young and available". Sabine declares, all too quickly, that she will make him marry her.

Director: Eric Rohmer
Cast: Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine, Arielle Dombasle, Huguette Faget

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Screening Schedule:
June 7, 12 noon
June 8, 9 p.m.
June 11, 6 p.m.




Lola (Grandmother)


Brillante Mendoza's Lola features two grandmothers who are linked together by a homicide-robbery case. Lola Josefa "Sepa" Quimpo (Anita Linda) lost her grandson, while Lola Purificacion Burgos' grandson Mateo is the suspected killer. Both elderly women set about raising money from their meager possessions for their beloved grandsons.

Director: Brillante Mendoza
Cast: Anita Linda, Rustica Carpio, Tanya Gomez, Jhong Hilario, Ketchup Eusebio, Camille Solari

Watch the trailer.

Screening Schedule:
June 12, 9 p.m.






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  • ligaya Jun 18 2010 @ 06:04pm Report Abuse
    as for the rest, don't worry about not understanding all the words. it's just like watching a movie in english. we may not understand all the words but we can see their expressions, movements, etc. enjoy!
    amusez-vous bien!
  • ligaya Jun 18 2010 @ 05:56pm Report Abuse
    tigilan na ang paggamit ng french! mali-mali naman ang grammar! JoeyGE, masyadong verbatim ang translation. deebee, ang baba ng tingin sa pinoy! matuto man daw tayo ng french, mababang level lang daw. si allan, mali din ang past participle na ginamit, tinawag pang 'walang alam' si happykoko! hay... totoo ngang 'a little knowledge is dangerous.' natuto lang ng konting french, nang-api na!
  • Alsaetia Jun 11 2010 @ 03:19pm Report Abuse
    Junior, there's a catch: you have to line up 1-2 hours to get a ticket, then line up again to enter the cinema. Queues are LONG. Some don't finish the movie; they go out and line up again for the next screening. Goodluck!
  • poutyfille Jun 11 2010 @ 09:51am Report Abuse
    Will watch this to learn more French phrases!
  • jadee Jun 11 2010 @ 08:52am Report Abuse
    j'aime le film L’Amour c’est mieux a deux :)
  • bobey Jun 10 2010 @ 07:33am Report Abuse
    oh la la. j'admire les francohiles ici. je souhaite que je parle et ecrit comme eux. felicitations!
  • misskate Jun 09 2010 @ 03:16pm Report Abuse
    easy to translate, just go to google translate (translate.google.com)
    facile à traduire, allez simplement à Google Translate
  • Arianne Jun 08 2010 @ 08:01pm Report Abuse
    is there an english subtitle for each movie?
  • Epoy Jun 07 2010 @ 11:26am Report Abuse
    I'll be at the Lola screening no matter what!
  • Allan Jun 05 2010 @ 09:09am Report Abuse
    Deebee t'es d'accord avec moi n'est-ce pas ? La personne demandait simplement, c'est tout. Il faut absolument pas agir comme ça.
  • deebee Jun 05 2010 @ 08:40am Report Abuse
    Di ko kinaya ang tarayan. Hahaha

    Anyway, je vais voir un film cette fois-ci comme je n'avais pas beaucoup de temps avant quand j'étais étudiant. ça me semble super, les Bureaux de Dieu. :D
  • Allan Jun 05 2010 @ 08:39am Report Abuse
    Je sais pas pourquoi tu as répondu avec «garder tes pensées» si la personne voulait savoir seulement ce que tu as dis. C'est la réaction normale face à l'inconnu.
  • deebee Jun 05 2010 @ 03:45am Report Abuse
    a mon avis, t'as raison. :D pas tout le monde parle cette langue, et on ne veut pas donner l'air <>. evidemment, happykoko veut juste s'exprimer son exasperation. c'est intéressant qu'il y a bcp de personnes intéresées de la culture; mais c'est plus mieux s'il y aura plus de philippins qui peuvent parler français également, meme au niveau bas :)
  • igeramos Jun 04 2010 @ 10:10pm Report Abuse
    Naku, baka ma merci buku ang mga kasarian niyo dito.

    Hahaha.

    Thanks for posting the scheds. Finally, a break from the usual Hollywood and local hohums like Prince of Inertia and Noy in the City'

    Ang payo ko sa mga anti-Francophiles, wa nalang kayo maimbyerna kung gusto mag-pranses nung ibang tao. Best thing to do is learn the language para mag verbal espadahan nalang kayo, in French.

    a bien tot
  • JoeyGE Jun 04 2010 @ 06:56pm Report Abuse
    Merci, Eline. Tu es très gentille. Mais « chouette » c’est plutôt « great » ou bien « terrific » que « sweet ». Merci quand-même.
  • JoeyGE Jun 04 2010 @ 06:51pm Report Abuse
    happykoko,
    Si tu ne me comprends pas il vaut mieux de garder tes pensées pour toi-même.
  • honga Jun 04 2010 @ 05:04pm Report Abuse
    Merde = Brilliante Mendoza
  • eline Jun 04 2010 @ 03:37pm Report Abuse
    sabi nya

    c'est chouette! = its sweet
    je pense a aller voir cet apres = i think i'll watch this later
  • happykoko Jun 04 2010 @ 12:31pm Report Abuse
    Ano daw sabi nung nag-french na commenter? Hambug!
  • JoeyGE Jun 04 2010 @ 11:19am Report Abuse
    C’est chouette !
    Je pense à aller voir cet aprem.
  • Junior Jun 03 2010 @ 02:27pm Report Abuse
    Free admission? Awesome! Thanks for this.
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