{"id":2684,"date":"2015-06-04T18:35:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T10:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2015-12-28T18:32:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T10:32:25","slug":"20th-french-film-festival-opens-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2015\/06\/04\/20th-french-film-festival-opens-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"20th French Film Festival Opens With a Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"

The red carpet opening night was filled with friends, free-flowing drinks and fantastic films!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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SALUT! Notable guests raise their glasses with French Ambassador to the Philippines Gilles Garachon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pleasant smiles greeted everyone who walked down the red carpet at the Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk last night, June 3, 2015, at the grand opening night of the 20th<\/sup> French Film Festival<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the sweltering last-of-summer heat that veiled the evening, lively chatter from the guests, cocktails, wine or beer at hand, livened up the night together with the fireworks-filled backdrop.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FULL HOUSE. The Fashion Walk has never been more elegant…or more jam-packed.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Snippets of conversations about the critically-acclaimed La Famille B\u00e9lier<\/em>, the 5PM film screened at Cinema 1 of Greenbelt 3, can be heard: how it was funny and bittersweet, a musical of sorts, a tearjerker.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LA FAMILLE BELIER AND <\/em>TAKLUB were both shown during the opening night.<\/em><\/p>\n

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An excited buzz can also be heard as everyone waited in anticipation of Taklub, <\/em>the Filipino masterpiece screened at 8:30 that night \u2013 <\/em>excitement heightened even more with the presence of film director Brillante Mendoza, film producer Loren Legarda; and its star, Nora Aunor.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE Gilles Garachon, Film Development Council of the Philippines head Briccio Santos, <\/em>TAKLUB director Brillante Mendoza, veteran actress Nora Aunor and Stores Specialists I<\/em>nc. marketing communications manager Malu Francisco<\/em><\/p>\n

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Overall, it was an impressive night filled with art and culture. The French Embassy promised a Cannes-like opening premiere. They ended up delivering so much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CATCHING UP<\/em>. Friends enjoyed discussing the film among other topics in an endless stream of chatter.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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PEUGEOT displays one of their babies as part of the opening night.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Celebrating the diversity and the beauty of the film industries in France and the Philippines, the 20th<\/sup> French Film Festival will be held from June 3 to 9 in both Greenbelt and Bonifacio High Street cinemas. Aside from their spectacular movies, other events await Francophiles! For more information, check out <\/em>our previous article<\/em><\/a> about the festival!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Article and photos by Madeline Castillo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Additional photos by Arvee Gomez<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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