Screening of “Maman est Chez le Coiffeur”

Wed 21 Mar 2012, 6 pm
L’Espace

From the Embassy of Switzerland:
You are invited to the Swiss film “Maman est Chez le Coiffeur” (“Mum Going Out for A Haircut”) of director Léa Pool within the framework of the Francophonie Festival 2012. The film has received many national and international awards. For more information, see below:
International Awards:
– Soleure, Switzerland, Soleure Festival in 2009, the Public Prize
– Göteborg, Sweden, Göteborg Festival in 2009, the Public Prize
– Québec, Canada; Jutra Award – Soirée des Jutra, Award for the best Foreign Film in 2009 and was shortlisted in 2010
– Québec, Canada, Prix Jutra – Soirée des Jutra, Award for the best hair style, Martin Lapointe, 2009

Film synopsis: It is summer 1966, the time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But Elise becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her. Élise sees her mother’s sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family. While her brother Coco stubbornly seeks refuge in constructing a super car, the youngest, Benoît, plummets deep into his own internal world, retreating ever-further in the furnace room. As for her father, he is simply overwhelmed by the situation. Élise decides to take the helm of her drifting family in a poignant attempt to save them. With support from the living and breathing surrounding nature and the silent comfort Monsieur Mouche offers, Élise is on the verge of experiencing a summer unlike any other.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 10 000 VND.
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Visit the website of Swiss Embassy to download the program of Francophonie Festival 2012.