French Institute Alliance Francaise Presents SUMMER OF MICHEL LEGRAND
The French Institute Alliance Fran aise (FIAF) honors the great French composer Michel Legrand, who died in January this year, with a special Cin Salon series devoted to his life and work. Curated by one of his longtime collaborators and greatest interpreters, singer and actress Melissa Errico, Summer of Michel Legrand brings together seven of his films from his best known triumphs such as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort to lesser known gems such as the enchanting fairy-tale musical Donkey Skin. Screenings take place on Tuesdays in July at 4pm and 7:30pm in FIAF's Florence Gould Hall.
Fandor to Release Two New Films by Mark Rappaport
Fandor to release “DEBRA PAGET, FOR EXAMPLE” and “MAX, JAMES AND DANIELLE,” two superb, exhilarating new films by the brilliant original Hollywood documentarian, director Mark Rappaport on FRIDAY, MARCH 18 EXCLUSIVELY ON FANDOR'S SITE (www.Fandor.com).
No One Here, But NINE: A Review in Nine Parts
'The problem is the author's lost control,' sings Guido Contini in the pulsating penultimate song of the film soundtrack of NINE, simultaneously grasping for words and grasping for breath as he reaches a breaking point; a crisis of spirit, faith and heart.