TO BE UPDATED IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY

MOVIES THIS TERM (LAST UPDATED 2015-02-10)

Horizons, ch. 6, La Belle et la Bête:

• The full movie, online (Jean Cocteau 1945):
• The script (Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont, 1757), in French
• English translation
• About the author

Movies in French in Vancouver in week 6 (9-15 February):

• Rendez-vous du cinéma québecois et francophone
  This week (11-15 February), at SFU Woodward:
  Wednesday 11 February 18:30 & 20:30
  Thursday 12 February @ 18:00 & 20:30
  Friday 13 February @16:00, 18:30, & 20:30
  Saturday 14 February @ 14:00, 16:00, 18:30, & 20:30
  Sunday 15 February @ 14:15, 16:30, & 19:00
• Information + trailers (trailer = “bande-annonce”) at francouver.ca
• Information + trailers at rendez-vousvancouver.com

Movies in French in Vancouver during spring break / reading week, in case you are still in Vancouver and looking for something to do that is both useful and relaxing, and that may be very useful for FREN 102…

• Winterruption (21-22 February), at Granville Island Waterfront Theatre:
• Information + trailers for both days (francouver.ca)
• Saturday 21 February 14:30, 16:30, & 19:00
  Information (in English) + trailers
• Sunday 22 February 14:30, 16:30, & 19:00
  Information (in English) + trailers

Movies in French after the break:

• Tuesday 24 February: 15:00 Buchanan Tower 799, UBC (FHIS cineclub, free)
  Les Intouchables
  Trailer
• Wednesday 25 February: 19:30 Alliance française Vancouver, 6161 Cambie Street (c/o Le Club français; free for members, $4 for non-members)
  L’écume des jours
  Trailer
• Friday 27 February: 19:00 Buchanan A101, UBC (FHIS cineclub, free)
  Maïana
  Information + trailer
• Friday 27 March: 19:00 Buchanan A101, UBC (FHIS cineclub, free)
  Mommy
  Information + trailer

AND ANOTHER PERFORMANCE-ARTS EVENT…

MOVIES AT UBC AND AROUND VANCOUVER, IN GENERAL

Here at UBC:

• FHIS CineClub (free)
  French movies this year:
  October 21st. 2014: Entre Les Murs (2008)
  November, 18th 2014: Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
  January 27th 2015: Le Diner De Cons (1998)
  February 24th 2015: Intouchables (2011)
  March 24th 2015: Paris Je T’aime (2006)

• Le Club Français UBC / UBC French Club : often has events in French, including movie nights

• UBC Library has a good collection of films in French (free):
  1. find out information about a film from IMdB and Wikipedia:
  Wikipedia > list of films by country
  Wikipedia > list of films by country of production
  Wikipedia > list of French-language films
  Wikipedia > list of French films (with sub-lists…)
  2. look it up in the library catalogue
  3. borrow it and watch it in the comfort of your own home…
  4. tip: the Videomatica collection

In Vancouver:

• Vancouver Public Library (free)
• Black Dog Video (video store, rentals, not free)
• Limelight Video (video store, rentals, not free)
• They Live Video (video store, rentals, not free)
• Vancouver International Film Festival (not free), 25 September – 10 October 2014:
  the full programme – a fine selection of films in the “Spotlight on France” series – and films listed by country (useful for films in French that are not from France, or otherwise don’t fall into the “Spotlight on France” category)

Worldwide, online:

• Radio-Canada: free radio and TV online (Canada)
• TV5 MONDE: free French radio and TV online (France)
• Arte : European culture and public service TV channel (in French, also in German; based jointly in France and Germany; read more about it…)
• Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links: a classic, one of the largest and oldest supersites in the world, for all things French and Francophone: including links to radio and TV online
• you will also find many newspapers and magazines in French freely available online, plus sites for sports, music, and all imaginable leisure activities.
  Just find the French term for what you are looking for–Google translate or Wordreference can help–then search for it online
• Netflix (not free): some TV and movies in French
• material on YouTube (free)