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France at the Canadian Music Week

Semaine de la Francophonie: La francophonie dans tous ses éclats!

MORIARTY At the Canadian Music Week

Editorial Whether we like it or not, our lives grow on strolls, journeys, migrations and exoduses. With the almighty destructive power of History, T.S. Eliot’s stanzas express those wanderings : « To Carthage then I came Burning burning burning burning Content O Lord Thou pluckest me out O Lord Thou pluckest burning ( in « The Waste Land » ) Festival - PAGE 3 At Canadian Music Week this month, music is a must to enjoy with 7 bands presenting artists from France. For most of them, whatever Music - PAGE 7 their styles : « Jazz Pop » « Fusion Jazz » « Trip-Hop » « Antifolk », Theatre - PAGE 8 the C.M.W. Festival represents the point of departure of a long Norhten American tour. The members of Angil and the Hiddentracks Cinema - PAGE 10 will go to New-York City, while Beast, Binary Audio Misfits, Eol trio et Moriarty will head to Austin (Texas) to set fire to SXSW’09 festival. Conferences - PAGE 10 Herman Dune will fly to Los Angeles. H-Burns, who was on tour last Exhibitions - PAGE 15 year in Canada and in the U.S., comes back in March, exclusively for the pleasure of the Torontonians. DVD - PAGE 17 You may decide to go for Christian Lebrat experimental cinema, or Hadjithomas/Joreige images at Images Festival – sorry no Catherine Television - PAGE 18 Deneuve around -, and also dino-infested cities created by Chinese- born, Paris-based Zenchen Liu. In 2009, join the March celebrations of Francophonie. Joël SAVARY, Cultural Attaché Cultural Calendar - March 2009 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 Cinema Vampyr Theatre Since Mar. 8 A north facing house 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Television Musique Cinema Theatre Theatre Television Cartouche Les Lola Au mo - Au mo - Un con - Jeunes ment de ment de damné à Solistes sa dis - sa dis - mort s’est parition parition échappé

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Television Exhibition Conference CMW CMW Le cavalier Regard C. Lebrat See on See on Television d’Une pages pages L’année Cinema dernière à Marienbad 3 4 Lola 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Conference Television Cinema Exhibition Television Cinema Pierre Train de Jeanne Had - Ascenseur Jeanne Guéry jithomas vie Dielman and Joreige pour Dielman - l’échafaud An Assyr ian Semaine de la Semaine de la Semaine de la Semaine de la Semaine de la world francophonie francophonie francophonie francophonie francophonie 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Conference Conference Exhibition Television Anne Lacaton The Dionne Zhenchen Le céré - Quituplets monie Music Liu Cinema Cinema Uppercut Until company Lola Princess of Ap. 19 the Sun Semaine de la Semaine de la Semaine de la Semaine de la Cinéfranco Cinéfranco Cinéfranco francophonie francophonie francophonie francophonie 30 31

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The Canadian Music Week welcomes best French music bands!

eol trio March 13 Among the Jazz world, “eol trio” most experts and seduces the is already known as a magic uninitiated. trio, with new and fertile eol trio sounds. Recognized during the “Talents Jazz à Viennes” in Friday, March 13 2004, finalist of the Tremplin Sunside contest, and Tremplin At 9:00PM jazz Ile de France in 2006, “Coup de Coeur Jazz à Nice” in At Trane Studio 2008, the three of eol 964 Bathurst Street trio perform on the bests French 416 913 8197 stages. They will surprise the

Angil and the Hiddentracks March 13 Three years has gone since the notes and the words; walking in the “Master-stroke, «Oulipo Saliva » releasing of Angil’s latest album: footsteps of George Perec, when he confirms the undeniable gift of “Teaser for: matter” (many times wrote his famous “La disparition” this outstanding musician, and presented as The Album of the year (an entire book wrote without the can be seen at first sight as one 2004), and “Oulipo saliva”. For letter “E”), and paying homage to of the most important album of years, Mickaël Motte; the brain be - the French literature collective: the year 2007.” hind Angil, has multiplied his proj - l’OULIPO (for « Ouvrage de Littéra - ects. He has performed in many ture Potentielle », “Workshop of Po - Martin Caznave, Les Inrockuptibles concerts all over France (being the tential Literature”), founded on the opening concert of, among others: idea of create works using con - Why ?, Bright Eyes, The Kills, or strained writing techniques. Brigitte Fontaine), accompanied by his musician collective: The Hid - Angil and dentracks. the Hiddentracks The album “Oulipo Saliva” was born thanks to a remark, made by The Friday, March 13 Hiddentracks’ saxophonist, saying At 10:00 PM how hard it was to play the key of E on an alto saxophone. This has in - spired Angil so much that he de - At the Central cided to compose an album 603 Markham Street centered on this musical and lyrical 416 913 4586 restriction: no Es - in both the

