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Ciné-concert
Autour de George Méliès
with Alexandra Grimal
and Tyshawn Sorey
Saturday, December 3, 2011
3pm
FIAF, Tinker Auditorium

Introduction by Sam Di Iorio, Associate Professor
of French at Hunter College in New York

Ages 9+

This special "ciné-concert" combines short films (see list below) by Georges Méliès, one of the most creative French silent film directors, with musical accompaniment by award-winning French saxophonist Alexandra Grimal and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.

The addition of the musicians' delightful live score brings new meaning to the director's stunning films, rendering them even more captivating.

Presented in collaboration with the Festival d'Anères.
 

Venue
FIAF, Tinker Auditorium
55 E 59th St., NYC

Ticket Prices
FIAF Members $15
Non-Members $20

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List of movies that will be screened:

• Une Nuit Terrible (A Terrible Night) 1896
• L’Homme Orchestre (The One Man Band) 1900
• Le Livre Magique (The Magic Book) 1900
• Nouvelles Luttes Extravagantes (The Fat and Lean Wrestling Match) 1900
• La Chrysalide et le Papillon (The Brahmin and the Butterfly) 1901
• Eruption Volcanique à la Martinique (The Eruption of Mount Pele) 1902
• Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) 1902 (watch trailer)
• Le Voyage de Gulliver à Lilliput et chez les Géants (Gulliver’s Travel) 1902
• Le Royaume des Fées (Fairyland : A Kingdom of Fairies) 1903
• Le Tonnerre de Jupiter (Jupiter’s Thunderballs) 1903
• La Sirène (The Mermaid) 1904

Please note that drummer Marcus Gilmore who was originally
scheduled to attend will not be able to participate due to
unavoidable circumstances.

FIAF's Fall 2011 season is sponsored by American Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; the Cultural Services of the French Embassy; Institut français; the Florence Gould Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Robert de Rothschild; and The Laura Pels Foundation.

Image: Georges Méliès' Le Royaume des Fées 1903, courtesy of Photofest