Festival

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Until dawn, during all " Nuit Blanche " long , we were hundred of thousand hanging around the streets, enjoying the stream of images and music.Here is October already ! This Fall is a litteracy one, with the International Festival of Authors at HarbourFront, and later on the " French

BookFair ". We are glad to welcome in residence in Toronto many playrighters for all over the World, thanks to "Ecritures Vagabondes, Paris ".On stage, even more live performances : Molière dies to be seen at the Pleïades Theatre, Molière begins the 40th anniversary Théâtre Françaisseason ! French touch also at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Stéphane Denève conducting a programm which includes contem-porary classical creation: Future is at our door !

New : Two days in ParisUniversciné : Salut cousin !Ciné-Jeudi: L’homme qui attendaitCiné-Samedi: OSS 117, Le Caire nid d’espionsCiné-Jeunesse

“Salon du livre de Toronto”Literature

Conference

Moss Park Armoury

TorontoAlliance FrançaiseONFONFONF

International Festival of Authors of Harbourfront Harbourfront Centre17 to 27 october

25 to 27 october

October9, 24 & 30 october4 october13 octoberOctober

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Television

Evening of Literature & Theater with Ecritures Vagabondes

ExhibitionLiza Nguyen: “Objects, as part of My Father, c-print, 2003” until Nov. 4 York Quay Centre

Molière: Dying to be sick (in English)Molière: Le misanthrope (in French)

12 oct.to 4 nov.24 oct. to 10 nov.

The Theater CentreTFT

MusicToronto Symphony Orchestra invites Stéphane Denève 24, 25 & 27 october T.S.O

Alliance Française

Joel Savary, Cultural Attaché

TFO October programming October Toronto

Consulate General of France Upcoming Cultural Events in

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FESTIVAL

« International Festival of Authors of Harbourfront »

Harbourfront Centre, along with the Consulate General of France in Toronto, is pleased to present the 28th annual International Festival of Authors (October 17-27)

« International Festival of Authors of Harbourfront »

The International Festival of Authors (IFOA) was inaugurated in 1980 with a mandate to bring together the best writers of contemporary world literature. Gathering more than 80 authors from around 15 countries, the IFOA includes readings, interviews, lectures and round table discussions as well as public book signings and a festival bookstore. In partnership with Harbourfront Centre, the Consulate general of France invited this year many writers from the Francophonie, including Nancy Huston, Céline Curiol, Enzo Cormann and 5 playwrights who will be part of a literary residency in Toronto. (cf. page 3). ► Friday, October 19th at 8:00 pm: readings of Céline Curiol’s most recent books – Premiere Dance Theater Born in Lyon in 1975, Céline Curiol is a writer and a journalist who has worked for various French media, including Libération, Radio France, and BBC Afrique. She will present her first novel, Voice Over, which Paul Auster commended as “one of the most original and brilliantly executed works of fiction by any contemporary writer I know of.” Voice Over tells the story of a lonely young woman, obsessed with an unobtainable man, in Paris’s Gare du Nord. Writing with a selfconfidence that belies her 30 years, Curiol has crafted an extraordinary novel, capturing an existential and witty vision of our contemporary world. ► Saturday, October 20th: “French Day” at the IFOA, with the attendance of all the French and Francophone authors invited : Ousmane Aledji, (Bénin) , Elie Karam (Liban) Joséphine Serre (France) Marie Henry (Belgique) et Amr Sawah (Syrie). At 12 pm – interview – Lakeside Terrace Interview: Céline Curiol, Nancy Huston Francophone authors Céline Curiol and Nancy Huston are interviewed by Globe and Mail Books Editor Martin Levin. Michel Basilieres hosts. Purchase ticket. At 2 pm - round table – Studio Theatre Francophone playwrights discuss their craft. Francophone playwrights Ousmane Aledji, Marie Henry, Elie Karam, Amr Sawah and Joséphine Serre, all members of "Ecritures Vagabondes", discuss their craft. Jason Sherman moderates the discussion. This is a free event.

