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Dear French Film Fans,</blockquote><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">We had an enthusiastic crowd at
*Last Mistress* last night for our lusty costume drama... thanks to Swiss
provocatrice/director Catherine Breillat... Having moved from
"family films" (or films about families) in weeks 1 and 2, we
will continue in the more "adult" vein next week, in a more
contemporary context this time, with WILD SIDE on Thurs, May 21.
Comparative Literature and Foreign Language's own Anthony Cristofani will
introduce our multi-cultural film about transgender and a threesome,
co-sponsored by the Dept of Media and Cultural Studies. Please
spread the word and see info below.<br>
best, Michelle Bloom and the TOURNEES Equipe<br>
Associate Professor<br>
French & Comparative Literature<br>
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WILD SIDE, playing at University Village Theatres, Thurs, May 21 at
8pm<br>
$5 for seniors/students with ID; $7 for adults<br><br>
introduction by Anthony Cristofani; co-sponsored by Dept. of Media and
Cultural Studies<br><br>
<font face="Verdana" size=2 color="#333333">"Stéphanie (whose birth
name is Pierre) is a transsexual prostitute who plies her trade in
Parisian discos, parks, and hotel rooms. She lives with Jamel, a
30-year-old North African who also turns tricks. One night, Stéphanie
meets Mikhail, an illegal Russian immigrant. He soon falls in love with
her and she decides to live with both partners. Summoned to her childhood
home in the north of France by her dying mother Liliane, Stéphanie tries
to provide comfort to a woman who has difficulties accepting her son’s
unconventional sexuality. Stéphanie is soon joined by Mikhail and Jamel.
Together they form a nurturing web of comfort and support which helps her
gradually make up with her mother.... Back in Paris, Stéphanie, Mikhail
and Jamel are faced with an uncertain future: they live on the margins of
a society that is uncomfortable with people like them. The camerawork of
Agnès Godard (<i>Beau Travail, Strayed</i>) renders the film deeply
melancholic, sensual, and poetic."
<a href="http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees">
http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees</a><br>
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<font face="Verdana" size=2 color="#333333"><b>Awards</b>:<br>
Best Feature Film, Manfred <br>
Salzgeber Award, Berlin (2004)<br>
Special Jury Award, Gijon<br>
Film Festival (2004)<br>
Grand Jury Award, Outstanding<br>
International Narrative <br>
Feature, L.A.Outfest (2004)<br>
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<font face="Verdana" size=2 color="#333333">Running time: 93’<br>
Production: France / Belgium<br>
United Kingdom, 2004<br>
Rating: Not Rated (STRONG Sexual Content)</font></blockquote><br>
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