VCUfrenchfilmfestival Richmond, Virginia French director Bruno Chiche presents this North American PREMIERE screening of Barnie Ten t hanniversary et ses petites contrariétés. March 22 - 24, 2002 English Description (804) 827-FILM French• www.frenchfilm.vcu.edu Description Barnie is like many other men.All He hasfilms a haveBarnie English a une femme subtitles qu’il adore, comme wife he adores, a mistress he is mad about, beaucoup de gens, une maîtresse dont il est and are presented by their and a lover…well, perhaps he IS a little differ- fou, comme beaucoup de gens, et un amant, ent. He lives in Calais, France with Lucie, butactorscomme and … directors. S’il habite en France avec Lucie, il works in London, which is where he met travaille à Londres. Et c’est là qu’il a rencontré Margot and Mark. Margot et Marc. Enfin, peut-être est-il un peu When his birthday comes he is spoiled: différent. his mistress gives him a ticket for a romantic Le jour de son anniversaire, Barnie est May Day weekend on the Orient Express to très gâté: il reçoit de sa maîtresse un week- Venice. His lover offers him … a romantic end en amoureux pour Venise en Orient- May Day weekend on the Orient Express to Express le 1er mai. De son amant, il reçoit un Venice! His wife has organized… a romantic weekend en amoureux pour Venise en May Day weekend on the Orient Express to Orient-Express le 1er mai ! Et sa femme lui Venice!!! offre … un weekend en amoureux pour What will Barnie do? Venise en Orient-Express le 1er mai !!! Auteurs-Réalisateurs-Producteurs Virginia Commonwealth University 4 Table of contents 2 Schedule 15 Le Franc Tireur and Event Information 17 Betty Fisher et autres histoires 3 Kirikou et la sorcière 19 Oui, Mais… (children’s film) 21 Sunday Shorts 5 Tout près des étoiles L’Association Pailleron 7 Laissez-Passer Si yen a qu’ça dérange 9 Nationale 7 Ces Jours heureux 11 Les Portes de la gloire 22 Sunday Shorts 13 Saturday Shorts Le Taxi Pourquoi … Passkeu Au premier dimanche d’août Mon Prince viendra Le Barbier R. Mertonensis 25 Little Sénégal 14 Saturday Shorts 27 Là-bas… mon pays K.O. Kid 29 Barnie et ses petites Nouvelle de la tour L contrariétés Petites histoires 45 Nos remerciements à de reins du tout 46 Registration Don’t wait until next year’s Festival to enhance your French Enroll in Virginia Commonwealth University’s French language, literature and culture courses offered by the Department of Foreign Languages. 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Kirkpatrick Information Friday 1:45 Betty Fisher et autres histoires Au premier dimanche d'août 5:00 Kirikou et la sorcière presented by producer presented by director (children's film) Annie Miller and Nathan Miler Florence Miailhe 6:30 Tout près des étoiles 3:45 Presentation of the Congratulations to Florence Miailhe French Delegation for having recently won the César presented by for best short film in 2002 cinematographer Oui, Mais… 11:00 Little Sénégal Dominique Le Rigoleur presented by director presented by director 8:45 Laissez-Passer Yves Lavandier and actor Rachid Bouchareb and actress Gérard Jugnot Adetoro Makinde 7:00 Reception at the Virginia 1:15 Là-bas… mon pays Museum of Fine Arts presented by director 8:30 Gala Dinner at the Downtown Alexandre Arcady Club of Richmond 3:45 Barnie et ses petites Midnight Nationale 7 contrariétés presented by director Sunday Bruno Chiche 9:00 Short Films 5:30 Closing ceremony Incendie de l'école Pailleron Midnight Nationale 7 presented by director Theatre Jean-Max Causse The Byrd Theatre is located at Saturday Si yen a qu'ça dérange 2908 W. Cary St. in Richmond. 8:30 Les Portes de la gloire presented by director A parking deck is located directly presented by director Fanny Jean-Noël and behind the theater. Christian Merret-Palmair producer Christophe Servell 10:30 Short Films Ces Jours heureux presented Official Festival Reception Pourquoi … Passkeu by directors Eric Toledano The reception for Festival passholders presented by directors and Olivier Nakache will be held on Saturday evening at Gilles Lellouche Le Taxi presented by director 7 p.m. in the Virginia Museum of Fine and Tristan Aurouet Gabriel Mamruth Arts, located at the corner of Grove Mon Prince viendra Le Barbier presented by director Avenue and the Boulevard, two short presented by director Jon J. Carnoy and actor blocks from the Byrd Theatre. The Philippe Lasry Ticky Holgado museum’s parking entrance is on Nouvelle de la tour L the