California Lutheran University will hold its fifth annual French film festival, a series of free screenings, from Sept. 7 through 30.
The Tournées Festival: French Films on the CLU Campus will feature five movies, which will all start at 7:15 p.m. in Preus-Brandt Forum. They explore the themes of integrity, compassion and diversity. All films are subtitled in English.
Winner of the 2008 Palme d’Or at Cannes and directed by Laurent Cantet, “Entre les Murs (The Class) is based on the best-selling book by teacher François Bégaudeau, who plays himself. As he attempts to teach the French language to his multi-ethnic students, Bégaudeau offers the opportunity and the threat of modern cultural assimilation.
Presented by the French program in CLU’s Department of Languages and Cultures, the free festival is made possible with the support of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Centre National de la Cinématographie, the Florence Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation and highbrow entertainment.
Preus-Brandt Forum is located south of Olsen Road between Mountclef Boulevard and Campus Drive. For more information, contact Karen Renick of the French Department at renick@callutheran.edu or go to http://www.callutheran.edu.
