LA CLASSE DU CINEMA 2008!

La Classe du Cinéma: Michou D'Auber back in November 08 The FFF UK and GFT are organising schools screenings across Scotland of Michou d'Auber starring Gérard Depardieu, already a huge hit with teachers and pupils earlier this year.

Contact: Emily Munro
Head of Learning
Glasgow Film Theatre
12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB
T: +44 (0) 141 352 8604 (GFT Learning)
F: +44 (0) 141 332 7945

MICHOU D'AUBER (PG) Directed by Thomas Gilou with Gérard Depardieu (Georges), Nathalie Baye (Gisèle), Mathieu Amalric (Jacques), Samy Seghir (Michou), Medy Kerouani (Abdel), Fellag (Akli)		Download the Education Pack Click on the thumbnails to download
Messaoud is a nine-year-old boy of Algerian descent living in Paris in the early Sixties. When his mother falls ill, his father is forced to place him with a host family. With the war in Algeria at a critical point and anti-Algerian sentiment at its worst, his host mother Gisèle fears for the little boy and hides his identity. Messaoud becomes Michel, blond and catholic. All is well until his secret is revealed… The grandson of travelling poet Blaise Cendrars, writer/director Thomas Gilou makes documentaries and feature-films about cross-cultural identities. After depicting French-Africans in Black mic-mac (1986) and the French-Arabic community in Raï (1995), he portrayed the French-Jewish community in Would I Lie to You? (1997), a film which has become one of France’s biggest hits in the past 10 years. Michou d’Auber is based on the true story of Messaoud Hattou, who co-wrote the script. Two of French cinema’s biggest stars, Nathalie Baye and Gérard Depardieu, are reunited on screen as Michou’s foster parents.
Monday 10 November Glasgow Film Theatre Contact: Penny Bartlett 0141 352 8604 e-mail info@gft.org.uk Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB	Wednesday 12 November Dundee Contemporary Arts Contact: Joe Hall 01382 909 900 e-mail joe.hall@dca.org.uk DCA Cinema 152 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4DY
Friday 14 November & Friday 5 December Robert Burns Centre Contact: Kate Beattie, Curriculum Leader Modern Languages 01387 263061 e-mail Kate.Beattie@dumgal.gov.uk Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Mill Road Dumfries DG2 9BE Box office: 01387 264808	Wednesday 19 November Aberdeen The Belmont Contact: Paul Foy 01224 493 012 e-mail maboyfoy@aol.com The Belmont Picturehouse 49 Belmont Street Aberdeen AB10 1JS
Monday 24 November Lonsdale Cinema, Annan Contact: Alan Towers 01461 206901 e-mail alan_towers@hotmail.com Lonsdale Cinema Moat Road Annan DG12 5DE	Thursday 27 November Edinburgh Filmhouse Contact: Beverley Reid on 0131 623 8031 or e-mail foh@filmhousecinema.com Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BZ
Tuesday 2 December Eden Court Inverness Contact: Paul Taylor 01463 234234 e-mail ptaylor@eden-court.co.uk Eden Court Theatre Bishops Road Inverness IV3 5SA	Wednesday 10 December Newton Stewart Cinema Contact: Mary Prince 01671 403373 e-mail Mary.Prince@tiscali.co.uk Newton Stewart Cinema Ltd 35 Victoria Street Newton Stewart Dumfries & Galloway Scotland DG8 6NL