LEWISTON — The February and March films in the Gendron Franco Center’s French Film TV5MONDE-Days are “Les Grands Esprits” and “Un Jour, Une Histoire: Simone Veil, l’instict de vie.”
Alll showings in the year-long series are in French with English subtitles and they are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to benefit the Franco Center.
“Les Grands Esprits, a 2017 dramatic comedy from France, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25.
The story is about François Foucault, a veteran professor of French literature at the prestigious Henri IV institute, who ends up accepting a position at a public school in the outskirts of Paris in a troubled area. A bit pedantic and prejudiced, François must adapt to a new social reality in which culture and the desire for knowledge are not the priority of his students.
On Monday, March 25, “Un Jour, Une Histoire: Simone Veil, l’instict de vie,” a 2014 French documentary, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Simone was 16 years old when, in 1944, she was sent to Auschwitz. She is a survivor and for a long time was discrete about her past. It is a political story that made her an icon of the tragic era.
All movies in the series are provided by TV5MONDE USA, and are shown with permission from the Franco Center season underwriter. TV5MONDE is the global French language entertainment network, broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without commercial interruptions – offering the best television programs from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. TV5MONDE can be found locally on Spectrum Cable at Channel 71.
The Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St., and is handicapped accessible. Contact or visit the box office or online at FrancoCenter.org, call 207-783-1585 or visit noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 90 minutes before a show for information.
PHOTO: “Un Jour, Une Histoire: Simone Veil, l’instict de vie,” a 2014 French documentary, will be shown at the Genrdon Franco Center March 25. (Submitted photo)
