Bulletin Culturel February 2010

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MOLIÈRE’S DOCTORS AT TFT

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IN HAMILTON

VITALIC’S PERFORMANCE AT WRONG BAR

« Ice Fishing in Gimli » is on display at the Winnipeg « Plug-In » art center Contents until Feb the 21. “Rob Kovitz’s Ice Fishing is an “experimental bookwork and sweeping Canadian saga, a hybrid creature… about a place, at the most litteral PAGE 3 - Festival level the town of Gimli and its surroundings, the changeable expanses of Lake PAGE 4 - Exhibitions Winnipeg and the endless reach of the Prairies….about the people who’ve come to this place.” (* ) Where you want it, the whole World is within your hand. PAGE 4 - Music At the same time, in the context of a musical exchange between and PAGE 6 - Theatre Manitoba, organized by the Winnipeg Alliance Française, Gérald Laroche, mu- sician-storyteller, multi-instrumentalist and Gilles Chabenat, hurdy-gurdy PAGE 7 - Cinema player, conduct a second artistic creation residence in February, followed by a PAGE 8 - Television concert Feb. the 21st. The theme of travel brought the artists closer together: PAGE 9 - Talks the travels of foresters and mule carriers in the Black Valley of the Berry province, and those of trappers and Voyageurs along the Red River. In Toronto, there is a thrilling wide range of literary and artistic activities at the Alliance Française. Joël Savary, Attaché Culturel

(*) Alison Gillmor , www.plug-in.org February 2010

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LE PATRIMOINE JULIA MARIN IMMATÉRIEL UNTIL MARCH 2ND

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VITALIC

News editor : Joël Savary Creative writer : Martin Colomer-Diez Audiovisual : Marie Hérault-Delanoë Book : Léa Deshusses Music : Simon Grignon

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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IN HAMILTON FEBRUARY 26-28

The teachers talk to each other about love who lives there. Bilal finally their prospective students, both the reaches Calais, but how do you cover good and the bad. The teachers col- 32 kilometers of the English Channel lectively want to inspire their stu- when you can't swim? The boy soon dents. They also have differing discovers that his trip won't be as viewpoints on the students them- easy as he imagined... The commu- selves, and how best to praise and nity of struggling illegal aliens in discipline them. Marin tries to get Calais is captured with authenticity, through to his students, sometimes from the point of view of people who with success and sometimes resulting arrived there knowing nothing about in utter failure. France.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH 1:30PM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH 7PM

ESPIONS BY NICOLAS SAADA This European thriller offers a mix of romance, drama and even some bits of action. Vincent (Guillaume Canet) is a smart, educated young man who has a history of "illicit activ- ities". One day, at his job at the air- port, he and another corrupt colleague look at diplomatic luggage in the hope of scoring some valuable. Instead, Vincent is catapulted in an international terrorist conspiracy that will change the course of his life.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 3:30PM

ENTRE LES MURS BY LAURENT CANTET WELCOME BY PHILIPPE LIORET Teacher François Marin and his col- Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy 57, PROMENADE DISCOVERY leagues are preparing for another from Iraq. He sets off on an adven- HAMILTON school year teaching at a racially ture-filled journey across Europe. He WWW.CENTREFRANCAIS.CA mixed inner city high school in Paris. wants to get to England to see his

3 FROM FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 2 AFT SPADINA Exhibition GALERIE PIERRE-LÉON 24 SPADINA ROAD MON-THU : 9 AM – 9 PM FRIDAY : 9 AM – 4 PM THIS IS NOT YOUR LIFE - JULIA MARIN FREE ENTRANCE

