#COLCOA Cinema *** In U.S. theaters since June 1, Coming to video on October 2: "RODIN", a drama written and directed by Jacques Doillon, starring Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele. Official Selection Cannes IFF 2017. A Cohen Media Group film. Coming to video on October 2, 2018.
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* Trailer & info: www.cohenmedia.net/films/rodin
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(Paris, 1880. 40 year-old Rodin (Vincent Lindon) finally receives his first state commission, “The Gates of Hell,” which will include “The Kiss” and “The Thinker,” two of his most famous creations. Constantly working, he shares his life with his lifelong partner, Rose (Séverine Caneele) and his mistress, the young Camille Claudel (Izïa Higelin,) the gifted student who becomes his assistant and a talented sculptor in her own right during a decade of passion, mutual admiration and creative collaboration. Following their painful break up, Rodin continues to work relentlessly while facing both the rejection and enthusiasm provoked by the sensuality and originality of his sculptures. Rodin’s statue of Balzac, long in the making and rejected during his lifetime, will become the starting point of modern sculpture.)
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Recent posts about French film releases in the U.S. (+ posted dates): "A BAG OF MARBLE" (9/15), "GODARD, MON AMOUR" (9/10), "THE QUEST OF ALAIN DUCASSE" (9/9), "GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN" (9/8), "THE APPARITION (9/6), "REVENGE" (9/5), "CUSTODY" (9/4), "THE GUARDIANS" (9/3), "JOHN MCENROE, IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION" (8/31), "RETURN OF THE HERO" (8/29), "SCHOOL OF LIFE" (8/27), "A PARIS EDUCATION" (8/26), "MEMOIR OF WAR" (8/25), "MAKALA" (8/24), "LET'S THE CORPSES TAN" (8/23), "MARIA BY CALLAS" (8/22), "PEPPERMINT SODA" (8/16), "MY SON" (8/14).
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#COLCOA Cinema *** Did you miss it (or like it) at COLCOA? Now on digital in the U.S.: "A BAG OF MARBLES", a drama co-written and directed by Christian Duguay (based on Joseph Joffo's novel), starring Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial Palmeri, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein, Kev Adams, Bernard Campan, Christian Clavier. North American Premiere COLCOA 2017: Winner Audience Special Prize. Critics Rating on Rotten Tomatoes: + 86%. A Gaumont release. In theaters since March 23. Available today on digital platforms including:
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-iTunes: apple.co/2MPGkPJ
-Amazon: amzn.to/2x2SUCa
-Google: bit.ly/GooglePlayBOM
-Vudu: bit.ly/VuduBOM
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* Watch the trailer: www.abagofmarbles.com/
* More info: archive.colcoa.org/…/pro…/films/a-bag-of-marbles.html
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(This heartwarming adaptation of Joseph Joffo’s enduring memoir tells the story of the Nazi occupation through the eyes of two young Jewish boys struggling to survive on their own. Paris, 1941: Joseph and Maurice are the sons of Roman, the local barber. At 10 and 12, the boys have so little understanding of the persecution of Jews that Joseph thinks nothing of swapping his yellow star for a bag of marbles. Despite their naiveté, Roman knows that their best chance to escape the Nazi roundup is to flee on their own to Vichy France, where their older brothers Albert and Henri have found safe haven. Always one false move from tragedy, these tenacious urchins survive on courage, ingenuity and more than a bit of cunning as they make their precarious way through France hoping to reunite with their family. More than anything, it’s their brotherly bond that gets them through their ordeals. Patrick Bruel resonates as the Jewish family patriarch Roman, while newcomers Dorian Le Clech and Batyste Fleurial register an almost agonizing vulnerability as hapless innocents trying to outrun the barbarous machinery of war.)
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Recent posts about French film releases in the U.S. (+ posted dates): "GODARD, MON AMOUR" (9/10), "THE QUEST OF ALAIN DUCASSE" (9/9), "GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN" (9/8), "THE APPARITION (9/6), "REVENGE" (9/5), "CUSTODY" (9/4), "THE GUARDIANS" (9/3), "JOHN MCENROE, IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION" (8/31), "RETURN OF THE HERO" (8/29), "SCHOOL OF LIFE" (8/27), "A PARIS EDUCATION" (8/26), "MEMOIR OF WAR" (8/25), "MAKALA" (8/24), "LET'S THE CORPSES TAN" (8/23), "MARIA BY CALLAS" (8/22), "PEPPERMINT SODA" (8/16), "MY SON" (8/14).