Grove Avenue side. R. Mertonensis presented by director Dinner Nicolas Salis The gala dinner for VIP Plus passholders K.O. Kid will take place on saturday evening at Petites histoires de reins du tout 8:30 p.m. in the Downtown Club of presented by director Richmond, 901 E. Byrd St. Françoise Marie 12:00 Le Franc Tireur presented by director Jean-Max Causse A special thanks to the French Linguistic Attaché Services of the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. for making 20 partial scholarships available to French High School Teachers in Virginia so they may attend the VCU graduate course associated with 2 the VCU French Film Festival. VCUfrenchfilmfestival Kirikou et la sorcière English Description Il sauve les enfants du village d’une feature A tiny voice is heard from inside the pirogue, d’une antilope, d’un arbre ensorcelé. womb of a pregnant woman: Il ose s’introduire dans le conduit de la Source Radio Disney is proud to continue “Mother, give birth to me!” Maudite, découvre un monstre qui boit l’eau, its support of an annual French “A child who can speak from his mother’s le tue, se noie dans l’eau revenue. Les soins womb can give birth to himself”, replies the de sa mère le ramène à la vie. Grâce à son children’s film with this screening mother. courage, Kirikou trompe la vigilance des of the animated film Kirikou et And so a little boy is born, cuts his own fétiches de la sorcière et parvient jusqu’au la sorcière. umbilical cord and declares: sage de la Montagne Interdite, son grand “My name is Kirikou”. père, qui lui révèle le secret de la The tiny Kirikou is born into an African méchanceté de Karaba ... village upon which a sorceress called Karaba Alors le petit Kirikou décide de la délivrer has cast a terrible spell: the spring has dried de la malédiction qui l’emprisonne, déjouant up, the villagers are being blackmailed, the la surveillance dont il est l’objet, car Karaba men of the village have either been kid- veut se débarasser de ce petit bonhomme napped or have mysteriously disappeared. vraiment trop curieux ... Mais la détermination “She eats them!”, the superstitious villagers et l’ingéniosité de Kirikou auront raison de declare … tous les pièges tendus. Et la tenacité du petit Karaba is a stunning and cruel woman, Kirikou ramènera la paix et la joie de vivre surrounded by fearless and servile fetishes. dans le village. But no sooner has Kirikou delivered himself from his mother’s womb than he wants to rid the village of Karaba’s curse and understand the cause of her wickedness. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the Forbidden Mountain, where the Wise Man of the Mountain, who knows of Karaba and her secrets, awaits him. French Description Une petite voix se fait entendre dans le ventre d’une femme enceinte: “Mère, enfante-moi!” “Un enfant qui parle dans le ventre de sa mère s’enfante tout seul” répond la mère. Un tout petit bonhomme vient ainsi au monde, coupe le cordon et déclare: ”Je m’appelle Kirikou”. Et il se lave tout seul, puis il apprend qu’il ne doit pas gaspiller l’eau, car Karaba la sor- cière a asséché la source. Il apprend de même qu’il n’a plus ni son père, ni ses oncles, car Karaba la sorcière les a dévorés. Karaba est une femme belle et cruelle, entourée de fétiches soumis et redoutables. Kirikou demande à son entourage, en vain, pourquoi Karaba est méchante. Grâce à son aplomb et son astuce, le petit Kirikou sauve le director Michel Ocelot producers Didier Brunner, Paul seul homme qui reste, mais il voit tous les Thiltges, Jacques Vecruyssen screenplay Michel Ocelot bijoux en or des femmes de son village livrés music Youssou N’Dour production Exposure, France 3 Cinéma, Les Armateurs, Monipoly, Odec Kid Cartoons, à la sorcière courroucée. 3 Studio O, Trans Europe Film distribution ArtMattan Kirikou et la sorcière director Michel Ocelot 1999 Princes et princesses 1998 La Princesse des diamants 1987 Les Quatre Voeux 1982 La Légende du pauvre bossu 1980 Les Trois Inventeurs composer Youssou N’Dour 2001 Youssou N’ Dour et ses amis Forever World Birth of a Star 2000 Joko From Village To Town Joko: The Link Lii 1998 Music in My Head Desert Blues: Ambiances du Sahara Gainde: Voices from the Heart of Africa with Yande Codou Sene Immigrés 1994 Guide (Wommat) 1992 Eyes Open 1990 Set VCUfrenchfilmfestival 4 Tout près des étoiles documentary Cinematographer Dominique Le Rigoleur presents this North American PREMIERE screening of Tout près des étoiles.