Winner of the photo competi- clipped from a photo taken at her and sadness associated with trau- tion organized by Ryerson Uni- fifth birthday party. matic memory and allows her to versity’s Visual Arts This photograph is, in her mem- function. A dark humor pervades department, photographer ory of that time, and even now, the series, sometimes in the jux- Julia Marin is pleased to pres- the only image that she recog- taposition of unhappy child and ent: nizes as herself; she stood awk- idyllic scene, other times in ab- THIS IS NOT YOUR LIFE wardly, sullen and shy. surd whimsy in which captions A FICTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE OF Disconnection is dominant theme imply terrible events. This series AN IMAGINED CHILDHOOD in her work; subsequent to being is both a confrontation of the per- [CECI N’EST PAS VOTRE VIE clinically diagnosed with Post formance of a normal childhood, RÉTROSPECTIVE FICTIVE D’UNE Traumatic Stress Disorder she’s as well as an examination of the ENFANCE IMAGINAIRE] been exploring, in recent bodies disassociation I relied on to sur- This Is Not Your Life is an altered of work, aspects of the deperson- vive. photographic history; through ma- alization symptomatic to the con- nipulation of appropriated im- dition. At times she finds herself ages, a forgery of the in disassociative states in which quintessential happy childhood is she can’t connect to her own life, created. Photographs of small history or even her name, while children collected through vari- still acknowledging the truth of ous means, are transformed. Julia this information. This coping Martin replaced in each image the mechanism effectively cuts her head of a child with her own, off from the overwhelming fear Music FROM THE RED RIVER TO THE BLACK VALLEY “FROM THE RED RIVER TO THE Douches in Lignières. will also be a tour in France, in May BLACK VALLEY” The theme of travel brought the 2010. Musical variations by Gérald Laroche artists closer together: the travels of (Manitoba) and Gilles Chabenat foresters and mule carriers in the CONCERT ON SUNDAY (France) Black Valley of the Berry province, FEBRUARY 21ST, 8:00 PM Gérald Laroche, musician-story- and those of trappers and Voyageurs PRÉCIEUX-SANG CHURCH teller, multi-instrumentalist and along the Red River. (200 KENNY ST, SAINT-BONI- Gilles Chabenat, hurdy-gurdy player, The result of this encounter be- FACE) will conduct a second artistic cre- tween the two songwriters will culmi- FREE ADMISSION WITH PASS ation residence from February 15th nate in a concert on February 21st, AT THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DU to 19th, 2010 in Winnipeg. 2010 at Précieux-Sang Church. This MANITOBA The first residence took place in No- will be a world premiere, in parallel 934 CORYDON AVENUE vember 2009 in France at Les Bains- with the Festival du Voyageur. There 4 VITALIC FEBRUARY 27TH

Vitalic (born as Pascal Arbez in 1976) is an electronic french music artist.

His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground scene. However, he became good friends with Michel Amato, also known as , whom he met in the Rex, the " temple" of . The Hacker suggested he send his new tracks to DJ Hell, head of Gigolo 2007 French film Naissance des able for streaming at Vitalic's My- records in . Pascal did so, Pieuvres. His song "Poney Part 1" Space page. He has spoken a great and International DeeJay Gigolo was featured in the Pleix film deal about the new disco influ- Records released the well known Birds. It was announced by Festi- ence on Flashmob. Poney EP in 2001, which was a val Republic that Vitalic would be huge success shortly after its re- playing both the Reading and lease. With the track "La Rock 01", Leeds Festivals in the UK in August Vitalic created a club anthem 2009. which was a hit in the summer of THE ARTIST PERFORMS FEBRU- 2001. The track was also included Vitalic's second studio album ARY THE 27TH AT THE WRONG on many compilation albums, Flashmob was released on the BAR even rock compilations. 28th of September 2009. The first single, "Your Disco Song" is avail- 1279 QUEEN W, TORONTO In 2005, Vitalic's debut album, OK Cowboy was released on Dif- ferent/PIAS Recordings. Pascal states that all of the instruments used in the album are synthe- sized. His official website states that "the only thing he can't fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music."

His song "Trahison" from OK Cow- boy was used in the trailer for the

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MOLIÈRE’S DOCTORS AT THE FRENCH THEATRE

Le Théâtre Français de Toronto pres- ing Doctor) (1645), L’Amour médecin Above all, for Molière, there is some ents : (The Doctor of Love) (1665), and Le question about letting the laws of na- Médecin malgré lui (A Doctor in Spite ture and desire, the rights of men and MOLIÈRE’S DOCTORS of Himself) (1666). There is some women who prefer pleasure, triumph AUX GRANDS DOCTEURS, LES question, of course, of feigned illness over the austere lessons of all these GRANDS REMÈDES and disguised or impostor doctors. solemn doctors or spiritual advisers. Directed by Jean-Stéphane Roy With Sophie Goulet, Chanda FROM 3 UNTIL 20 FEBRUARY Legroulx, Vincent Poirier, Anie Richer, FRENCH THEATRE OF TORONTO Pierre Simpson et Nicolas Van Burek 26 BERKELEY STREET FROM WEDNESDAY TO A group of young actors on tour per- SATURDAY AT 8PM form an anthology of finely woven SUNDAY AT 2:30PM scenes from three pieces written by IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. SUBTITLES Molière: Le Médecin volant (The Fly-