3 H-Burns March 13 French folk. Without warning, original influences through poet - but with an all natural elegancy, ical ellipsis and a sincere point. his second album, entitled “How Strange Is It To Be Anything At All”, reflects an oratory style rarely seen in France… H-Burns The songs, composed and recorded in French land: Mar - Friday, March 13 seille, Romans and Valence, At 10:00 PM have certainly been influenced At Clinton's by great American masters, 693 Bloor St. West from Townes Van Zandt to Will Toronto Oldham, through Sun Kill Moon 416 535 9541 or Great Lake Swimmers. H- In few songs, H-Burns fly over Burns manage to go beyond the

Moriarty March 14 Formed in Paris as the century out lines that ease into the re - cabaret set somewhere around turned, Moriarty saw five young hearsal room and then form into Dallas in the 1930's, the Russ - adopt each other and characters, adventures and nos - ian Taïga and Paris. An infec - write songs like novels or short talgia. tious melody is carried by the movies. Their identities split be - The music of Moriarty floats be - luminous Rosemary, supported tween America and Europe; the tween folk, country, blues and by unsettling lyrics and oozing members of Moriarty are guided train-like beats. Shoulder dance by the surreal, believing in an and shivers down the spine. animist fashion that some ob - jects have a soul: a squeaking floorboard, a hotel bell, the Moriarty rhythm produced when batte- ring a well-traveled suitcase, a Saturday, March 14 taxicab dispatch microphone, a At 9:00 Pm whisk and other chance findings crawl into their songs. But this is At Reverb also music for the joy of sponta - 651 Queen St. West neous story-telling, of spilling 416 504 0744

Binary Audio Misfists March 14

‘Binary Audio Misfists’ is a hip genres and a mutual respect be - hop collective, the fruit of a mu - tween individuals, wide open to sical meeting on myspace be - learn from one another. Binary Audio Misfists tween two highly original genres from different worlds: the Saturday, March 14 French rock group ‘Expérience’ At 8:00 PM (Toulouse) and the Texan hip hop crew ‘The Word Association’ At CIRCA (San Marcos). With its creation, Ballroom they have managed to strike up 126 John Street a link between two cultures, two continents, and two musical Toronto concepts. A rich and fruitful dia - 416-979-0044 logue exists between the two

4 Herman Dune March 14 Herman Dune is a family Their last album entitled Next band which has roots in Swe - Year in Zion, is an excellent mix den, France and New York. The of vintage and moderns sounds. brothers David-Ivar (‘Ya Ya’) - guitar, bass & vocals - and The album brims with poetry, André - guitar, sax & vocals -, melody and groove and you can founding members have played really feel the fun they had rock together since early chid - making it. hood occasionally with their younger sister Lisa, backing vo - The succes of their last concert cals. André left the band in 2006 in Toronto, last October, encour - after the rehearsal of their aged them to come back, during album Giant and Herman Dune Top’ (Track And Field). the Canadian Music Week. is now only David-Ivar, Neman (Drums and percussion) and the They have played all over the former drummer Omé who is world, to ever-expanding back at the guitar. crowds. UK press coverage has always been consistently excel - Herman Dune They now live in Berlin, New lent and they have had a lot of Saturday, March 14 York & Paris and gather to tour radio support here mostly from At 9:45 PM and record as often as possible. John Peel (12 Sessions in all). Their single, 'I Wish That I Could At Lee’s Palace Herman Dune have released See You Soon' was on Rolling 529 Bloor St. West several albums since their Stone's list of the 100 Best 416 532 1598 inception in 1997, among them Songs of 2007. the widely acclaimed ‘Not On

Beast March 14 “Beast” is an experimental union On their self-titled debut, they between the powerful and sensual combine soul, rap, electro, rock and voice of Beatrice Bonifassi and the jazz, uncovering their own distinct beats of and drummer sound which has captured fans, Jean-Phi Goncalvesi. After having while creating quite the buzz with wonderfully performed on the 2004 their gripping live shows. Oscar Winner Sound Track – The Triplettes de Belleville – Betty has joined since then her voice and her songwriting skills to Dj Champion to create, once again, a major impact on the local, national and interna - Beast tional music industry. Betty’s uniquely textured voice charmed Saturday, March 14 and inspired Jean-Phi, leader of At 9:30 PM ’s new sensation band, Plaster. For his part, Jean-Phi has made eclecticism his own speciality. At the Canadian Room Lead drummer and original electro- Lapointe (La forêt des mal-aimés), (inside Royal York Hotel) jazz composer, he has taken part to Daniel Bélanger, to name a few, 100 Front St. W. many projects. From Lauryn Hill Jean-Phi has always known how to 905 858 4747 (Fugees) to Jean-Pierre Ferland strongly impress with his own mu - (Jaune 2005), Ariane Moffat, Pierre sical touch.

