Rendez-vous with French Cinema in India,organized in collaboration with the French Embassy in India, returns to Mumbai for the second time. This year, the festival takes place against the backdrop of the international financial crisis. Unifrance, whose mission is to promote French cinema in the world, reaffirms more than ever, its vitality and diversity to the Indian public,journalists and students.
The film selection, mixing works from renowned filmmakers with films from promising new talents, offers a large panorama of contemporary French cinema.It's ambition is to seduce, move, provoke, surprise and thrill moviegoers that are increasingly open to foreign films.
We are proud to present 8 India premieres, as well as their artistic teams, which will meet the audience after each film: “Female agents” with Jean-Paul Salomé and Déborah François, “A Prophet” with Tahar him,“Mutants” with David Morley and Hélène de Fougerolles,“Regrets” with Cédric Kahn. “Paris” with Cédric Klapisch,“High Lane” with Abel Ferry and Fanny Valette,“The First Day of the Rest of Your Life” with with Rémi Bezançon and Déborah François,“Leaving” with Catherine Corsini.
The screening of the restored copy of “Pierrot le Fou” will be a chance to rediscover the avantgarde genius of Jean-Luc Godard. It will be presented by Serge Toubiana, director of French Cinémathèque.
We would like to thank Jérome Bonnafont, Ambassador of France, and his team for their help and support.We hope this festival will become a meeting place for filmmakers and actors from our two countries as well as a significant rendez-vous for film buffs and Indian audience Indian and French cinemas are among the most dynamic in the world. It is up to us to intensify and strengthen their ties.
Namaste
Antoine de Clermont Tonnerre,President
Régine Hatchondo,General Manager
Unifrance