Informations : Harbourfront Centre

235 Queens Quay West Box Office / Information : 416 973 4000

Internet : www.readings.org

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LITTERATURE

« Salon du Livre de Toronto »

The Consulate General of France invites all of you to attend the 15th annual “Salon du Livre de Toronto” (October 25-27)

The 15th annual “Salon du Livre de Toronto” welcomes this year many writers for 3 days of literary activities (lectures, readings, round table, debates, etc.).

Along with many other partners from the francophone community of Toronto, including the Alliance Française and Radio-Canada, the Consulate general of

France is very pleased to take part in this important event. ► Lecture by Enzo Cormann – Thursday, October 25th at 5:30 pm – room 4 “What is theatre for?” Enzo Cormann is a famous French playwright. He is the author of numerous plays, including “Credo”, “Diktat” … published in Editions de Minuit and Actes Sud, and translated in many languages. Since 2000, he is the director of the department of creative writings of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Spectacle. ► Round table – Saturday, October 27th at 2:00 pm – main room “Toronto: a land of inspiration” Starring Ousmane Aledji (Benin), Marie Henry (Belgium), Elie Karam (Lebanon), Amr Sawah (Syria) and Joséphine Serre (France). The round table will be hosted by Valéry Vlad, president of the Salon du Livre. ► The Consulate general of France Award – Thursday, October 25th at 6:30 pm – main room The Consulate general of France Award will be presented to a francophone author from Ontario, Manitoba or Saskatchewan. The winner will be provided with the airfare, offered by the Consulate, to attend the Salon du Livre in Paris in March 2008. The presentation of the Award will be preceded by adresses by the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada, and Mr. Louis Duvernois, Senator representing the French living abroad.

Informations : Salon du Livre de Toronto

www.salondulivredetoronto.org Moss Park Armoury

130, Queen Street East

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416 670 9847 info@salondulivredetoronto.org

LECTURE

The Consulate General of France in Toronto, in partnership with the Association « Ecritures Vagabondes », the Toronto French School, the University of Toronto, the Alliance Française,

the Tarragon Theatre, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, the International Festival of Authors of Harbourfront, and the Salon du Livre de Toronto,

organize a residency of dramatic authors of french speaking communities from October 10th to October 30th

An Evening of Literature and Theatre with Écritures vagabondes authors, followed by an opportunity to meet Enzo Cormann

Écritures vagabondes is an association that brings together dramatic writers and directors face to face with the challenges posed by sensitive areas of the world and by minority or threatened cultures. Each year it organizes writing trips and writing workplaces in Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East – and now in Toronto (October 10-30). These workplaces enable authors from different horizons to work together around a common theme and to participate in dramatic writing workshops for training young authors in the host countries. Mohamed Kacimi is the chair of Écritures vagabondes; the following members of this literary association will be at the Alliance Française: Ousmane Aledji (Benin), Elie Karam (Lebanon), Joséphine Serre (France), Marie Henry (Belgium) and Amr Sawah (Syria). These authors will read from their works. Enzo Cormann writes for the theatre and has a large number of plays to his credit, including Credo, Diktat and Toujours l'orage, published in France primarily by Éditions de Minuit, Théâtrales and Actes Sud. His works have been translated into some ten languages. A witty vocalist, he records on a regular basis and performs on stage with various jazz groups.

Enzo Cormann is associated with a number of theatres and, since 2000, has headed the department of dramatic writing at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Technique du Spectacle (ENSATT).

Partners: Consulate General of France, Toronto French School, Écritures Vagabondes, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Salon du Livre de Toronto, International Festival of Authors/Harbourfront Centre, Tarragon Theatre, University of Toronto, Alliance Française of Toronto.

Tuesday, October 18th at Alliance Française at 6:00 PM. Conférence in french. RSVP before October 16, 2007: 416-922-2014, extension 35.

Free admittance. 24, Spadina Road.

