From May 12 to 18, the theater movie will also screen “El emperador de Paris” (L’empereur de Paris), by Jean-François Richet, as well as “El lienzo” (Le Tableau), a film by Louis Malle released in 2011, and “Zazie en el metro” (Zazie dans le Métro), by Jean-Françoise Laguionie, on Saturday and Sunday children’s programming.
During the European film festival, held at the Acapulco, 23 and 12, La Rampa movie theaters and the Infanta Multiplex Cinema Cultural Center, France’s presence will be visible with films such as “El triunfo” (Un Triomphe), by Stephane Demousiter; “Perfumes” (Les Parfums) by Gregory Magne, and “La profecia de las ranas” (La Prophétie des Grenouilles), by Jacques-Remy Girerd.
The films included in the month of culture will also be shown on Cuban television, among them “Homenaje a Josephine Baker” (Homage to Josephine Baker), a documentary that pays tribute to the artist, who is considered an international musical and political icon.
The list includes a selection of materials such as: great masters of painting, famous swimmer Laure Manaudou and actress Isabelle Hupert, and the artistic film “La visita del Louvre” (La Visite du Louvre), which describes the experience of four visually impaired Englishmen in that museum.
The varied agenda foreseen until May 26 also includes theater, dance, music and exhibition shows, from Havana venues such as the Marti Theater, Teatro Nacional de Cuba, the San Felipe Neri Oratory, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Taller Gorria Gallery.
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