Focus on French cinema
View(s):French fantasy film ‘Holy Motors’ directed by Leos Carax will be screened at 3 pm on December 3 and at 6.30 pm on December 4 at Alliance Francaise de Colombo.
From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Mr. Oscar, a traveling life alive. Turn boss, murderer, beggar, monster, family man … He seems play roles, plunging each whole – but where are the cameras? He is alone, only accompanied by Celine, long blonde lady in charge of the huge machine that transports Paris and around. As a conscientious killer from pledge as collateral. In pursuit of the beauty of the gesture. Motor action. Women and ghosts of his life. But where is his house, his family, his rest?
‘Diva’ French thriller directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix will be screened at 3 pm on Dec. 10 and at 6.30 pm on Dec. 11.
Young Parisian mail courier is content with his bohemian lifestyle, his circle of friends and listening to opera, particularly one exceptional American diva who refuses to be recorded. So enamored with her, he makes an illegal tape of her at a concert. But when the tape is confused with one implicating a police chief with the mob, he must use all his ingenuity to survive. Particularly notable for its stylish New-Wave production values and extended motorcycle chase scene.