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MOVIE TIME
Presented with English subtitles
Lost Illusions (v.f. Les illusions perdues)
Directed by Xavier Giannoli (France)
Saturday, March 5
7 pm
SFU Woodward's & online
SYNOPSIS
In 1821, Lucien de Rubempré (Benjamin Voisin) arrives in Paris as a sensitive and idealistic young poet determined to write a reputation-making novel. Instead, he finds himself swept into journalism, whose influence and reach is booming with the help of the printing press, widely available of late. Under the mentorship of editor Étienne Lousteau (Vincent Lacoste), Lucien agrees to write rave theater reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience.
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CONCERT
SFU ArtsLive presents: Mat Bergeron
Tuesday, march 8
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
SFU BURNABY - CONVOCATION MALL
About the artist
Time flies. Already 20 years since Mat Bergeron took on song writing. Singer-song-writer from Squamish, British-Columbia, Mat is a prolific author with a fast-growing catalogue. His music is defined by a folk-pop sound with engaging lyrics et vivid imageries. In the upcoming year, Mat is releasing two new records. One full-length English Album (Our fight for more) and a Francophone Ep (Tracer son chemin). To his eyes, Music is a therapy. A way to get away from everyday life. Surrounded by exceptional musicians, Mat is always ready to bring you on a musical journey.
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MOVIE TIME
Presented with English subtitles
Bootlegger
Directed by Caroline Monnet (quebec)
Monday, March 28
2:40 pm
SFU Burnaby - OFFA Student Lounge & online
SYNOPSIS
Mani, a master’s student, returns to the remote place in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate into her former home, she gets involved in the debate around a referendum on allowing the free sale of alcohol. Laura, a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes there under the protection of the band council and her partner Raymond. The latter is still angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter in a fire. Two radically opposed women divide the community into two sides who face each other to determine the best path to independence.
Presented as part of the course HIST 430 - Les Amériques françaises, given by Nicolas Kenny.
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DOCUMENTARY
PRESENTED WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Intimités francophones d'eux
A documentary by Anne-Céline Genevois & Alex L. Raymond (Quebec)
Thursday, March 24
12:30 pm
SFU Burnaby - OFFA STUDENT LOUNGE
SYNOPSIS
"Intimités francophones d'eux" proposes a journey to the heart of the territories, where two countries meet and unite through the sharing of a language. This language allows us to go beyond geographical borders and to enter the intimacy of its inhabitants. Language claims, uproots, conquers and appropriates. Speaking a language is a political act in itself.
MOVIE TIME
Presented with English subtitles
The Rose Maker (v.f. La fine fleur)
Directed by Pierre Pinaud (france)
Tuesday, March 29
7:00 pm
SFU Woodward's & online
SYNOPSIS
Gifted and eccentric horticulturalist Eve Vernet (Catherine Frot) honors her father's legacy by continuing the family business, breeding exquisite roses that compete in showcases all over France. But her stubbornly artisanal approach struggles to compete with the mass market production from her corporate rivals. Facing imminent bankruptcy, Eve's trusted assistant Vera (Olivia Côte), makes a last-ditch effort to turn things around by secretly hiring three new employees from a prison rehabilitation program. Fred (Melan Omerta), Samir (Fatsah Bouyahmed), and Nadège (Marie Petiot), are misunderstood outcasts with fresh ideas, strong work ethics, and absolutely no gardening skills. After resisting the newcomers' presence, Eve warms up to their idiosyncrasies, and, banding together, the team comes up with a zany and risky plan to try and save the business.
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MOVIE TIME
Presented with English subtitles
The Time Thief (v.f. L'arracheuse de temps)
Based on a tale by Fred Pellerin (Quebec)
Friday, March 31
7:00 pm
Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam & online
SYNOPSIS
In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an eleven year old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Ill and weakened, the elderly storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using incredible tricks, will eliminate the looming Death that threatens them. From now on, death will coincide with the birth of legends.
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