French Ciné-Club presents Cigarettes and Nylons tonight at Cafe Istanbul
 

The French Ciné-Club screens Fabrice Cazeneuve's 2010 drama Cigarettes and Nylons tonight, Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at Cafe Istanbul inside the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Avenue. Shot in Louisiana and France and co-produced by legendary New Orleans filmmaker Glen Pitre (Belizaire the Cajun) for European public television network ARTE, the film was inspired by the real-life story of 6,500 American soldiers who found French brides during Work War II and brought them home.? [ Read more ]

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