Ciné-Club de l'Alliance: Les Conquérants

Thursday, March 17, 2016 From 7:00 PM To 9:00 PM Add to Calendar 2016-03-17 19:00:00 2016-03-17 21:00:00 Ciné-Club de l'Alliance: Les Conquérants A screening of Xabi Molia's Les Conquérants, an adventure comedy about half-brothers seeking to undo a family curse, as part of the Francophonie Film Festival. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States America/New_York

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96 minutes | French with English subtitles | Comedy, Adventure

Screened as part of the Francophonie Film Festival and in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Boston.

General admission

About the Screening

Directors: Xabi Molia
Actors: Mathieu Demy, Denis Podalydès

At the funeral of their archaeologist father, half-brothers Noé and Galaad fall to comparing their miseries and misfortunes. As they do, they become convinced that their woes are caused by a curse on their family, resulting from the father's theft of the Holy Grail. Their solution? Embark on a quest to find the Grail and return it to the location from which their father stole it.

Les Conquérants will be preceded by a short film programmed by Flickers, the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Un Seul Corps | Sotiris Dounoukos | 19 min. France, 2014.

Best friends and skilled abattoir workers David and Wani are saving to open their own butchery, but before they can realize their dream the arrival of a new worker will test the bonds of their shared life.

Watch the Trailer

Above: Denis Podalydès as Galaad in Les Conquérants © Pyramide Films

Francophonie Film Festival at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

March 3

Flickers Short Film
Monstre | Delphine Girard | 18 min. Belgium, 2014.

Swissnex Boston Feature Film
Le Grand Voyage | Liliana Dias | 98’ min. Switzerland, 2014.

March 17

Flickers Short Film
Un Seul Corps| Sotiris Dounoukos | 19 min. France, 2014.

French Cultural Center / Consulate General of France Feature Film
Les Conquérants| Xabi Molia | 96 min. France, 2013.

March 24

Flickers Short Film
Everything Will Be Alright | Guillaume Collin | 13 min. Canada, 2015.

Flickers Feature Film
The Lion’s Path | Stéphan Beaudoin | 78 min. Canada, 2015.

March 31

Flickers Short Film
Dogs Don’t Breed Cats | Cristina Martins | 15 min. Canada, 2015.

Délégation du Québec Feature Film
Louis Cyr | Daniel Roby | 130 min. Canada, 2013.

Our Sponsors

This event is co-presented with the Consulate General of France in Boston.

Celebrating le Mois de la francophonie

La Francophonie is the vibrant community shared by the 274 million speakers of French across 5 continents. From Africa to the Americas, French is the 5th most spoken language in the world, and the second most learned language after English. With more than 60,000 words, it is a language of international communication used by 80 nations and governments. In the United States, it is estimated that up to 11 million people are Francophone, and 13 million Americans claim French, French-Canadian, or Acadian origin. The majority of Franco-Americans are concentrated in New England, as well as Louisiana. Clearly, French is a rich international language that connects people well beyond the borders of France!