January 2010 
2010 is here !
Best wishes for the New Year to you and your family.
May this year be full of happiness and pleasant surprises !
And if you have resolved to make this year full of French events, you may want to start with the following:
 
 
 
 
Hermann Park will host a monumental sculpture exhibition by the internationally recognized French artist, Bernar Venet.  
Bernar Venet’s sculptures have been placed in 20 cities worldwide including Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong , Denver, Geneva, New York, Paris… and finally stopped by Houston for ten months (through August 2010). Come to Hermann Park and enjoy the ten colossal outdoors statues.
 
 
Cinema-wise; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will show two French movies:
 
_ The award-winning documentary Being Jewish in France (2007) explores the rich and complex history of Jews in France. 
 
_ A revival of La Grande Bouffe, a very controversial masterpiece by Marco Ferreri
 
 
Don’t miss out the first film of the year of the festival Cinéma français today in Austin: Un homme, un vrai on January 25
 
Cinéma français today is a selection of films showed at the Dobie theatre,Austin and organized by the France-UT Institute.
 
Un homme, un vrai deals with the story of a shy computer expert who falls in love with a beautiful colleague while trying to become a film director. Five years later, they have two children, she has become a successful executive, his career has gone nowhere, and their relationship is coming to an end.
 
 
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CONTACT:
Marie Maurannes
Attachée culturelle adjointe chargée de la coopération éducative et linguistique
Consulat Général de France, 777 Post Oak Blvd, suite 600, Houston, TX 77056
Tel: 1 713 985 3273, email: adjoint.culture@consulfrance-houston.org

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