5 CineFranco 2009

In order to promote and celebrate the French cinema, Cinefranco prensent its 12st Festi - val! Don’t miss our special newsletter!

CINEFRANCO 2009

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SEMAINE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE 2009 LA FRANCOPHONIE DANS TOUS SES ECLATS!

Every year for one week in March, Toronto vibrates to the sound of the francophone community. Dozens of activities organized by different Toronto francophone agencies make it possible for both young and adults to come together in a celebration of our common language. The Centre coordinates this event: it determines the calendar of activities and organizes an impressive show to highlight in - ternational francophone day, Journée internationale de la francophonie. In recent years Torontonians have had the opportunity to see and hear Michel Mpambara, Corpus Dance Projects, Yvon Deschamps, Madagascar Slim, Fred Pellerin, Laurence Jalbert, Andrée Bernard and Richard Séguin.

Theatre: Les Quatre morts de Marie Discover the piece by Carole Thursday, March 19 Frechette, directed by the young Glendon College and artist from Montreal: Rose Glendon campus Plotek.

Morrocan dinner party The Moroccan Association of tion to a dinner with Moroccan fla - www.amdt.ca Toronto invites you to its traditional vors, "Orchestra Rachid from Mon - Saturday, March 21 dinner party on Saturday March tréal" performing Moroccan and At 5:00 PM 21th, 2009 at 5:00pm. The party Arabic songs as well two shows will be held at the Metropolitan highlighting the cultural diversity of At Metropolitan Centre Centre located at 3840 Finch Ave E Toronto 3840 Finch Avenue East . The program will feature, in addi - Toronto

The band Salaam A festive and electrical evening with the Salaam Group from Morocco Thursday, March 26 and singer Habib Koite from Mali. At 8:00 PM Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with music from around the world and At Revival an opportunity to celebrate the di - 783 College Street versity of Toronto’s francophone Toronto community.

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From March 18 to 26 http://www.centrefranco.org/fr/ 6 MMuussiicc Les Jeunes Solistes March 3 By vocation, Les Jeunes Solistes music in France, at the festival of activities develop around two main Ambronay or the festival d'automne lines: The confrontation of works in Paris, and abroad in Madrid, from different periods, thereby en - Rome, Venice, Salzburg, Vienna, hancing each other. Geneva, Lucerne, Witten, Brussels, The group of soloists is a form Amsterdam, Tampere, Yokohama, This program features 8 stunning which permits great freedom of in - Valencia, Bath... vocal soloists, members of France dividual expression, but also re - Their discography devoted mostly Les Jeunes Solistes . Experience the quires very precise listening work, to new music is generally well re - triumphs and disappointments of therefore a lasting collaboration ceived and has often been awarded love and passion in works by with and between singers as well as the highest honours by the critics. Claude Debussy, Claude Vivier, with the . The press and numerous com - Maurice Ravel, Régis Campo and In the course of more than eight - posers who have written for Les Je - Claudio Monteverdi. Featuring een years' existence, unes Solistes are unanimous in Vivier's Love Songs, a contempo - praising the excellence of this rary masterpiece for vocal ensem - group, a precious instrument in the ble, inspired by Stockhausen's service of vocal art. legendary Stimmung. The ensemble Les Jeunes Solistes , Soundstream presents: created in 1988 by Rachid Safir, covers the entire repertoire of vocal Les Jeunes Solistes polyphony from the renaissance up to the present and is interested in Tuesday, March 3 the most modern techniques of At 8:00 PM composition, of diffusion or ele- ctronic transformation in real time. At the Jane Mallet Theatre The number of professional singers Les Jeunes Solistes have many St Lawrence Centre varies from four to twenty thus al - world premieres to their credit. 27 Front Street East, lowing different stylistic sensibili - They have given numerous con - Toronto ties. certs of ancient and contemporary Uppercut company March 24 Uppercut Company operates at the cut word percussionists who har - point where slam and theatre come vest language and bundle rhymes. together, examining the rapport In a nutshell: they came, they dis - with the public through its use of a coursed and they conquered the wide range of expressive tools. The public…These two poets are wild company’s shows mingle slam or about words. “I wear language the sung matches that combine stories, way I would rub a flint stone or Uppercut company poetry and . Self- poke embers,” says Tô, hammering mockery and variations in intensity out his words … are the hallmarks of the charm of Ouest France – September 2006 Tuesday, March 24 these poets. At 6:30

“‘Then came the Enunciation!,” pro - AFT Spadina claim Damien Noury and Antoine Faure, called Tô, in unison. Then Galerie Pierre-Léon came slam – this oral poetry that is 24 Spadina road sometimes spoken, sometimes 416 922 2014 sung but always rhythmical. And then came along these two Upper -

