Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé : Free Film on July 11 at Saint Nicholas Park
Part of ’Films on the Green’, the French Movie Festival in NYC Parks
The critically-acclaimed movie Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé, by Stéphane Brizé is part of Cinéma Sur l’Herbe | Films on the Green, a free French movie festival happening in NYC Parks. The sub-titled screening will take place Friday July 11 at sunset (around 8.30 pm) at Saint Nicholas Park.
The screening will be followed by a party.
Famous Argentine duo Tito Castro (Bandoneon) and Pancho Navarro (classic guitar) will perform two sets: the 1st one at 10:30 and then the 2nd one at 11:30. Each set will be approx 30 minutes.
In between the Live Music sets, DJ Ko Tanaka will play a variety of tangos, valses and milongas for the film festival attendees until the end of the event. DJ Ko Tanaka is very well-known in the NYC Tango community. In addition to his great mix of Tangos, Valses & Milongas, he has been an organizer of Tango dance events.
Credits
* Director: Stéphane Brizé
* Cast: Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson, Lionel Abelanski, Geneviève Mnich, Hélène Alexandridis, Cyril Couton, Anne Benoit, Olivier Claverie, Marie-Sohna Condé
* Genre : Comedy
* Running time: 1h 33mn
* Awards: *** CEC Award for Best Film – 2005 San Sebastián International Film Festival ***
*** Special Prize of the Jury – 2006 Verona Love Screens Film Festival ***
Synopsis
Fifty-year-old Jean-Claude Delsart, worn out by his police work, gave up on the idea of life offering any sweet surprises some time ago. But he hadn’t counted on just what would happen when he finally got up the nerve to learn the tango.
Reviews
“As he is visibly a humanist, the film-maker has enough elegance to give everyone a chance, and manages to surprise us as well as himself. His audacity lies in his attachment to the fragile nature of "simple hearts", without idealizing them, or despising them. And, a bit like Ozu in times past, in his ability to film them simply, on the edge of their emotions.”
Télérama - Pierre Murat
“"Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé" is a film that proceeds by light touches, small and always precise strokes. (…) Go and see it, it sometimes brings tears to one’s eyes.” _ Le Parisien - Pierre Vavasseur “A discreet but skillful power (…) Good technique, good technician, a little film among the greats.” _ Chronic’art.com - Guillaume Loison
Films on the Green
After the East Village, the “Films on the Green” festival is again targeting a specific New York neighborhood with several community-run parks so as to create a real connection with its residents. The Mount Morris historical district in West Harlem, at the crossroads between the traditional Harlem of 125th street, new immigrant communities—such as Little Senegal on 116th street—and the student neighborhoods near City College and Columbia University, provides an ideal setting for a festival that seeks to bring neighbors closer together, to create new connections, and to contribute to New York’s remarkable melting pot (or dancing pot, as it were!).
Link: Cinéma Sur l’Herbe | Films on the Green
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Written on Jul. 11, 08
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