EARLY FEBRUARY OUTSIDE

PERFORMANCES AT WINTERCITY FESTIVAL

BY COMPAGNIE LES PASSAGERS

NAMASTEY Friday, 5th 8pm Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West

COSMOGONIA Saturday, January 30th 8pm Sunday, January 31st, 7pm Saturday, 6th 8pm Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West

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ÉRIC ROHMER - PREUVES À L’APPUI

As part of its « Universciné » series, the Alliance Française of Toronto pays hom- age to Éric Rohmer, who died on January 11th 2010 : TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AFT SPADINA ÉRIC ROHMER – PREUVES À L’APPUI 24 SPADINA ROAD A FILM BY ANDRÉ S. LABARTHE AT 7 :30 PM

During this interview, filmmaker Éric MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Rohmer elaborates on the foundations of AFT NORTH YORK his cinematic ethics and practices. Sur- 95 SHEPPARD AVENUE W. rounded by some invaluable evidence NORTH YORK, M2N 1M4 (notebooks, cassettes, filmed essays), he AT 7:30 PM generously answers the questions of no- table critic Jean Douchet, offering us a masterful cinema lesson! FREE ENTRANCE ENGLISH SUBTITLES

FRENCH MOVIES AT THE TIFF CINÉMATHÈQUE

ROIS ET REINES BY ARNAUD DE- a lot; Nora's, very little. SPLECHIN France. 2003. 150 mins. With Em- The stories of Nora during a brief pe- manuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, riod when her father falls ill and of Is- Catherine Deneuve. maël while involuntarily committed MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 7PM to a mental institution for observa- tion. Nora's in her 30s and has loved LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR SPECIAL NIGHT WITH TWO four men - her son Elias, Elias's de- HULOT BY JACQUES TATI MOVIES BY THE DARDENNE ceased father, her own father, and Is- Monsieur Hulot goes on a holiday to BROTHERS: LE FILS AND maël, a musician given to odd a seaside resort, but accidents and L’ENFANT behavior with whom she lived seven misunderstandings follow him where years. She will soon marry a business- ever he goes. The peace and quiet of 7PM AND 9PM man. Faced with her father's death, the hotel guests don't last very long THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH Nora seeks out Ismaël to ask that he with Hulot around, because although reconnect with Elias; a great deal his intensions are good, they always else roils from her past. Ismaël has his turn out catastrophically. own challenges, not the least of France. 1953. 88 mins. With Jacques which are his feelings toward adopt- Tati Natahlie Pascaud, Michele Rolla. ing Elias and his meeting Arielle, an- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST other patient. Ismaël's surface shows 4:30PM 7 THE CULTURAL OFFICE OF THE FRENCH CONSULATE IN TORONTO PRESENT OUR Television SELECTION OF TFO FRENCH CINEMA PROGRAM

