14th French Film Festival in Manila Schedule

Posted by Lauren on Jun 5, 2009 in Events, Metro Manila, Music & Entertainment | 0 comments

The 14th French Film Festival in Manila opens at the Shangri-La Cineplex tonight, June 5, and will run until June 14. This year’s lineup is a conservative mix of 14 artistic films that were shown at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as local films like Raya Martin’s La Independencia, Janice Perez’s Sabongero, and Brillante Mendoza’s Serbis. Tout de Suite, which was part of the original screening list, was rated X by the country’s moral compass MTRCB (Movie and Television Review and Classification Board) and removed from the film festival. The Pianiste, which originally had two screenings, also got an X rating, but it received a special permit for only one screening. With an institution like the MTRCB around, should I really be surprised that there aren’t any French horror films in this year’s lineup?

Admission to all movies is free on a first-come first-serve basis. Look under the cut for the schedule of the 14th French Film Festival in Manila.

June 5, Friday
Home – 7:30 p.m.

June 6, Saturday
Un Secret- 12:30 p.m.
Ca Brûle – 3:00 p.m.
Jean de la Fontaine – 5:30 p.m.
Van Gogh – 8:00 p.m.

June 7, Sunday
Home – 12:30 p.m.
Marie-Jo et Ses Deux Amours – 3:00 p.m.
Flandres – 5:30 p.m.
Ma Saison Preferee – 8:00 p.m.

June 8, Monday
Van Gogh – 12:30pm
Flandres – 3:30 p.m.
Ca Brûle – 5:30 p.m.
Zim et Co – 8:00 p.m.

June 9, Tuesday
Zim et Co – 12:30pm
Marie-Jo et Ses Deux Amours – 3:00 p.m.
Flandres – 5:30 p.m.
Jean de la Fontaine – 8:00 p.m.

June 10, Wednesday
Ca Brûle – 12:30pm
Home – 3:00 p.m.
Van Gogh – 5:30 p.m.
Un Secret – 8:30 p.m.

June 11, Thursday
Dix-Sept Fois Cecile Cassard – 12:30pm
400 coups – 3:00 p.m.
L’esquive – 5:30 p.m.
La Pianiste – 8:00 p.m.

June 12, Friday
Sabongero – 3:00 p.m.
Serbis – 5:30 p.m.
Independencia – 8:00 p.m.

June 13, Saturday
Ridicule – 12:30 p.m.
Dix-Sept Fois Cecile Cassard – 3:00 p.m.
L ‘Esquive – 5:30 p.m.
Flandres – 8:00 p.m.

June 14, Sunday
Un Secret – 12:30pm
Jean de la Fontaine – 3:00 p.m.
Les Quatre Cent Coups – 5:30 p.m.
Van Gogh – 8:00 p.m.

Head over to spot.ph read the synopsis of the 14 films.