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Friday, April 20, 2007

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Apr 20/21: BFS and AFB Present: "The Grand Musical" Screenings

"All 100% Talking, Singing, Dancing, Living, Breathing, , Peak Drama, Essence of Romance, Brains and Talents unheard of, all under one banner."

- From Poster of `Alam-Ara' (1931)

Bangalore Film Society and Alliance Francaise de Bangalore are proud to present the magnificent grandeur of the cinema musical.

Cine Club, April presents `The Grand Musicals'

Friday April 20th, 2007

Time: 6.30 pm

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) Dir: Jacques Demy

Director Demy follows his groundbreaking `Umbrellas of Cherbourg' with another colorful confection about two sisters who run a music and ballet school and in their spare time seek love and adventure. Hysterically paced to the tune of an Oscar nominated score-Characters meet, story lines cross, families expand. And all is expressed in booming song, exploding color, and elegant choreography.

Saturday April 21st, 2007

Time: 4.00 pm

Same Old Song (1997) Dir: Alain Resnais

Director Resnais's rousing musical set to contemporary pop melodies follows a Parisian woman in search of a more spacious apartments and impossible as it may seem to anyone who has house-hunted in Bangalore, finds love in a real estate agency. From the ballads of Edith Piaf to the pop songs of Jane Birkin, this happy-go-lucky, tongue-in-cheek, sing-along comedy of manners proves there's an appropriate song for every situation in life. Nominated for the Golden Bear at 97' Berlin Film Festival.

Time: 6.30 pm

Pakeezah Dir: Kamal Amrohi

Featuring the timeless classics `Inhi Logone', `Chalte Chalte', `Chandi Raat' and others, Kamal Amrohi's opulent masterpiece, 14 years in the making, evocatively chronicles the turbulent life of a courtesan. Featuring Meena Kumari in the performance of her career, Pakeezah is a tale of the despair and euphoria of human desire.

Venue:- Alliance Française de Bangalore, No. 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar Bangalore - 560052

Tel: 25492774/ 25493705

Mob: 9886213516 "

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