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Others activities will be organized at The Toronto French School and at the Tarragon Theatre. For more information :

francois.chevrollier@diplomatie.gouv.fr ou patricia.guerin@alliance-francaise.ca www.tarragontheatre.com

www.tfs.ca

CINEMA

Movies still playing !

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La Vie en Rose by Olivier Dahan (2007) 140 min (35 mm) From the streets of the cutthroat Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York’s glamorous concert halls, Edith Piaf’s life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in abject poverty, surrounded by hookers and pimps, Edith’s magical voice made her a star on both sides of the Atlantic. Cast: Marion Cotillard, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Pierre Martins, Gérard Depardieu, Clothilde Courau, Jean-Paul Rouve, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Marc Barbet, Catherine Allegret.

Paris, je t’aime by Gus Van Sant, Joel et Ethan Coen, Alfonso Cuaron, Olivier Assayas, Was Craven … 22 directors (2006) 120 min (35 mm) Through the neighbourhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented and awakened. Cast: Juliette Binoche, Nathalie Portman, Elijah Wood.

Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran (2007) 158 min (35 mm) Winner of five major prizes, including Best Film and Best Actress at the 2007 César Awards, this frankly sensual yet never vulgar film is based on the second

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of three versions of D.H. Lawrence's tale - Lady Chatterley and the Man of the Woods. Lady Chatterley, tells of the awakening of a married woman who ‘finds’ herself through an affair with another man. The first of Lawrence’s books to be brought to the screen by a female director, this work explores the intricate mechanisms and complexities of a woman’s sexual desire. Cast: Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Hippolyte Girardot

Two Days in Paris by Julie Delpy (2007) 96 min (35 mm)

A romantic comedy, Two Days in Paris follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple. They take a holiday in Paris in an attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance. Yet the combination of Marion’s offbeat and overbearing non-English speaking parents and her flirtatious ex-boyfriends only adds fuel to the fire. Cast : Julie Delpy et Adam Goldberg

Universciné at the Alliance Française

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Presented as part of the Universciné film screening :

Salut cousin !

by Merzak Allouache (Algeria, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, 103 min, 1996). Alilo, a wide-eyed Algerian waif sent to Paris to pick up a suitcase of merchandise for his boss, is taken in by his fast-talking, rap-singing cousin Mok, who's going to show him the ropes of Parisian life. With the good-natured, pathological liar Mok as his friend, Alilo needs no enemies.. Cast : Gad Elmaleh, Messaoud Hattou, Magaly Berdy.

French with English subtitles Free Admission

Info : 416 922 2014 Ext. 35

Tuesday October 9, at 7:30 PM at Spadina Campus (downtown) Wednesday October 24, at 7:30 PM at Mississauga Campus Tuesday October 30, at 7:30 PM at North York Campus

Supported by the Audiovisual Office of the French Foreign Affairs Department

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NFB Mediatheque and the Consulate General of France are glad to present you every month

Ciné-Jeudi

Featuring the best in French Films, the first Thursday of every month !

Anthony Zimmer by Jérôme Salle France, 2005 90 min. DVD French with English subtitles An innocent man's life is turned upside-down when a woman he's obsessed with convinces both the French police and the Russian mafia that he is a criminal mastermind. Nominated for Best First Work, Prix César 2006. Cast : Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal, Sami Frey Short film to be screened before : L'homme qui attendait de Theodore Ushev Canada, 2006 7 min. Thursday, October 4th – 7:30 PM

Ciné-Samedi

Featuring a very popular French film on a Saturday afternoon every month !

