Art Alert: Three award-winning films to be screened at the French Institute, Cairo TRAILERS

Ahram Online , Sunday 8 Mar 2015

The director of Al Tawb Al-Aswas (The Black Dress), Nesrine Lotfy Elzayat, will be present when the film screens on the 18th of March

3 films
Stills from the films: On the Edge, The Screaming Man and Lawrence Anyways

Over 3 days starting 16 March, the French Institute in Cairo is will be holding a series of screenings, Le Cinema de la Francophonie (The Francophone cinema), showing three internationally acclaimed films of French production.

The films include productions from Egypt, Morocco, France and Chad.

Program:

Monday 16 March: On The Edge, directed by Leila Kilani.
2012, Fiction. French/ Moroccan production

On the Edge / Sur la planche (2012) - Trailer

Tuesday 17 March
Laurence Anyways, directed by Xavier Dolan.
2012, Fiction. Canadian/ French production

Xavier Dolan's Laurence Anyways (Trailer)


Wednesday 18 March

Special screening with presence of the director, Nesrine Lotfy Elzayat- Al Tawb Al-Aswad (The Black Dress). 
2013, Short documentary portrait. Egyptian and French production.

A Screaming Man, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.
2010, Fiction. Chad and French production.

A Screaming Man - Movie Trailer


All films have English subtitles.
All screenings start at 7 pm.

 

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