French Connection Movie Festival: "Le Cinéma Francais "The American Way"
Sõprus Cinema
May 28 – June 1, 2007

Each day of the festival offers two screenings – an original French movie followed by a U.S. remake, all of which (except for "Algiers") have been updated and relocated to the United States. All French movies have English subtitles. A limited number of free tickets will be available for each film. The first films are scheduled to begin each evening at 7:30 pm and the second film will begin at approximately 9:30 pm (tickets will have exact starting times).

Monday, May 28

Pépé le Moko (1937), starring Jean Gabin and Mireille Balin (Pépé le Moko, a famous and dangerous criminal, hides himself during one of his escapes in Algiers, where he meets beautiful Gaby and falls in love.)

Algiers (1938), starring Charles Boyer and Sigrid Gurie

Tuesday, May 29

La bête humaine (1938), starring Jean Gabin and Simone Simon (Engine driver Lantier falls hopelessly in love to wife of the train station supervisor, who is tied to a murder that took place on the line of Saint-Lazare-Le Havre.)

Human Desire (1954), starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame

Wednesday, May 30

A bout de souffle (1960), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg (A young French lawbreaker kills a policeman and tries to persuade a girl to hide with him in Italy.)

Breathless (1983), starring Richard Gere and Valérie Kaprisky

Thursday, May 31

Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932), starring Michel Simon and Charles Granval (Homeless Boudu throws himself into the Seine; after being saved by a liberal bookshop keeper, he starts spreading anarchism.)

Down and out in Beverly Hills (1986), starring Nick Nolte and Bette Midler

Friday, June 1

Nikita (1990), starring Anne Parillaud and Tchéky Karyo (When the robbery of a drugstore by drug gang fails, Nikita kills a cop in the shooting; after receiving a life sentence Nikita meets a man who forces her to work for the government as an assassin.)

Point of No Return (1993), starring Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne