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COLCOA.doc
April 12 to April 14
5:30 pm
Truffaut Theatre
The popular documentary series returns with three exclusive films:
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April 12
TOSCAN, THE FRENCH TOUCH
A bon vivant, erudite and man of the arts, Daniel Toscan du Plantier produced over 50 films over the course of his career. He started in advertising and became Deputy Director of Gaumont in 1975, at the age of 35. During his ten-year tenure at Gaumont, he produced legendary filmmakers Werner Herzog (Nosferatu the Vampyre), Federico Fellini (The City of Women”), Ingmar Bergman (Fanny and Alexander) and Andrei Tarkovsky (Nostalghia). After 1985, he became an independent producer and fierce advocate of the Seventh Art, willing to take risks with controversial films like “Under the Sun of Satan” or “The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover”. He was also President of Unifrance at the time of his death and president of the highly praised Cinémathèque of Toulouse. A collection of interviews and rare footage of Daniel Toscan du Plantier, TOSCAN, THE FRENCH TOUCH screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and will have its U.S. Premiere at COLCOA.
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April 13
FROM ONE FILM TO ANOTHER
A meditation on cinema and a personal testimony of a unique filmmaker, FROM ONE FILM TO ANOTHER is screened at COLCOA the same day as its French release. From his first film LE PROPRE DE L’HOMME to his latest opus WHAT LOVE MAY BRING, Lelouch revisits his career choices, talks about his relationship to actors and his use of music in film. He comments on images from some of his most acclaimed features (A MAN AND A WOMAN, ITINÉRAIRE D’UN ENFANT GÂTÉ) as well as some rarely seen films like GRENOBLE, LOVE IS A FUNNY THING, CAT AND MOUSE or THE CROOK. The film also features rare footage, including interviews with actors on the set of ANOTHER MAN, ANOTHER CHANCE, and poignant images of actor Patrick Dewaere a few days before he committed suicide.
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April 14
INTO OUR OWN HANDS
Nominated for a 2011 César Award for Best Documentary and presented at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival as part of the ACID selection (Association for the distribution of independent cinema), INTO OUR OWN HANDS is a rare insider’s look at the daily life of a small company in crisis. To prevent bankruptcy and potential layoffs, several executives of Starissima, a boutique lingerie maker, consider forming a co-op. This fundamental change raises many practical questions for these manual workers. They try to grasp the concept of profit-sharing and while sewing bras and underwear, they discuss fundamental economic and social issues. As the project takes shape, they have to confront a CEO who is not ready to hand the company over, facing the harsh reality of the marketplace.
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