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#COLCOA Cinema *** Did you miss it in theaters ? See it at home ! Now on DVD, Blu-ray and on digital: "GODARD , MON AMOUR", a comedy written and directed by Academy Award winner, Michel Hazanavicius ("THE ARTIST", OSS 117") starring Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Academy Award Nominee Berenice Bejo, Gregory Gadebois, Official Selection Cannes IFF 2017. a Cohen Media Group film. In U.S. theaters since April 20. Now available on DVD, Blu-ray and on streaming including Amazon Prime (Cohen Media Channel), since September 4.
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* Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3-YQj2Asso
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(Paris 1967. Jean-Luc Godard, the leading filmmaker of his generation, is shooting La Chinoise with the woman he loves, Anne Wiazemsky, 20 years his junior. They are happy, attractive, in love. They marry. But the film’s reception unleashes a profound self-examination in Jean-Luc. The events of May ’68 will amplify this process, and the crisis that shakes the filmmaker. Deep-rooted conflicts and misunderstandings will change him irrevocably. Revolutionary, off-the-wall, destructive, brilliant, he will pursue his choices and his beliefs to the breaking point… As he did with The Artist, Academy Award® winning director Michel Hazanavicius delivers another tribute to classic cinema, both wildly funny and deeply moving.)
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Recent posts about French film releases in the U.S. (+ posted dates): "THE QUEST OF ALAIN DUCASSE" (9/9), "GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN" (9/8), "THE APPARITION (9/6),"REVENGE" (9/5), "CUSTODY" (9/4), "THE GUARDIANS" (9/3), "A BAG OF MARBLES" (9/1), "JOHN MCENROE, IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION" (8/31), "RETURN OF THE HERO" (8/29), "SCHOOL OF LIFE" (8/27), "A PARIS EDUCATION" (8/26), "MEMOIR OF WAR" (8/25), "MAKALA" (8/24), "LET'S THE CORPSES TAN" (8/23), "MARIA BY CALLAS" (8/22), "PEPPERMINT SODA" (8/16), "MY SON" (8/14).
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#COLCOA Cinema *** Did you miss it (or like it) at COLCOA ? Watch it at home starting September 11: "THE QUEST OF ALAIN DUCASSE", a documentary written and directed by Gilles Lemaistre, starring Alain Ducasse, Francois Hollande, Massimo Bottura, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump. A magnolia Pictures Release. Now in select theaters coming to digital o September 11 (iTunes, Amazon, AT&T, Cablevision, Spectrum, Comcast, COX, Direct TV, Fandango, FlixFling, Google Play, Playstation, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Verizon Fidos, VUDU, XBox, You Tube).
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* Detail info and trailer: www.thequestofalainducasse.com/
* More info: www.colcoa.org/program-2018/alain-ducasse/
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(What makes virtuoso chef Alain Ducasse tick? How did that little boy who grew up on a farm in southwestern France become an innovative, sustainability-conscious culinary master, with 23 restaurants across the globe, 18 Michelin stars and three cooking schools to his name? Gilles de Maistre endeavored to find out, following his fascinating subject to the four corners of the earth for almost two years, in his indefatigable search for perfection. And if this film offers any rationale for Ducasse’s brilliance, it is certainly his endless curiosity, humanity, energy and passion for learning, sniffing, tasting, and eking out the most exquisite of ingredients and flavors. Gorgeously shot for the big screen by the director himself, this absorbing documentary offers a veritable smorgasbord of vicarious delights.)
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Recent posts about French film releases in the U.S. (+ posted dates): "GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN" (9/8), "THE APPARITION (9/6),"REVENGE" (9/5), "CUSTODY" (9/4), "THE GUARDIANS" (9/3), "A BAG OF MARBLES" (9/1), "JOHN MCENROE, IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION" (8/31), "RETURN OF THE HERO" (8/29), "SCHOOL OF LIFE" (8/27), "A PARIS EDUCATION" (8/26), "MEMOIR OF WAR" (8/25), "MAKALA" (8/24), "LET'S THE CORPSES TAN" (8/23), "MARIA BY CALLAS" (8/22), "PEPPERMINT SODA" (8/16), "MY SON" (8/14).
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