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Francophonie Film Festival: Polina, danser sa vie (2016)
Screened at the Coolidge Corner Theatre
Co-presented with the Consulate General of France in Boston. In this film, a young girl from a modest Russian family studies classical ballet. After many difficulties, she succeeds as a young woman to enter the prestigious Bolchoi. However she turns to modern dance, then improvisation, then choreography.
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Le Bal Dada
Come lose all sense of reality at a French surrealist soirée!
Le Bal is back and promises to be... surreal! Join us for our 6th annual soirée in support of our Mosaïque initiative for expanded and exceptional cultural programming.
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Bernar Venet at MIT
A lecture with world-renowned artist Bernar Venet about the influence of science and mathematics on his artwork
Conceptual artist and sculptor Bernar Venet will give a special lecture at MIT where he will address his decades of work and the influence of science and mathematics on his artwork.
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Ciné Francophonie: Le journal d’Aurélie Laflamme
The diary of Aurélie Laflamme
Aurélie Laflamme feels all alone in the universe. Between joy and sorrow, successes and failures, love and friendship, we follow Aurélie as she finds her very own place in this universe.
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RAW: Portraits of Artists
by Bernar Venet
Join us on Thursday, March 2, for an exclusive artist lecture at 6:00 PM (RSVP only) and the opening reception and official kickoff of le mois de la Francophonie at 7:00 PM!
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Stage d’habilitation examinateurs-correcteurs au DALF
Stage de formation habilitante examinateurs-correcteurs aux niveaux C1 et C2 pour le DALF.
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Atelier découverte: La langue française autour du monde
A look at French outside of France
This month's Atelier découverte will highlight les mots de la francophonie: expressions, dialects, and variations of French spoken around the world.
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French for children 3 to 4 years old
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome families with children 3-4 years old to this story time. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French for children 1 to 3 years old
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome families with children 1-3 years old to this story time.
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Bouillon de Lectures: La littérature canadienne
Célébrons le mois de la francophonie en littérature
This month's book club will focus on Canadian literature, from classics like Les Anciens Canadiens, one of the first Quebecois novels, to contemporary favorites from Michel Tremblay and Denise Bombardier.
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Stage d’habilitation examinateurs-correcteurs au DELF
Stage de formation habilitante examinateurs-correcteurs aux niveaux A1, A2, B1, B2 pour le DELF Junior/Pro/TP.
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Ciné-Club de l'Alliance: L'enquête
The Clearstream Affair (2014)
Ripe with political and financial intrigue, this film follows Journalist Denis Robert as he sparks a storm in the world of European finance by denouncing the murky operations of banking firm Clearstream.
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From the Bench to the Sketchbook
A discussion between U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and famed courtroom artist Noëlle Herrenschmidt
The event is sold out, please register to our waiting list, we will contact you directly if we are able to accommodate you. If we do not contact you please understand that we are not able to accommodate you.
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French for children 3 to 4 years old
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome families with children 3-4 years old to this story time.
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French for children 1 to 3 years old
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome families with children 1-3 years old to this story time.
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome families with children 3-4 years old to this story time.
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Bouillon de Lectures: Le théâtre de Molière
From L'avare to Le malade imaginaire
This month's book club will focus on plays penned by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
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Atelier découverte: Bon appétit !
Gastronomy at the Library
Come to our Atelier découverte to learn more about cuisine in our collections!
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L'Heure du Conte
Story time in French
We invite parents and children to gather in the children's room of our médiathèque for a magical story time in French! We welcome all families with children 1-3 years old to this story time.
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Sur le Chemin de la Loi
A selection of works by famed courtroom artist Noëlle Herrenschmidt
This exhibition features a selection of works from famed courtroom artis Noëlle Herrenschmidt's latest book, Dans les coulisses de la loi. Through the drawings from her fascinating career, we are given an inside look at the path of law in France and some of its most famous trials.
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Ciné-Club de l'Alliance: L'enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq
by Guillaume Nicloux
The story of how the famous author Michel Houellebecq is kidnapped and held for ransom by three men during a promotional tour in 2011.
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La Fête des Rois
Become king or queen for the day!
This traditional French holiday is celebrated with delicious cake fit for a king (or queen), so don't miss it!
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Bouillon de Lectures: Simone de Beauvoir
La philosophie féministe
This month's book club will focus on the literary works of Simone de Beauvoir, France's acclaimed feminist existentialist.
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The BSO's All-French Chamber Music Concert
Exclusive Member Offer
Center members are invited to Jordan Hall to enjoy an all-French Chamber Music concert followed by a reception with complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres!
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Atelier découverte: Culturethèque for beginners
An introduction to our e-library
Come and learn about our online library, Culturethèque.
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The Charlie Archive Exhibition
Works from the Charlie Archive at the Harvard Library
Opening Reception : Thursday, January 5 at 6:30 PM. A gallery talk will be held at 7:00 PM during the opening with the co-founders of the Charlie Archive at Harvard Library: Lidia Uziel, Virginie Greene, and Nicole Mills. An advance RSVP is required for this gallery opening.
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President's Holiday Party
A special holiday celebration hosted by the President and Executive Director of the French Library, Catheline van den Branden. This event will feature French hors d'œuvres, drinks, dancing and jazz performed by La Vie en Rose. La Vie en Rose is a French Chanson and Golden Age swing band with a fabulous repertoire of timeless […]
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The Naked Eyes Collection
By Haitian artist Gregory Fritz-Laplanche
Opening Reception : Thursday, December 1, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Atelier découverte: la presse française
An introduction to the library's magazine and newspaper collections
A look at daily newspapers and magazines on culture, fashion, literature, and science in the library's collections.
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Members Holiday Party
Joyeuses fêtes!
SOLD OUT. Come toast to the holiday season with fellow members while enjoying French wine, hors d'œuvres and sweet treats!