March was le mois de la Francophonie, which is a global celebration of those who speak French. However, the celebrations are not yet over! 

This free event aims to acknowledge and appreciate the ties between Vermont, especially Burlington, and the Francophone world. Beginning at 4:00 pm in the Contois Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont, Government officials from the City of Burlington, Vermont, Québec, Canada, and France will recognize March as Francophonie Month in Vermont. At 5:00 pm the presentation of the Flag of International Francophonie will commence, and all guests will be invited to follow the Color Guard outside to the flag post on Church Street. 

Hosted by the City of Burlington and organized in collaboration with the Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region and the Québec Government Office in Boston, this yearly event is a celebration of Vermont's French heritage and the French language. 

This event is FREE & OPEN to the public, but you must register to attend. 
Click here to register for the event. 

The Cultural Services department at the Consulate General of France are proud to announce its co-sponsorship with Boston University for an upcoming FREE 2 day conference, which will aim to discuss and explore the social implications of living, working, and learning with ubiquitous technology, as well as ethical and social scientific implications of the growing emotional engagement of humans with AI agents and robots.

The first day of this event will take place on April 10, 2019 at Boston University Hillel Center, 213 Bay State Road in Boston, and will discuss "Human Community & Perpetual Contact".

The second day will address the topic "Should Robots Be Our Friends?" on April 11, 2019 at Boston University Photonics Center,
8 St. Mary’s Street in Boston.

Registration is MANDATORY, but tickets are FREE.
Click here to order a free ticket.

The Cultural Services department at the Consulate General of France in Boston are pleased to present renowned French medieval historian and history professor at Collège of France, Patrick Boucheron, who will be leading a conference at Harvard University on April 29, 2019 at 5:30 PM for the publication of his work "France in the World. A new global history" in the United States. 

Patrick Boucheron is the author of a multitude of books including Comment se révolter (2016), Migrations, refugiés, exil (2017). He is the editor of Histoire mondiale de la France (2017). His books are being published in English by Other Press.

Il Divo will be touring all over the world after having released a new album called “TIMELESS”, their 10th studio album and first with Decca Gold (Universal Music). This album has already achieved much success in the first week from its release.

This international group was first discovered and mentored by Simon Cowell in 2003 and is comprised of Frenchman Sebastien Izambard (tenor), the Swiss Urs Buhler (tenor), Spanish Carlos Marin (baritone), and the American David Miller (tenor). Il Divo has always stood out for their fascinating mix of opera and pop in songs of a variety of different genres.

Since their debut in 2004, Il Divo have performed in important venues around the world, and have sold over 30 million records throughout its career. The diverse four-member group has become the world leader in its genre, and has performed before renowned people such as the Queen of England as well as for former US presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. They also have collaborated with well-known artists such as Canadian artist, Celine Dion.
 

Ticket prices vary from $53 to $348+
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British-French actress and singer, Charlotte Gainsbourg, is currently on tour. For one night only, on Sunday April 7, 2019 at 8 PM, Charlotte Gainsbourg will perform at the Royale in Boston, MA!

Charlotte Gainsbourg speaks about herself in her latest album Rest. An uncompromising self-portrait, acclaimed by the international press, as one of 2017 best albums (Pitchfork, The Guardian, The Independent, Les Inrockuptibles…). The album is produced by Sebastian, from the label Ed Banger, his background in electronic music accorded with Charlotte’s desire for a sound with a disquieting, mechanistic edge.

After having previously worked with Beck, performed on Coachella’s stage & around the world, Charlotte Gainsbourg is back on stage.

This show is 18+ with a valid ID. 

Tickets cost $35. 
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This exhibit features celebrities of 19th-century Paris made famous by renowned French artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who captured the spectacle of the fin de siècle in evocative posters, prints, and paintings.

“Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris” explores the celebrity culture of Lautrec’s time and his fascination with the personal lives of the stars along with the roles that they played. With expressive lines and brazen colors, Lautrec depicted the defining gestures, costumes, and expressions of spectacular performers, many of whom were his personal friends.

The exhibition includes nearly 200 works and is composed of thematic sections highlighting Lautrec’s formal innovations, such as dramatic lighting effects and color combinations. The display also incorporates works by Lautrec’s contemporaries Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Pierre Bonnard, and others - presenting him in the context of his
heroes, peers, and followers.

Organized by the MFA in partnership with the Boston Public Library, the exhibition draws on both institutions’ rich holdings, and includes loans of paintings and graphic arts from both public and private collections.

“Postwar Visions” looks at the work of European photographers who, after hostilities ended in 1945, chose to use their cameras to express themselves. An influential center of this new work was located in Germany, where Otto Steinert, a medical doctor turned photographer, organized a group of artists who used the camera to explore the inner self through abstract imagery. This exhibit aims to investigate this rise of mid-century creativity in an assemblage of approximately 35 works by artists from a variety of backgrounds, including French artists.

The photographs are drawn primarily from the MFA’s collection, with a number of significant loans from private collections. 

Join Boston's French Cultural Center in a free book club that will be focused on the French novel Le Petit Prince, which is celebrating its
75 years of publication!

Participants will discuss chapters 6 through 11 of the book. This group will then continually meet once a month until July. Between each meeting, participants will read around 5 chapters from the book. The discussion, recommended for all levels of French, will be in French.

This event is FREE.
Click here to RSVP.

Un Mois, Un Livre is a monthly literature workshop indtended for intermediate to advanced French speakers (B1 +) that is led by French Cultural Center professor, Benjamin Capellari. This month the discussion will be about Jean-Christophe Rufin's Le tour du monde du roi Zibeline.

The required book is to be read in advance and can be purchased at the French Cultural Center's Reception desk.

The event is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
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This emotional performance, written by Jean-Claude Redonnet and directed by Richard Sewell, pays tribute to Massachusetts-born war hero Norman Prince, portrayed by David Bliss. Norman is one of the many Americans who fought and perished for the freedom of France and the 
World during World War I.

The 40-minute play will be introduced by the writer, Jean-Claude Redonnet. A complimentary wine reception will follow the performance.

RSVP is mandatory as tickets will not be sold at the door.
Tickets are $16 for members and $26 for non-members.
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The Brattle Theatre will host the visit of renowned French film director, Claire Denis. Many of her films were displayed at the Brattle Theatre previously. On the occasion of the release of her new film High Life, the theatre presents this two-part screening of some of her greatest hits - most in 35mm prints provided by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. A screening of the movie High Life with Claire Denis will be hosted on
April, 1st 2019. 

Schedule:

April, 9th 2019: 
Screening of: Trouble Every Day at 8:30PM

April, 10th 2019:
Screening of: 35 Shots of Rum at 6:00PM
Screening of: White Material at 8:00PM

Ticket prices:

General Admission: $12
Member Ticket: $10
Student: $10
Child: $9
Senior: $9

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The 17th edition of the Boston International Film Festival will take place from the 11th of April to the 16th of April.

A French movie, Remi Sans Famille (Remi, Nobody's Boy) from Antoine Blossier, will be screened for the Opening Night Red Carpet ceremony. 

Ten year old Remi was raised by a kind peasant women after being found as a baby. He is taken away by the husband of her adoptive mother: Signor Vitalis, an old traveling musician with a rocky past. Both of them travel through France, and from adventures to misadventures, young Remi endears himself to Vitalis, who teaches him to read and helps him discover his extraordinary singing talent.

Remi faces hunger and the cold, but he learns how to make friends and about life in general. When the clothes he was found in as an infant and a mysterious lullaby from his distant past bring him closer to his origins, Remi will face a new set of challenges that could reveal his true identity.
 

This event is BLACK TIE

Tickets cost $45.00 per person
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