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French Around the Corner launches Francophone Film Festival

This semester, French Around the Corner is hosting its first-ever Francophone Film Festival in collaboration with the Spurlock Museum, Institut Français and the Villa Albertine. The festival, which ...

Jodie Foster Was Once Carried Away in a Lion’s Mouth at 9 Years Old, More Fun Facts About the Actress

Oscar winner Jodie Foster flaunts her foreign-language skills by performing a lead role in the French-language film A Private ...
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Jodie Foster was 'scared' to tackle her first French-language starring role

NEW YORK − Jodie Foster is saying bonjour to the New York Film Festival. The Oscar-winning actress, 62, stopped by the festival Oct. 5 for a screening of "A Private Life," a French mystery that marks ...
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Festival In Focus: The American French Film Festival Chiefs Talk Comeback Edition & Ambitions To Be “A Gateway To The Oscars Race For French Films”

The American French Film Festival has long been considered the premiere U.S. event for launching French film and television content to American audiences and while last year’s edition was forced to ...
Variety

‘Monte Cristo’: Pathe Boss Ardavan Safaee Shares Strategy Behind French Box Office Reign, and Company’s English-Language Plans (EXCLUSIVE)

French studio Pathé has seen its marketing and programming strategy pay off with “The Count of Monte Cristo,” an epic adventure film adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ classic which struck box office gold ...