Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-03-20
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[01] French Film festival to start in Athens on March 19
[01] French Film festival to start in Athens on March 19
ANA-MPA -- The film by Jalil Lespert «YSL» on the life of Yves Saint
Laurent will open the 15th French Film Festival in Greece on March 19, by
marking the beginning of the traditional spring rendezvous of Francophone
cinema with the Athenian public, and will run until March 26.
In all, 47 films will be screened in all sections of the festival in the
French Institute and the movie theatre Danaos-Embassy Nova Odeon. Nine
of them are in the competition and will be released for the first time
in Greece; most of the festival's films will be shown here for the
first time.
The president of the festival this year is Nathalie Baye, who has a carrer
with a wide range of roles, awards and collaborations with directors
like Truffaut, Godard and Spielberg. The famous actress will be honored
with a special award that she will receive in a special ceremony by her
friend and journalist Yiannis Kartalis.
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi will also come to Athens for
the film "A Castle in Italy'' (which competed in
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Among the nine films in competition are the films "Camille Klontel 1915
" with Juliette Binoche, ''Beauty and the Beast'' with Lea Seydoux
and Vincent Cassel and "Michael Kohlchaas" with Mads Mikkelsen in the
title role.
The 15th French Film Festival will also take place in
Thessaloniki from March 27 to April 2 in the movie theatre Pavlos
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