Forty-three-year-old Guillaume Canet is fulfilled in life and has everything to make him happy. On a film shoot a twenty-year-old actress stops him in his tracks when she tells him that he is not very “rock,” that he’d never really been it and, just to finish him off, that he’s dropped dans the “list” of actors that anyone would like to sleep with…

Nobel prize winning author Albert Camus is regarded as a master of French literature, but he is also considered as an inspiring intellectual and philosopher engaged in the great torments of the 20th century. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the publication of his second collection of writings Les Noces, published in 1938 1939, Alliance Francaise (Delhi) will present a one-day conference on May 3, 2019. The theme of the conference, “The Intellectual Geography of Albert Camus” will bring together scholars and specialists of Camus to discuss the relevance of his literary and philosophical works, as well as the influence that his thoughts and his ever-evolving social, cultural and political engagements had on the evolution of the French society and beyond.

Nishant, a young Indian writer living in Paris, is journeying down the Ganges, from its source in the Himalayas to the sea. Haunted by the fantasy, or the memory, of a beautiful Parisian woman called Jaya, he plans to write a book around his voyage. On the banks of the Ganges, he chances upon Zehra, an irresistible poetess-dancing girl in the tradition of the great courtesans who performs in a nearby brothel. Zehra resurrects the memory of Jaya.

For the 11th performance of [InChorus], two gems of music will meet on stage and marry their exquisite styles of singing and fiddle playing: the French singer and hurdy-gurdy player Éléonore Fourniau who performs the pains and joys of the Kurdish people with stunning sensitivity and the Indian violinist Nandini Shankar who interprets the ragas of Hindustani music in the gayaki ang (vocal style) with great subtlety.

Virtuoso Cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas on her Indian Cello and child prodigy Ishaan Leonard Rao on Piano will be performing in a unique concert ‘From Bach to Bhupali’ at the Alliance Francaise, New Delhi. This rare mother-son duo has already enthralled audiences in Australia, France and Bangalore. In this concert, many imaginary geographical and generational boundaries will not only be crossed but also erased.

Since 1988 every year French speakers and Francophiles unite to promote the French language and the diversity of Francophone cultures. Half a billion Francophone around the world will celebrate Francophonie March and we wish you to join us for the same. Alliance Française de Delhi and the Francophone community of Delhi are delighted to invite you for various events putting together from 13th to 16th March 2019.

The days of French culture and language are all set to return to the national capital with the beginning of the Francophone Festival from March 13 which will feature exhibitions, film screenings, theatre, live music and the much-awaited Francophone Méla.

25-year-old Arnaud is young and inexperienced in politics when he joins the communication team of a presidential candidate. As he discovers the tactics of the campaign, and the twists and rivalries inside the team, he develops an attraction and fascination for this world, and for his powerful manager Agnès..

Luna lives in the South of France, near Montpellier, and works in a farming exploitation. Luna is beautiful, funny and devours life. She would do anything to keep Ruben's love. During one evening of party drinking with her friends, they assault a young unknown. A few weeks later, he re-appears in Luna's life. She will have to make choices.

8-year-old Elli and her mother, Marlène, live in a small town by the French Riviera where they act out to relieve boredom and hide from social services. When Marlène caves in to yet another night of excess, she chooses to leave Elli behind for a man she just met. The young child must confront her mother’s demons in order to get her back.