Tag Archives: france

Le Coach

Le Coach (Director: Olivier Doran): Max Chene (Richard Berry) is a “coach” who helps to motivate everybody from professional athletes to government ministers to business executives. After his gambling debts get out of control and his wife throws him out, … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome (Director: Philippe Lioret): The title of Philippe Lioret’s latest film drips with irony. The French coastal town of Calais, where the film is set, resembles a fascist police state, at least when it comes to illegal immigrants and anyone … Continue reading

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Les femmes de l’ombre (Female Agents)

Les femmes de l’ombre (Female Agents) screens as part of Cinefranco 2010 on Tuesday March 30 at 7:00pm at the AMC Yonge and Dundas. Les femmes de l’ombre (Female Agents) (Director: Jean-Paul Salomé): Films about World War 2 resistance fighters … Continue reading

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Cinéfranco 2010

Cinéfranco is Toronto’s festival of films in the French language. The 13th annual festival runs from March 26th through April 3rd at the AMC Yonge and Dundas Cinemas, featuring films from all over the French-speaking world, with films from France, … Continue reading

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Ciné-Jeudi at the NFB Mediatheque

Toronto’s NFB Mediatheque (150 John St.) presents French-language films (with English subtitles) the first Thursday of each month, in partnership with Alliance Française de Toronto, le Bureau du Québec à Toronto, Cinéfranco, the Consulate General of France in Toronto and … Continue reading

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