Bonjour Cinema 2010 in Colombo
by Ruwini Jayawardana
‘Bonjour Cinema’, aka the
festival du film Francophone, will take place for the fifth consecutive
year at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) from
March 19 to 23.
  Eight adult movies and four children’s films from Belgium, Canada,
France and Switzerland have been included in the line-up for this year.
The children’s movies will be screened at 2.30 p.m. each day while the
adult movies will unspool at 4.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The gala event which promises to be a whole new experience for local
moviegoers will open on March 18 at 6 p.m.
The Canadian movie ‘ L’age des tenebres’ will be screened at 7 p.m.
This event is open only for invitees.
Movies revolving around the themes of diversity and creativity of the
French speaking nations had been chosen to take part in the festival.
Speaking at the media briefing of the event French Ambassador Christine
Robichon said that the festival is organized to celebrate the gathering
of diverse cultures of the francophone countries.
“It is a mark of recognition of the diversity: linguistics,
traditions and openness of French speakers to other countries and
languages,” Robichon noted.
A French language competition for students and French teachers
between 18 and 25 years will also be held to celebrate the Day of
Francophonie on March 20.
 Alliance Francaise D.G. Bertrand Dufieux, Consulate of Belgium Trade
promotion officer Dominique Tanghe, Canadian Acting High Commissioner
Fred Jacques and Swedish Deputy Head of Mission Franz Schneider were
also present.
All the films will be subtitled in English. Entrance free.
Adult films:
‘En compagnie d’etrangers’ (Strangers in Good Company) from Canada -
March 19 at 4.30 p.m.
‘Folie privee’ (Private Madness) from Belgium – March 19 at 7 p.m.
and March 22 at 4.30 p.m.
‘Le Premier venu’ (The first to come) from France – March 20 at 4.30
p.m.
‘L’age des tenebres’ (Days of darkness) from Canada – March 20 at 7
p.m.
‘La femme de Gilles’ (Gilles’s wife) from Belgium – March 21 at 4.30
p.m.
‘Home’ from Switzerland – March 21 at 7 p.m.
‘Roman de Gare’ (Airport Novel) from France – March 22 at 7 p.m. and
March 23 at 4.30 p.m.
‘Pas les flics, pas les noirs, pas les blancs’ (Not the cops, not the
blacks, not the whites) from Switzerland – March 23 at 7 p.m.
Children’s films:
‘La mecanique des anges’ (Mechanic angels) from Switzerland – March
19
‘Le Papillon bleu’ (The Blue Butterfly) from Canada – March 20
‘Loulou et autres loups’ (Loulou and other wolves) from France –
March 21 and 23
‘Special enfants’ (Speical Children’s program) from Belgium – March
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