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies de Michel Hazanavicius France, 2005 1h39. French with English subtitles Egypt, 1955,Cairo is a real nest of spies. Special Agent OSS 117 pops up in Cairo, 1955, to monitor the Suez Canal, check up on the Brits and Soviets, burnish France's reputation, quell a fundamentalist rebellion and broker peace in the Middle East. "No problem," replies Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath - think James Bond crossed with Maxwell Smart and Austin Powers. Cast : Jean Dujardin et Bérenice Bejo Saturday, October 13th – 3:00 pm

Ticket : $6 (Students, seniors, NBF members, Alliance Française members : $4)

NBF Mediatheque : 150 John Street (Corner Richmond Street West)

Phone : (416)-973-3012

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Ciné-Jeunesse

The ONF and the Consulate General of France in Toronto present « Ciné-jeunesse »

The National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque, in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Toronto, proudly introduces Ciné-jeunesse, an educational program offering private daytime screenings of contemporary French-language films. Specially selected for Francophone and French-language secondary school students, but appealing to diverse audiences, these critically-acclaimed films offer an important window on French culture. As all films are presented in French with English subtitles, the series also allows intermediate learners to improve language comprehension while being entertained.

‘These thoughtfully-selected films explore a range of issues and experiences relevant to young audiences,’ said Peggy Fothergill, NFB Mediatheque Manager. ‘The Ciné-jeunesse program nicely complements our established media literacy and film education programming, which has continually demonstrated the importance of the cinematic experience to students’ development.’

‘Ciné-jeunesse offers educators an innovative way to engage their students to deepen their knowledge of our French culture and language,’ said Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. ‘This project demonstrates the National Film Board of Canada’s dedication to distinctive, innovative programming in both official languages.’

The program includes a choice of eight compelling films, including Nicolas Philibert’s touching documentary Être et avoir (a César Award winner) and Christophe Barratier’s Oscar-nominated feature Les Choristes. Bookings begin at just $50 for a group of 25 ($2 per participant), to a maximum audience of 80. For information and to book telephone 416-973-2187 or email cinema@nfb.ca.

Information : Kirsty Evans (ONF)

k.evans@onf.ca, Tel. : 416 973-0896

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TELEVISION

The Consulate General of France in Toronto is pleased to present the October program of the

educative and cultural television for the French speakers of Ontario : TFO

OCTOBER PROGRAMMING

Van Gogh Une affaire de femmes France (1988) France (1991) Tuesday, October 2nd Monday, October 1st Les enfants du paradis- 1ère époque Cette femme-là Le boulevard du Crime France (1945) France (2003) Thursday, October 4th Saturday, October 6th Police La Cérémonie France (1985) France- Allemagne (1995) Monday, October 8th Tuesday, October 9th Les enfants du paradis- 2ème époque Le Maître d’école L’homme blanc France (1945) France (1981) Thursday, October 11th Saturday, October 13th Passes ton bac d’abord Rien ne va plus France (1979) France (1997) Monday, October 15th Tuesday, October 16th Les portes de la nuit Gazon maudit France (1946) France (1995) Thursday, October 18th Saturday October 20th Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble Merci pour le chocolat France (1972) Suisse / France (2000) Monday, October 22nd Wednesday, October 23rd Transe (2006) Hôtel du Nord France-Portugal-Italie-Russie France (1938) Wednesday, October 24th Tuesday, October 25th Un grand cri d’amour Paris nous appartient France (1998) France (1961) Saturday, October 27th Monday, October 29th Betty France (1992) Tuesday, October 30th

All movies are broadcasted at 9 PM

Movies are prone to modifications without advance warning Schedules : tfo.org/horaire

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THEATRE

Pléiades Theatre, with the support of the Consulate General of France, presents « Dying to be sick » from Molière

in a new english translation by Adrienne Clarkson and John Van Burek From October, 12th to November, 4th

« Dying to be sick » from Molière

« Le malade imaginaire » One of the world's greatest comedies by one of the world's greatest playwrights! Written in 1673, it was Moliere's final play, during which he died while performing the central character, Argan. This raging satire about medicine is a very modern play about one man's all-consuming obsession with himself and his own body. Convinced he is sick, Argan, will compromise his family, even his own health, to receive endless treatments from eager doctors.

