UWP Lecturers WILD SIDE, UV Theatres, Thurs, May 21, 8pm (TOURNEES French Film Fest)

[John Ganim]

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>>Dear French Film Fans,
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>>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.
>>best, Michelle Bloom and the TOURNEES Equipe
>>Associate Professor
>>French & Comparative Literature
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>>>WILD SIDE, playing at University Village Theatres, Thurs, May 21 at 8pm
>>>$5 for seniors/students with ID; $7 for adults
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>>>introduction by Anthony Cristofani; 
>>>co-sponsored by Dept. of Media and Cultural Studies
>>>
>>>"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 (Beau Travail, 
>>>Strayed) renders the film deeply melancholic, 
>>>sensual, and poetic." 
>>><http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees>http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees
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>>>Awards:
>>>Best Feature Film, Manfred
>>>Salzgeber Award, Berlin (2004)
>>>Special Jury Award, Gijon
>>>Film Festival (2004)
>>>Grand Jury Award, Outstanding
>>>International Narrative
>>>Feature, L.A.Outfest (2004)
>>>
>>>Running time: 93’
>>>Production: France / Belgium
>>>United Kingdom, 2004
>>>Rating: Not Rated (STRONG Sexual Content)
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