This month, TFO proposes four LES ÉGARÉS BY ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ France, 1991 .115 mins.With Emmanuelle movies by the famous french di- June 1940. German troops are ad- Béart, Manuel Blanc, Philippe Noiret rector André Téchiné : Les roseaux vancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed Monday, February 22nd 2010 9pm sauvages, Les Egarés, Rendez-vous et teacher, succumbs to the widespread Tuesday, February 23rd 12:31pm J’embrasse pas. And also Jeux panic and, with her two children, d’enfants by Yann Samuell and Lu- joins the exodus from the city. JEUX D’ENFANTS BY YANN mumba by Raoul Peck. France, 2002. 95 mins. With Em- SAMUELL manuelle Béart, Gaspard Ulliel, As adults, best friends Julien and LES ROSEAUX SAUVAGES BY Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Sophie continue the odd game they ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ Monday, February 8th 2010 9pm started as children -- a fearless com- In a village in the Southwest of Tuesday, February 9th 2010 12:30pm petition to outdo one another with France, 1962. Maite and Francois are daring and outrageous stunts. While 18 years old. They are friends, not RENDEZ-VOUS BY ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ they often act out to relieve one an- lovers. In Francois's classroom, there A woman and three men. Nina, other's pain, their game might be a are Serge, whose brother has just who's come to Paris to act and sleeps way to avoid the fact that they are married to try to escape from the war with any man at hand, meets Paulo, a truly meant for one another. in Algeria, and Henri, a pied-noir (Al- young estate agent; he's smitten. She France. 2002. 93 mins. With Marion gerian-born Frenchman). also meets Paulo's flatmate Quentin, Cottillard and Guillaume Canet. France, 1994. 110 mins. a compulsive who stalks her. To Saturday, February 6th 2010 9pm With Elodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Paulo's jealous dismay, she's willing to Sunday, February 7th 2010 12:30pm Stéphane Rideau sleep with Quentin, and wants Paulo's Monday, February 1st 9pm friendship... LUMUMBA BY RAOUL PECK Tuesday, February 2nd 12:31pm France, 1984. 90 mins. With Juliette Congolese independence hero, Friday, February 5th 1pm Binoche, Lambert Wilson, Jean-Louis Patrice Lumumba is almost 30 years Trintignant. old when he began to be an activist. Monday, February 15th 2010 9pm France/Haïti/Belgium/Switzerland. Tuesday, February 16th 12:31pm 2000. 116 mins. Wednesday, February 10t 9pm J’EMBRASSE PAS BY ANDRÉ Thursday, February 11th 12:30pm TÉCHINÉ Friday, february 12th 1pm A young man leaves his native town in southern France to discover Paris. Being too unexperienced and too naive, he drops into the reality of Paris 1991. He soon gives up his dream of becoming an actor and prostitutes himself. Throughout all these modern relationships, he keeps his innocence but becomes very emo- tionally blocked.

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IMMATERIAL HERITAGE BY JULIEN LAGARDE

As part of its series of conferences, cial and ethnological dimension, the bec City) and a Master’s degree in la Société d’Histoire de Toronto pres- study of which is crucial in a world Heritage and New Technologies from ents: threatened by cultural standardiza- Poitiers University. He currently tion. This is where the notion of iden- teaches history and geography at the IMMATERIAL HERITAGE BY JULIEN tity, the very basis of our immaterial Lycée Français de Toronto. LAGARDE heritage, comes into play. This con- ference will illustrate what is really WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 A direct legacy of the past, our her- at stake when we endeavor to save AFT SPADINA itage constitutes a historic source an immaterial heritage, using the ex- GALERIE PIERRE-LÉON whose representations, symbols, val- ample of the Huron-Wendat people of 24 SPADINA ROAD ues and usages never cease to fasci- Wendake, Quebec. AT 7 PM nate us. Through its survival and FREE ENTRANCE contact with new and evolving soci- Julien Lagarde has a Master’s degree IN FRENCH eties, this heritage also takes on a so- in history from Laval University (Que-

WAR ORIGINS ANDALUSIAN BALLADS

As part of their annual cycle of sem- Author-storyteller Myriame El Ya- Having worked as a journalist, film inars, the history departments of mani invites you on a journey with critic, public speaker, lecturer, mod- Toronto’s various universities are her : erator, storyteller and writer, El Ya- pleased to present: mani places the spoken word at the ANDALUSIAN BALLADS very heart of her existence. THE GREAT WAR AND ALL THAT : This performance recounts the ini- Audience: 12 years and over WAR ORIGINS, WAR GUILT tiatory journey of Prince Ahmed Al The performance will be followed AND THE LIGUE DES DROITS DE Kamel, known as the Pilgrim of Love, by an autograph session of Myriame El L’HOMME through a mythical Andalusia, where Yamani’s most recent book of stories By Norman Ingram, professor at the the three monotheist religions (Chris- for youth. History Department of Concordia tianity, Islam, and Judaism) coexisted University (Montréal) peacefully for seven centuries. Weav- ing tales that are spoken or sung, ex- ploring Arabic-Andalusian or FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Judeo-Hispanic musical idioms, El Ya- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 AFT SPADINA mani probes the mysteries of the soul AFT SPADINA GALERIE PIERRE-LÉON and reveals our desires and discovery GALERIE PIERRE-LÉON 24 SPADINA ROAD of the Other, and of the wondrous un- 24 SPADINA ROAD AT 3 :30 PM known. AT 6 :30 PM FREE ENTRANCE A nomad in her soul, Myriame El Ya- FREE ENTRANCE IN FRENCH mani roamed several continents IN FRENCH searching for the fruits of cultural crossbreeding and universal dreams. In her baggage, she returned with a unique collection of sounds and im- ages, which she shares with passion. 9 STUDYING IN FRANCE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

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