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In
the Words of Duras
February–March 2010 |
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Known
for her evocative and experimental style, Marguerite Duras is
one of France’s great writers. At times controversial and
always deeply fascinating, she revolutionized the form of
the novel in the twentieth century with her expressive, free-flowing
style. And while she moved freely between media, including
theater and film, appreciation for her work on stage and
screen is deeply rooted in the power of her words.
This winter, FIAF and
the Cultural
Services of the French Embassy present, in conjunction
with Anthology
Film Archives and the Baryshnikov
Arts Center, a four-week, multi-venue series dedicated
to the provocative works and words of this great artist.
The series brings renowned, innovative French artists and
directors to the U.S. as they bring the words of Duras to
the stage and screen. |
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FIAF
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Meet
the Writer… en français !
Jean Vallier
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 5pm
Haskell Library
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Join Jean Vallier, author and Marguerite Duras biographer,
for a special talk in French about the process of writing
Duras’s biography. |
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Talk
with Jean Vallier:
Bringing Duras’s Word to the Stage
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7pm
Le Skyroom
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In English, Vallier leads a discussion on Duras’s works
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Astrid
Bas
Diptych: The Lover
and La Musica Deuxième
Friday & Saturday, February 26 & 27, 2010 at 7pm
Le Skyroom
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A theatrical diptych pairing a staged adaptation of Duras’s
prize-winning novel The Lover with her two-person
play, La Musica Deuxième. |
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World
Premiere
Irina
Brook
La Vie Matérielle
Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010 at 7pm
Tinker Auditorium
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Parisian stage director Irina Brook combines Duras’s La
Vie Matérielle with Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s
Own. |
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Off-site
Events
FIAF Members receive discounted tickets. |
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Exhibition
Marguerite
Duras by Hélène Bamberger
February 18–March 18, 2010
Cultural Services of the French Embassy
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An exhibition of photos of Duras taken by Hélène Bamberger
during the summers they spent together at Trouville from
1980 to 1994. |
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U.S.
Premiere
Razerka
Ben Sadia-Lavant
L’Homme assis dans le couloir
Friday–Sunday, February 19–21, 2010 at 5pm
Baryshnikov Arts Center
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Based on Duras’s 1980 novella, Ben Sadia-Lavant conceived
and choreographed this performance that reveals “what the
story does not tell us” of love’s erotic powers and pain. |
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Screening
/ Historic Footage
The
Lover: Fantasy of a Movie
Marguerite Duras and Claude Berri (1987)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7pm
Cultural Services of the French Embassy
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French professor and specialist on Duras Sophie Bogaert
will introduce an exclusive film with footage of Duras discussing The
Lover with producer Claude Berri and others. |
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Christine
Letailleur
Hiroshima mon amour
Thursday–Sunday, March 4–6, 2010 at 7:30pm
Baryshnikov Arts Center
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Directed by Christine Letailleur.
With Valérie Lang, Hiroshi Ota, and Pier Lamandé.
In French with English titles.
Hiroshima mon amour tells the tale of the final
24 hours of a passionate, adulterous liaison between a French
actress and a Japanese architect. |
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Screenings
Marguerite
Duras on Film
March 12–18, 2010
Anthology Film Archives
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Duras’s engagement with filmmaking was passionate and sustained,
a vital component of her life’s work. This retrospective
explores the fiercely intelligent, radically experimental
approach of Duras the filmmaker. |
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In
the Words of Duras is created in partnership with the
Baryshnikov Arts Center, Anthology Film Archives, and the
Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York. It
is made possible with the support of Culturesfrance, the
Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, the
Délégation Générale de l’Alliance Française, the Florence
Gould Foundation, and FACE.
Winter 2010 Season Sponsors: American
Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; the Cultural
Services of the French Embassy; Culturesfrance; the Florence
Gould Foundation; New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs;
and New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Image: Marguerite Duras / © Katalin
Volcsanszki |
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