7 Much Ado about Song March 6 With Kaili Kinnon, Tom Howell music fans walk hand in hand. This Cinéfranco for the first time on and Beth Washburn is what Quand la chanson fait son March 27, Quand la chanson fait cinéma is all about. son cinéma will revisit our shared We’ve all experienced those times This fifth cabaret-chanson of the memories (Jules et Jim, French in a darkened movie house, either season will be an opportunity to Cancan, Un homme et une femme) alone or with someone who thrills discover Kaili Kinnon, an outstand - and dust off some of those forgot - to the same emotions, when sud - ing young Toronto performer, and ten tunes that deserve to be on the denly the miracle happens – thanks to rediscover the learned hands of lips of everyone who loves movies to the mysterious alchemy of pianist and violinist Tom Howell (of and light-hearted songs – just like a sounds and images, voices and the Toronto music group Les Singes stolen kiss! faces. And we’re smitten, in love Bleus). As a counterpoint, the mel - and marked for life by a movie tune low cornet sounds of Beth Wash - or a melody that evokes Audrey burn (also a member of this Artistic Director: Dominique Denis Hepburn or Catherine Deneuve, “simian” music group) will draw Much Ado about Song Giulietta Massina or Jeanne With Kaili Kinnon, Moreau. Tom Howell and Beth Washburn It really takes almost nothing: three little musical notes that tease you, and that voice that bewitched Friday, March 6 you straight away. You see, I At 7:30 Pm haven’t forgotten the song you were singing to me… AFT Spadina And why would anyone want to for - Galerie Pierre-Léon get? On the contrary, the Alliance Française of Toronto invites you to maximum emotion from a mini - 24 Spadina road travel to other places, to go down mum of notes. 416 922 2014 memory lane where movie and Presented as a warm-up to

TThheeaattrree Comment on dit ça “t’es mort” en anglais? From March 5 to 14 A teacher of Physical Sciences is haunted by his fears since the suc - The Théâtre de la Tangente: cessive death of his father and his brother. His fears happen anytime, Comment on dit ça weakening his sense of logic, and “t’es mort” en anglais? even his relationships with others. The collapsing of his father and Adapted from a poetic tale of: brother has opened the door to his Claude Guilmain own collapsing. Directed by: Jailed in a world in constant disso - Louise Naubert lution, this man will find a new With Bernard Meney “Self” into a third person, as if he were already dead. From March 5 to 14

“This piece is at the same time a Youth Centre for the battle against an inescapable des - tiny, and a quest for self-knowl - Performing Arts edge, in a father-son relationship”, Distillery Historic District explains Louise Naubert. Toronto

8 A North-Facing House Since March 8

money laundering, a young A North-Facing House Guatemalan worker, and an eld - erly Pole, a man in his twilight With, among others: years (played by Guy Mignault) Guy Mignault, feels at a dead end despite the Louisette Dussault kindness and good sense of his Marcelo Arroyo and wife (played by Louisette Dus - Sara Simard sault). He sees the heritage that he created and the country of Directed by: his dreams inexorably losing its Jacinthe Pontvin sense and future. Far from wit - nessing the collapse of a micro - - Mar. 4 to 7: 8 pm scopic world, something quite - Mar. 1 and 8: 2:30 pm different happens, which allows - Mar. 7: 3:30 pm Oscillating between family us to tackle questions of spiritu - drama and a comedy of man - ality confronting today’s reality. English surtitles: ners, A North-Facing House Jean-Rock Gaudreault, whose Mar. 4 and 7 takes on some serious subjects, work TfT first presented in 1999 Berkeley Street Theatre such as the rural exodus, the in - with La Raccourcie, has since tegration of immigrants, and 26, Berkeley Street become a definite pillar of (South of Front Street, generational conflict, all of Canadian francophone theatre. which are dramatized with the one block west of Parlia - mant) author’s humour spicing up the text. Between a son pursued for 416.534.6604

Au moment de sa disparition March 5 and 6

About La Troupe du Jour: « Au moment de sa disparition » is La Troupe du jour and a paean to fraternal love. A love be - An integral component of the Théâtre le Clou tween two brothers who, despite Saskatoon landscape, La Troupe du present: startling differences, love one an - Jour has presented more than 65 other for who they are and not for plays since its creation, in 1985. Au moment de sa what they do. It’s also a voyage The scope of its artistic contribution disparition through the Hopi world, its mythol - has grown dramatically over the ogy and rituals. JF’s journey across past nineteen years through its A play by: the United States and Dave’s jour - multi-faceted programming. La Jean-Frédéric Messier ney to the creation are odes to a Troupe du Jour is dedicated to the Directed by: life gripped with fury, frenzy, doubt development of French language Benoît Vermeulen and elation. theatre in Saskatchewan. La Troupe With Eve Duranceau, Michel received, in 2005, an homage price for their artistic and cultural contri - Bérubé and Christian Grenier bution, from the French-Canadian cultural Federation. March 5 and 6 At 8:00 PM At The Refinery 609 Dufferin Avenue Without English subtitles Toronto 416 653 3549

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Vampyr, AKA the strange adventure of March 1 David Gray, castle of doom.

