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A talk about the reception in America of the 19th century novelist by Jean-Michel Margot, Vice President of the North American Jules Verne Society. Presented by the Alliance Française. September 24... read more about "How Jules Verne Crossed the Atlantic" at the Alliance Française »
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
Irma Vep (Olivier Assayas, 1996, 97 min, France, Color, DCP) The first film in a three-film retrospective on Olivier Assayas hosted by the Rubenstein Arts Center. "Summer Hours (2008)" and "Clouds of... read more about Screen/Society--"Irma Vep" (Olivier Assayas, 1996) »
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
"Irma Vep" (Olivier Assayas, 1996, 97 min, France, Color, DCP) Olivier Assayas's live-wire international breakthrough stars a magnetic Maggie Cheung as a version of herself: a Hong Kong action movie... read more about Screen/Society--"Irma Vep" (Olivier Assayas, 1996) »
New technologies and the soaring accessibility of media production in recent decades have allowed African countries to challenge their place in the cultural world scene. Critic and curator Oulimata... read more about Digital Imaginaries in Africa »
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
"Summer Hours" ("L'heure d'été") (Olivier Assayas, 2008, 103 min, France, Color, 35mm) Three siblings, played by Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, and Jérémie Rénier, must decide what to do with... read more about Screen/Society--"Summer Hours" (Olivier Assayas, 2008) »
Rubenstein Arts Center, Film Theater
"Clouds of Sils Maria" (Olivier Assayas, 2014, 125 min, France, Color, DCP) Kristen Stewart plays the personal-perhaps too personal-assistant to a famous actress (Juliet Binoche) undergoing a crisis... read more about Screen/Society--"Clouds of Sils Maria" (Olivier Assayas, 2014) »
Pap' Sow, MTN director, Guinea-Conakry read more about Mobile Phones in Africa: A Daily Revolution »
5510 Munford Road, Raleigh NC
The Making of Tapestries: from French Gobelins' and Aubusson's tapestries to modern designs made in America today. A talk and demo by Hélène Crié-Wiesner, journalist and hate lisse tapestry weaver. ... read more about The Making of Tapestries at the Alliance Française »