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CINE-CLUB: Mauvaise foi & Les enfants de Timpelbach

Free entry – Open to all Mauvaise foi  (5pm) Clara is jewish, Ismael is arab. Everything is OK. Everything goes well for the couple and when Clara is pregnant, it is the most beautiful day in their lives. But when announcing this good news to their relatives, they don’t expect such reactions… This love story between two people from different …

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Rendez-vous mensuel – Several languages for one country

A monthly discussion with native French Speakers Saturday, June 7, 2014 2 sessions: 10.30 am to 12.00 pm                    and 2.30pm to 4.00 pm @Alliance Francaise’s Media Library One saturday a month, The Alliance Francaise of Madras hosts ‘Rendez-vous mensuel’, an informal discussion in French on a previously defined topic. Take the opportunity to discover and discuss French culture and …

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CINÉ-CLUB: Mauvaise Foi

Free entry – Open to all Mauvaise foi Clara is jewish, Ismael is arab. Everything is OK. Everything goes well for the couple and when Clara is pregnant, it is the most beautiful day in their lives. But when announcing this good news to their relatives, they don’t expect such reactions… This love story between two people from different backgrounds …

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Code Coromandel – Where dance meets painting

Code Coromandel Where dance meets painting Free Entry – Open to All Code Coromandel is an intricate story which is a motivation and an inspiration. If the colours of the Coromandel lacquer are ever-changing and seductive, its history is the result of a misunderstanding. European merchants of the XVII century thought these objects, bartered on this coast of India, were …

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Ciné-Club: The Illusionist

Free entry – Open to all L’Illusionniste At the end of the 1950’s, a revolution is shaking up the music hall universe: the spectacular success of rock’n’roll music, whose young stars draw in crowds., while traditional acts – acrobats, jugglers, ventriloquists – are seen as old fashioned. Our hero, the illusionist, is only too aware that he is now part …

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CONCERT – Juliette Katz

Juliette Katz Juliette Katz has known that she wanted to be a singer since she was 4. She is a woman of this age, romantic yet blunt, sentimental yet deep. With her slightly hoarse voice, like a soul diva, she explores music with the same mix of frivolity and engagement, confidence and candour. “Tout va de travers”, her debut album, …

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Ciné-Club: Spécial Sylvain Chomet

Free entry – Open to all Les Triplettes de Belleville (5 pm) (France – 80mn – Animation – Sylvain Chomet ) Madame de Souza is worried about her young nephew, Champion. Nothing interests him and he’s bored to death. One day, she discovers a pile of photos of the Tour de France and various cycling champions that he’s been hiding. …

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Ciné-Club: The Triplets of Belleville

Free entry – Open to all Les Triplettes de Belleville Madame de Souza is worried about her young nephew, Champion. Nothing interests him and he’s bored to death. One day, she discovers a pile of photos of the Tour de France and various cycling champions that he’s been hiding. She then buys him a bike and gets him training to …

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Short + Sweet = Gala Finals and Awards

Short + Sweet Gala Finals and Awards 2 pm – 4 pm     &     7 pm – 9 pm Short+Sweet Theatre is the biggest festival of ten-minute theatre in the world, which started in Australia in 2002, and is now held annually in 7 different countries across 30 cities, including Chennai. Short+Sweet Theatre aims to provide a platform for actors, writers …

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Short + Sweet = Week 3

Short + Sweet Week 3 7 pm – 9 pm Short+Sweet Theatre is the biggest festival of ten-minute theatre in the world, which started in Australia in 2002, and is now held annually in 7 different countries across 30 cities, including Chennai. Short+Sweet Theatre aims to provide a platform for actors, writers and directors to create high quality new-work in …

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