From Friday October, 12 to Sunday November, 4 Tickets’ price between 18 $ and 35 $ Exceptional price for members and AFT’ students : 15 $ Sunday morning : « pay as you can»

The Theatre Centre / 1087 Queen Street West (Corner Southe East of Queen and Dovercourt)

Phone : 416-872-1212 / Tickets availables at the entrance www.pleiadestheatre.org/

Le Théâtre Français de Toronto, with the support of the Consulate General of France presents « Le Misanthrope » from Molière

From October, 24th to November, 10 th

« Le Misanthrope » de Molière

par le Théâtre Français de Toronto

Alceste is at odds with mankind for its lack of loyalty and the hypocrisies inherent in social conventions. Despite this, he is in love with Célimène, a flighty, shallow and heartless coquette, but fails to understand why she would refuse to follow him far from this mundane world, and live happily somewhere in isolation. «In a society where social order continues to require compromise, Molière’s work remains relevant. While, since its creation, much has changed, human behaviour almost certainly has not.» GUY MIGNAULT.

From Wednesday October, 24 to Saturday November, 10 Théâtre Berkeley / 26, rue Berkeley

For more informations : Le Misanthrope

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EXPMJYUEXHIBITIONOSIMTION

Exhibition Liza NGUYEN at York Quay Centre

« Objects, as part of My Father, c-print, 2003 » Images of places, objects and testimonies are presented in an attempt to evoke traces of the memory of the artist's father Liza Nguyen was born in France and shares her time between Paris and Dusseldorf, where she takes part in Thomas Ruff’s workshop at the Staatlichen Kunstakademie. She is a graduate of the Sorbonne and of the Ecole Supérieure Nationale Louis Lumière in photo. Her work explores the representation, memory and the aesthetic : how to represent the past , how can memory be etablished in the present and how to create the link between aesthetics and ethics. She has presented her work in France, in Sweden, in Spain, in Germany, in Japan, in Canada and in the United states. Her artist book « mon père » has received several awards in France included « la Bourse du Talent. »

Until Sunday, November 4th

York Quay Centre / Fall Exhibitions / 235 Queens Quay West http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/noflash/visarts/yorkquay.php#3

MUSIC

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra invites the French Conductor Stéphane Denève on October 24, 25 and 27th

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 Guillaume Connesson: Symphonic Dances (24 et 25 octobre) Jolivet: Concertino for trumpet Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2

Stéphane Denève, Conductor Andrew McCandless, Trumpet

Born in 1971,Stéphane Denève studies direction at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He starts is career in 1994 at Saint-Céré’s Festival. In 1995, he is unanimously granted a first price and participated in the creation of Château de Barbe-Bleue of Bartok directed by Solti. A year later, Solti renews his invitation for the Don Juan of Mozart at Paris’ Opera. Then Georges Prêtre, James Conlon, Gary Bertini, Seiji Ozawa call upon his musical vivacity. In 1998 he becomes permanent director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein of Düsseldorf and develops at the same time a close collaboration with the National Orchestra from Bordeaux-Aquitaine, the Philharmonique Orchestra from Strasbourg and the National Orchestra from Ile de France. His international career soars. In the United States, he begins with Dialogues des Carmélites at Santa Fé’s Festival. In Salzbourg, he leads Faust. In Cologne he gives Traviata, at Cincinnati Pelléas et Mélisande, Erwartung and the Château de Barbe-Bleu. Recently he has conducted La Bohème from Puccini and Don Quichotte from Massenet at the Paris’s Opéra.

Wednesday, October 24th - 08:00 pm / Thursday, October 25th - 08:00 pm / Saturday, October 27th - 07:30 pm

Informations et reservations: Toronto Symphony Orchestra 212 King Street West, Suite 550

Tel: 416.593.7769 Fax: 416.977.2912 Customers Service : 416.598.3375

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AND IN NOVEMBER…

Ciné-Samedi, Ciné-Jeudi and Ciné-Jeunesse still go on…….. and………..

…… See you at Cinémathèque Ontario : La Chinoise from Jean-Luc Godard, with Anne Wiazemsky and Jean-Pierre Léaud and a retrospective Max Ophüls (Madame de …, Le Plaisir, De Mayerling à Sarajevo, Lola Montès,

La Tendre Ennemie).

And many other cultural events… !