Vampyr the lord of the castle succumbs to By Carl Théodore DREYER anemia - or is it something more 1932 sinister? Running time 1h15 France/Allemagne With Julian West, Henriette Gérard, Maurice Schutz, Sibylle Schmitz Vampyr A film by Dreyer

Sunday, March 1st Young traveler Allan Grey arrives in At 3:45 PM a remote castle and starts seeing weird, inexplicable sights (a man At the Cinémathèque whose shadow has a life of its own, Ontario a mysterious scythe-bearing figure tolling a bell, a terrifying dream of Jackman Hall his own burial). Things come to a 317 Dundas St West head when one of the daughters of

Lola March 4, 11 and 25

Lola By Jacques Demy Lola Running time : 85 min. With Anouk Aimée, Jacques A film by Jacques Demy Harden, Margot Lion Shot in 1960. Wednesday, March 4 Images and sounds restored in At 7:30 Pm 2000 AFT Spadina In French, with English subtitles Galerie Pierre-Léon 24 Spadina Road Wednesday, March 11 At 7:30 Pm A cabaret dancer in Nantes, courted AFT North York by a childhood friend who was 95 Sheppard Avenue W. loved by another woman, meets up again with the father of a child she Wednesday, March 25 had long ago. Now a very rich man, At 7:30 Pm he marries her. This was Jacques AFT Mississauga Demy’s first film; it was a hit and 4261 Sherwoodtown Blvd has retained its poetic atmosphere. Mississauga ON L4Z 1Y5

10 Jeanne Dielman, March 19 and 22 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman By Chantal Akerman Jeanne Dielman, 1975 23 Quai du Commerce, France/Belgium 1080 Bruxelles With Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte Running time: 140 min A film by Akerman

Thursday, March 19 At 7:00 PM

Through a series of long takes, Sunday, March 22 JEANNE DIELMAN details the me - At 3:30 PM thodical housework and psycholo- gical turmoil of a middle-class At the Cinematheque mother and part-time prostitute. Over the course of Jeanne's daily Ontario rituals, her tensions slowly break Jackman Hall the ice of her blank affect, leading 317 Dundas St West to an extraordinary climax.

Cinésamedi presents: La Reine Soleil March 28 Princess of the Sun ing to find her mother. In defiance A film by Philippe Leclerc of danger, the two teenagers travel With Coralie Vanderlinden, David down the Nile, cheat death among Scarpuzza, Arnaud Léonard the burning desert dunes, and Animation bravely confront the fearsome mer - Running time: 77 min. cenary Zannanza and the priests 2005 who conspire to overthrow the pharaoh. With innocence their only weapon, Akhesa and Tutankhamun overcome all kinds of tests and or - deals, and encounter an extraordi - Set in ancient Egypt during the nary destiny that will unite them 18th dynasty, follows Akhesa, a forever. ravishing 14-year-old princess, who doesn't have the slightest notion that she will one day rule Egypt. La Reine Soleil When this adventure begins, the A film by Philippe Leclerc impetuous young girl rebels against her father, Pharaoh Akhenaton. She Saturday, March 28 refuses to live confined within the At 2:00 PM royal palace's walls and wants to discover why her mother, Queen At the NFB Cinema Nefertiti, has been exiled to Ele - phantine Island. With the help of 150 John Street Prince Tut, Akhesa runs away, hop - 416 973 3012

11 CCoonnffeerreenncceess Christian Lebrat Based in Paris, Christian Lebrat is The premiere of his installation an internationally acclaimed artist artwork R1R2R3R4 (Who’s Conference with a career spanning over thirty afraid of…) years. He is a filmmaker, video and Tuesday, March 12 performance artist and photogra - “In the truncated square of the Ry - From 4:00 Pm to 6:00 Pm pher, as well as a publisher, curator erson University art gallery I will in - and writer. In 1985 he founded stall a new piece, colourful and At Ryerson School of Image Paris Expérimental (www.paris-ex - silent, composed primarily of cur - Arts Gallery perimental.asso.fr), a publishing tains.” —Christian Lebrat Image Arts Building. company entirely devoted to theo - Ryerson University. retical and historical texts on avant- Lebrat has had the concept for this Sound Stage garde and experimental cinema. curtain/ colour field installation for 122 Bond Street. Since 1976 he has created over many years. Upon receiving the di - twenty experimental films, videos, mensions of this uniquely shaped and film performances, along with gallery, he realized that at long last Entre les Images: Christian a formidable body of photographic he had been presented the perfect Lebrat in Person! work. Lebrat’s films actively explore space for this artwork. the “between” nature of the cine - Major retrospective of Lebrat’s films matic image, in particular the way and videos. the image is a co-creation of human perception and projected Exhibition light. Intricate rhythms emerge Retrospective through the viewer’s perception of RIR2R3R4 variations between successive film Thursday, March 12 (Who’s afraid of...) frames, and nuanced vibrations ap - At 8:30 pear between juxtaposed bands of From March 9 to 13 coloured light. The colour field Cinémathèque Ontario paintings of Mark Rothko and the Jackman Hall, At Ryerson School of Image metrical films of Peter Kubelka have Art Gallery of Ontario, Arts Gallery been key influences in Lebrat’s de - 317 Dundas Street West. Image Arts Building. velopment of a unique cinematic Ryerson University. form that deeply elucidates affec - tive aspects of human perception. 122 Bond Street. Christian Lebrat in conversation with Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof

