Saturday, 8 April 2017 – Sunday, 21 May 2017
Various locations around Singapore
Bonjour! The annual Voilah! French Festival Singapore returns this year with a bespoke showcase of more than 40 events around Singapore over six weeks.
Organised by the Embassy of France and Institut Français Singapour in collaboration with French and Singaporean partners, it celebrates the best of French creativity and innovation
in culture, science and gastronomy in Singapore. This year, two exciting film programmes are part of the programme.
in culture, science and gastronomy in Singapore. This year, two exciting film programmes are part of the programme.
Voilah! 2017 is bringing 4 amazing movies that were recently awarded the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honour – the “Palme d’Or” to festival goers. To be held at both The Projector and Alliance Francaise, film buffs will be pleased to note that crowd favourites such as Blue is the Warmest Color will be brought to the screens of Singapore once more, together with the likes of The Class, which was the first French film to win the coveted award since 1987. Others also include Love, a deeply moving film that revolves around an octogenarian couple whose bond is severely tested by a stroke, and Dheepan, a gripping depiction of the immigrant experience from Sri Lanka to France. Share a laugh, cry your heart out and simply enjoy the best of French cinema right here in the comfort of our little red dot.
Programme at The Projector
– The Class (Entre les murs), by Laurent Cantet: Palme d’Or 2008 (NC16)
– Love (Amour), by Michael Haneke: Palme d’Or 2012 (NC16)
– Dheepan, by Jacques Audiard: Palme d’Or 2015 (NC16)
Programme at the Alliance Française de Singapour
– Blue is the warmest Color (La vie d’Adèle) by Abdellatif Kechiche: Palme d’Or 2013 (R21)
Ouvert La Nuit, otherwise known as Open at Night, is a French comedy-drama film written and directed by Édouard Baer. This film will be screened as part of the European Union Film Festival in Singapore, and is a partner programme of Voilah! 2017. The movie follows the main character Luigi, also played by Baer, who attempts to save his theatre from ruin within 24 hours. Starring with him are famous French actresses Audrey Tautou (previously starred in movies such as The Da Vinci Code and Amelie ) and Sabrina Ouazani (previously starred in Games of Love and Chance), who play an ex-girlfriend and an intern respectively.
For more information on the European Union Film Festival 2017
https://www.facebook.com/EUFFsg/
For more information:
http://voilah.sg/
https://www.facebook.com/voilah/
Image credit
Image credit
Voilah! from http://voilah.sg/
Open At Night from http://voilah.sg/ with the photo credit to Le Pacte