Visions Ouest hosts 31st-annual Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, February 26 to March 7

Program opens with Charles Aznavour biopic Monsieur Aznavour and closes with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry tribute Saint-Exupéry

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Saint-Exupéry.

 
 

Visions Ouest Productions presents the 31st edition of the Rendez-Vous French Film Festival (Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone) from February 26 to March 7.

In-person screenings will take place at SFU Woodward’s and Alliance Française in Vancouver, at Silvercity in Coquitlam, and at several other venues around Metro Vancouver. A selection of titles will also be added to a virtual Eventive catalogue for online viewing later in March.

The festival will open at SFU Woodward’s on February 26 at 7 pm with Monsieur Aznavour by French director Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade. Starring Tahar Rahim and Bastien Bouillon, the sweeping biopic chronicles the life of chanson icon Charles Aznavour, who is referred to as “France’s Frank Sinatra”.

Back at SFU Woodward’s on March 7, the festival will close with Saint-Exupéry, French-Argentine filmmaker Pablo Agüero’s tribute to the famed writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

For tickets and more programming details, head to Visions Ouest Productions.


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