A discussion of the major themes of Lebrat’s film, photography, and per - Fragmented Views Recom - formance work... posed: Photography after Cinema Artist’s Talk

As a part of the symposium being Friday, March 13 hosted by the School of Image Arts, From 4:00 Pm to 5:00 Pm “The New Paragone: the Cinema and Vanguard Art Movements” , At Ryerson School of Image Christian Lebrat will give a paper on Arts Gallery The Loop Collective, in partnership his photographic work. Image Arts Building. with Ryerson University, the Ciné - Ryerson University. mathèque Ontario, and the Canda - Sound Stage dian Arts Council, present a unique 122 Bond Street. restrospective of Christian Lebrat: 12 The assyrian world March 17

Special lecture by Dominique The Assyrian world Charpin, Director of Studies at the Free admission Special lecture by EPHE, Sorbonne (Historical and Dominique Charpin Philological Studies Section) At the Alliance Française de Tuesday, March 17 A professor of Mesopotamian his - Toronto At 5:30 pm tory at the Sorbonne (École Pra - 24 Spadina Road tique des Hautes Études) and editor In French of the Revue d'Assyriologie, Do - Toronto 416 922 2014 minique Charpin is especially Limited seating. Please known as the author of the ac - claimed work Hammu-rabi de RSVP: patricia.guerin@al - Babylone (PUF, 2003). liance-francaise.ca A poetic and musical performance by Pierre Guéry March 17 By Pierre Guéry, a poet, writer and various journals. performer from Marseille and or - He was invited in 2005 to the Tera - ganizer of Le Printemps des Poètes, nova Festival Nomade de Perform - A poetic and musical with Emilyn Stam, violinist. ances Poétiques in Lorraine, and in performance by May 2005 he was invited to be Pierre Guery writer-in-residence in Montevideo. Currently, he works at the Centre des Écritures Contemporaines in Tuesday, March 17 Marseille but is also active else - At 7:30 Pm where in France, Belgium and Italy. These activities include a sound In French creation for Music Poéstreet, i.e., an urban poem adapted for Arte Radio; Zik-Lang’Mix, a performance Limited seating. Please and an album with guitarist Jean- RSVP: patricia.guerin@al - Marc Montera (Groupe de liance-francaise.ca Recherche en Improvisation Musi - cale); a staging of Martin Melkon - AFT Spadina Pierre Guéry is the author of “Alien- ian’s Conversations au bord du vide Nation” (Maelström, 2006) and has [conversations on the edge of the Galerie Pierre-Léon a degree in literature and in lan - void]; and works that had lan - 24 Spadina road guage teaching. He spent some ten guished in drawers (short stories, 416 922 2014 years in France and abroad as a narratives) or works in progress teacher, translator and critic for (novels, theatre). The Dionne Quintuplets March 25 By Paul-François Sylvestre, author and historian

It’s the seventy-fifth anniversary of land where they lived separated the birth of the Dionne quintuplets. from their family for eight years. The Dionne Quintuplets Their chances of survival were one By Paul-François in 57 million! The Dionne girls attracted 3,000 Sylvestre visitors a day and generated sub - On May 28, 1934, Elzire Dionne stantial revenues for the province Wednesday, March 25 gave birth in Corbeil (northern On - amounting to $500 million. They At 6:30 Pm tario) to five daughters: Émilie, received only a very small amount Marie, Cécile, Annette and Yvonne. of this huge fortune, however. In In French 1998, following the death of two of News about the birth and survival the five, the Ontario government Free admission of these quintuplets spread like offered them $4 million as compen - wildfire and they became stars sation for the ways in which the AFT Spadina overnight. The girls were made Dionne quintuplets had been ex - Galerie Pierre-Léon wards of the state, which built an ploited. 24 Spadina road observatory/nursery called Quint - 416 922 2014 13 Anne Lacaton March 24 Born in 1955 in Saint Pardoux la thorities. Research on hybridiza - In 2008, Anne Lacaton and Jean- Rivière, Anne Lacaton graduated tions, between a contemporary Philippe Vassal were awarded by from the École d’architecture in building concept and the use of the the “National great price for Archi - Bordeaux. most diversified techniques, pro - tecture”. In 1987, Anne Lacaton, with the ar - duces projects that make the most chitect Jean-Philippe Vassal, formed of construction programs by upset - architectural practice Lacaton & ting building contractors' standard Vassal in Bordeaux. Lacaton & Vas - usages. sal received the National Architec - Anne Lacaton ture Prize of the French Ministry of Culture for young talent in 1999. The firm designed the Palais de Tuesday, March 24 Tokyo contemporary art gallery in At 6:30 Paris, completed in 2001. The proj - ect, a bare bones reclamation of a In English semi-derelict art deco building near the Seine, was short-listed for the Mies van der Rohe prize in 2003 Faculty of Architecture and has been immensely influential Room 103 as perhaps the most extreme of John. H. Daniels Faculty of found-space galleries. Architecture, Landscape & Openly proclaiming to be a reflec - tion and search for architectural Design economy, the work undertaken by University of Toronto, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philipppe 230 College Street, Vassal focuses on reduced-cost Toronto constructions in order to rejuvenate the dialogue with contracting au -

