Saturday, March 31, 2012

European Independent Film Festival 2012


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Sunday, April 1, 2012 is the last day of ÉCU 2012, the European Independent Film Festival. The nine screening sessions begin at 11:20am at Action Christine, and 11:50am at Les 7 Parnassiens. Stop in for a session or two, most of which last about two hours, for a look at new European and international shorts, documentaries, music videos and student films. Filmmakers will be on hand to discuss films and technique, and to answer questions from the audience. The program is available here.

© La Palette

Post-screening, head over to rue de Buci from Action Christine, for a drink and great people-watching at the corner Bar du Marché, or for oysters at the Café Germain with its red vinyl booths and traditionally attired garçons. If you’re hungry, stop at Cosi for some opera music and a sandwich on warm indescribably delicious wood-fired pizza bread. For a trendy crowd and waiters with attitude, there’s always La Palette, a neighborhood institution.

Leaving the 7 Parnassiens you’ll find yourself in the hallowed triangle of literary and artistic cafés formed by Le Select, La Rotonde and La Coupole, where painters, photographers, and writers all gathered during the heady années folles at the turn of the 20th century, through la Grande Guerre and to the eve of World War II. Don’t miss the soupe à l’oignon at La Rotonde, the domed ceiling of La Coupole, and the enclosed terrace of Le Select.



Action Christine, 4 rue Christine, 6 th, M : Odéon ; St. Michel
Le Bar du Marché, 75 rue de Seine, 6 th, M : Odéon ; St. Germain des Prés 
Café Germain, 25 rue de Buci, 6 th, M : Odéon ; St. Germain des Prés  
La Palette, 43 rue de Seine, 6 th, M : Odéon ; St. Germain des Prés

© La Coupole

Les 7 Parnassiens, 98 bd du Montparnasse, 14th, M : Vavin.
Le Select, 99 bd du Montparnasse, 6 th, M : Vavin
La Rotonde, 105 bd du Montparnasse, 6 th, M : Vavin
La Coupole, 102 bd du Montparnasse, 14 th, M : Vavin


Vocabulaire/Vocabulary

le garçon/waiter
les années folles/
la Grande Guerre/the Great War, World War I
la soupe à l’oignon/onion soup with grilled cheese and croutons



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