FREESTYLE: FILM SCREENING THE CHERRY ORCHARD IN FRAME FESTIVAL OF FRANCOPHONE MOVIES

In the frame of the International Week of French Language and Francophonie, the Embassy of France, the French Institute in Azerbaijan and the francophone Embassies of Belgium, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, Morocco and Egypt organize a unique Festival of francophone movies from Tuesday 5th of april to Sunday 17 of April 2016.

On April 7 at 7 pm in the YARAT Contemporary Art centre come and discover the movie "The Cherry Orchard" directed by the greek director Michael Cacoyannis, starring Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates and Owen Teale and based on the 1904 famous play “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov. 

The Cherry Orchard, 1999
Director: Michael Cacoyannis 
Genre: Drama
Lenght: 137 min.
Language: original version in english with french subtitles

Synopsis:
Lyubov Ranevskaya (Charlotte Rampling) is fetched back home from Paris. Five years earlier, after the drowning of her son, she fled Russia for France, where she took a lover whom she allowed to squander much of her fortune. When she comes back to the family estate with her daughter Anya, the Cherry Orchard is in bloom but the family finances are in pretty poor shape.  

You can find the entire programme of the International Week of French Language and Francophonie on the facebook pages of the French Institute of Azerbaijan: 

https://www.facebook.com/ifa.bakou 

https://www.facebook.com/institutfrancaisbakou

and of the French Embassy: 

https://www.facebook.com/france.azerbaidjan

http://www.ambafrance-az.org

From Tuesday 5th of april to Sunday 17th of April, the Embassies of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Lithuania, Greece, Morocco and Egypt will present to you all the treasures of the francophone diversity…

Have a nice Francophonie ! 

Date: April 7, 2016

Time: 19.00

Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Centre, Multifunctional Room

Address: Bayil, Sabail District, Baku (Near the National Square)

Contact phone: +99412 505 1414

Admission: FREE

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