Jacques Soustelle's Mexico March 27

By Professor James Cullingham. an ethnologist, Resistance fighter, politician and even Governor Gen - eral of Algeria, Soustelle has given a great deal of thought to, and writ - ten extensively about, this beautiful Jacques Soustelle’s country. Mexico

Free admission Wednesday, March 27 At 3:30 Pm At the Alliance Française de Toronto In English 24 Spadina Road Jacques Soustelle fell in love with Toronto Mexico on his first visit to that 416 922 2014 country in 1932. In his capacity as

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Regard d’Une (Through the Eyes of a Victim ) From March 11 to 28

Organized by Oasis Centre des Femmes and as part of Interna - tional Women’s Week Regard d’Une Through the Eyes of a Victim Photo exhibition by Julie Rémy and Delphine Gin - goux

From wednesday, photographers Julie Rémy and Del - March 11 to Saturday, phine Gingoux. A photographic ex - March 28 hibition offered by Oasis Centre des femmes as part of the celebration of International Women’s Week. Free admission

Nine francophone women decided AFT Spadina to take part in this project aimed at Galerie Pierre-Léon Twenty-five portraits of francoph - paying tribute to women, inspiring 24 Spadina road other women and combating all one women living in Toronto, pho - 416 922 2014 tographed by freelance forms of violence and abuse against women.

Le petit chaperon rouge, an inherited narrative From March 3 to 20 Her steps break the surface of the feel her process of self-identifica - snow as she walks. The forest is tion as a means to connect with An inter-disciplinary quiet and inviting, yet her breath is their own. art exhibition by shallow: she has been told that a Isabelle Mignault wolf lurks nearby. What will become of her if they meet? From March 3 to 20

As visitors enter the gallery space, At the Céline-Allard Gallery, they will be incited to engage with Centre francophone de the theatricality of the work. With Toronto this inter-disciplinary visual instal - 20 Lower Spadina Avenue lation -- one of a series of explo - rations on this theme – Isabelle Free admission Mignault hopes to allow others to

15 Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige From March 20 to April 18

Born in Beirut in 1969, and living and international museums. At the the image, to representation, the now in Paris, Joana Hadjithomas end of 2003, they returned to fic - difficulty of living the present, of and Khalil Joreige have worked to - tion with a short film entitled: writing history… gether as artist and filmmakers, “Ramad” (“Ashes”) which was se - Recently, they invited Catherine shooting fictions films and docu - lected for the 2005 Cesar Award. Deneuve to play her own role in mentaries. In 1999; they wrote and Together, they created numerous their last film, entitled “Je veux directed their first fiction featured photographic installations and voir” (Official Selection at the film “Al bayt el zaher”, (“Around the videos that were exhibited in gal - Toronto International Film Festival pink house”); a Franco-Canadian- leries and institutions around the 08). Their work will be exhibited at Lebanese co-production. Then in world. the A Space gallery. 2000, they made “Khiam”, a 52 They are also university professors in Beirut: Joana teaches screen - writing, Khalil esthetics and exper - imental videos. Their main interrogation concern the emer - Joana Hadjithomas gence of an individuals being in a and Khalil Joreige community society, the relation to From March 20 to April 18

At A Space Gallery minute documentary, and in 2003, 401 Richmon Street West they presented a documentary Suite 110 essay: “Le film al mafkoud.” (“The Lost Film”). TORONTO These documentaries were shown 416 979 9633 at large numbers of film festivals, as well as in numerous art centers Je veux voir

