Film Society announces lineup for 2012 French Film Festival
 

It's another enticingly strong and varied lineup for this year's New Orleans French Film Festival, which happens August 10-15 at the Prytania Theatre courtesy of the New Orleans Film Society and Consulat général de France à La Nouvelle-Orléans.


Highlights include Farewell, My Queen, a lavish period piece focusing on Marie Antoinette in the days leading up to the French Revolution; Delicacy, a romantic comedy starring Audrey Tatou (Amélie); A Burning Hot Summer, which features a score by John Cale of Velvet Underground fame; and musical drama Beloved, which stars Catherine Deneuve and her real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni.? [ Read more ]

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