City Of Lights, City Of Angels

The City of Lights, City of Angels: A Week Of French Film Premiers In Hollywood is in its fourteenth year this April 2010. I have been attending this festival since its seventh year in 2003 when I saw just two films – “Se Souvenir des Belles Choses” and “Aime Ton Père” – at the Directors Guild of America. Yes it can be admitted, I am a Francophile and any chance to see French films is one I try to take; which is why, beginning today, I am seeing seven French films this week. The films are:

"Une Exécution Ordinaire" ("An Ordinary Execution")

"Ma Vie En L’air" ("Love Is In The Air")

"Deux De La Vague" ("Two In The Wave")

"La Petite Voleuse" ("The Little Thief")

"Mères Et Filles" ("Hidden Diary")

"Perrot Le Fou"

"Gardiens De L’ordre" ("Sphinx")

In addition to feature films, ColCoa offers Happy Hour Talks, wine and cheese receptions, Morning Reruns, French shorts and trailers. And if you are fortunate, you might meet a native French speaker with whom you can practice La Belle Langue. It’s a little slice of French culture to tide you over until that next trip to France.



Images:
Left: Front cover of the ColCoa 2010 program guide
Center: Directors Guild Of America from the website colcoa.org

Right: Back cover of the ColCoa 2010 program guide