Zhenchen Liu From March 27 to April 19

Zhenchen Liu was born in 1976 and mation of Cuba by way of modern - raised in Shangai. He emigrated in ization which will premiere in Amer - France for his studies, and is now ica. «Dinosaurs» will be a world living in Paris. premiere. Zhenchen Liu is interested in how the contemporary city imposes non-sense and rupture on its in - Zhenchen Liu habitant’s imagination through wild From March 27 to April 19

At Le Labo and brutal modernization that erad - icates all traces of history. For this 55 Mill Street exhibit, Zhenchen Liu presents a Studio 317 new photo series «Dinosaurs» Cannery Building, 58 along with a video series including 416.861.1853 his latest piece about the transfor -

16 DDVVDDss Le Dernier Gang In stores since March 17 The Last Gang gang manage to avoid bloodshed, Directed by Ariel Zeitoun endure the boredom of being on the With Vincent Elbaz, run in the tropics and have a love Gilles Lellouche, Sami Bouajila life, whilst at the same time playing Running time : 125 min. hide-and-seek with the police? 2006 This is an especially difficult task, as they have to contend with Milan, a cop who has been determined to defeat them ever since their first criminal activities in the neighbor - hood. Obsessed by Simon’s gang, Milan’s sole purpose in life is to From petty theft on the benches of catch the leader. Belleville to the over-publicized hold-ups of the large Parisian banks, this is the spectacular rise of Simon and his gang. They are ca - Le dernier gang pable of emptying a series of safes A film by Ariel Zeitoun under the very nose of the police who are bewildered by the calm au - In stores since dacity shown by the group. March 17 But how long will the inseparable

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Monday, March 2 In the 18th century, Louis de Bou- rguignon is working with the Mali - CARTOUCHE chot's gang, but their ways are too 1962 'unethical' for him. He creates his By Philippe de Broca own band, acting under the name With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Clau - of Cartouche, making audacious dia Cardinale, Jean Rochefort. robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with Running time: 115 min. the poor…

French Resistance activist Andre Saturday, March 7 Devigny is imprisoned by the Nazis, and devotes his waking Un condamné à mort s’est hours to planning an elaborate échappé escape. Then, on the same day, he is condemned to death, and 1956 given a new cellmate. Should he By Robert Bresson kill him, or risk revealing his plans With François Leterrier, Charles to someone who may be a Le Clainche et Roland Monod Gestapo informer?

Running time: 95 min. Award for the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival (1957)

Monday, March 9 A discontented concert pianist causes all sorts of heartbreak with Le cavaleur his egotistical and womanizing an - tics, and all the people in his life 1978 attempt to force him to grow up. By Philippe de Broca With Jean Rochefort, Nicole Garcia, Cesar award: Best Actress for Danielle Darrieux, et Annie Girardot Nicole Garcia.

Running time: 97 min.

Thursday, March 12 In a huge, old-fashioned luxury hotel a stranger tries to persuade L’année dernière à Marienbad a married woman to run away with him, but it seems she hardly re - 1961 members the affair they may have By Alain Resnais had (or not?) last year at Marien - With Delphine Seyrig Giogio, Alber - bad. tazzi and Sacha Pitoëff Golden Lion, Venise Film Festival Running time: 89 min. 1961. 18 There is an author who has been Tuesday, March 17 dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. La discrète In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his 1990 publisher friend, decides to se - By Christian Vincent duce a young woman with the With Fabrice Luchini, Maurice singular purpose of keeping a Garrel, Judith Henry diary of the seduction and then dump her before publishing the Running time: 89 min. book about it. Unfortunately he falls in love with her.

Wednesday, March 18 In 1941, the inhabitants of a Train de vie small Jewish village in Central Eu - 1999 rope organize a fake deportation By Radu Milhaileanu train so that they can escape the With Lionel Abelanski, Clément Nazis and flee to Palestine. Harari, and Agathe de la Fontaine Running time: 98 min.

Saturday, March 21 Florence Carala and her lover Julien Tavernier, an ex – paratrooper, Ascenseur pour l’échafaud. want to murder her husband by faking a suicide. But after Julien 1957 has killed him and he puts his By Louis Malle things in his car, he finds he has With Jeanne Moreau, Maurice forgotten the rope outside the win - Ronet, Georges Poujouly dow and he returns to the building to remove it… Running time: 87 min

Tuesday, March 24 Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop Regarde les hommes tomber. friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. 1994 By Jacques Audiard Two years before, Marx, an old Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu gambler, met Frederic, a young Kassovitz and Jean Yanne man that does not look very smart and started to follow him Running time: 95 min. everywhere and changed his name to Johnny to please Marx. Of course, Simon's story is re - lated with Marx and Johnny's one.

Saturday, March 28 Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for the upper-class fa- La cérémonie mily Lelievre, hides her illiteracy under the cloak of a perfect 1995 By Claude Chabrol household and obedience. She With Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bon - finds a friend in the energetic naire and Jacqueline Bisset. postmaster Jeanne, who encou- rages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers. Running time: 107 min. 19