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Focus on a filmmaker : Florent-Emilio Siri
THURSDAY APRIL 17
This program explores the work of one of the French filmmakers invited to present their film at COL•COA.
In 2008, COL•COA will focus on Florent-Emilio Siri with a whole day of festivities:
- The screening of his first film A Minute of Silence
- A special Happy Hour Talk conversation
- A complimentary wine and cheese reception
- An evening premiere of his new feature Intimate Enemies
- A Q&A with the audience after the film
Admission for the Focus on a Filmmaker = $10
Before starting your day with Focus on a Filmmaker, come by the lounge and have some coffee and chocolate.
FREE - reserved to people attending the COL•COA Classics.
Coffee offered by Peets Coffee & Tea
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Chocolate offered by Valrhona
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Thursday April 17 - 2:00pm - Theatre 2
(Also part of the COL•COA Classics series)
A MINUTE OF SILENCE (Une Minute de silence)
Los Angeles Premiere
Drama
Written & directed by: Florent Emilio Siri
With: Benoît Magimel, Bruno Putzulu, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Alexander May
A social drama set in Lorraine as the coal mines are closing down, A Minute of Silence is the story of Marek (Benoît Magimel, Intimate Enemies (COL•COA 2008), Skyfighters (COL•COA 2006), A Girl Cut in Two) and Mimmo (Comédie Française actor Bruno Putzulu, Holy Lola (COL•COA 2005), In Praise of Love), who have worked together in the mine since age 16. When the miners’ union declares a strike, Marek wants to do his part and fight while Mimmo feels differently and dreams of a better future somewhere else. As the conflict intensifies, their friendship is put to the test.
Thursday April 17 - Theatre 2 - 4:00 pm
A CONVERSATION WITH FLORENT-EMILIO SIRI
Moderated by Wade Major, Box Office
Born in 1965, Florent-Emilio Siri is among the very few young French directors who have had the opportunity to work both in France and in Hollywood. He began his feature film career with A Minute of Silence in 1998 (screened at COLCOA 2008) and the critically-acclaimed action film The Nest. He then directed two award-wining Splinter Cell video games, adapted from the Tom Clancy novel. Following the release of The Nest, Bruce Willis asked him to direct his action film Hostage in 2005, produced by Miramax. Florent-Emilio Siri has also directed music videos for rap groups such as IAM, Alliance Ethnik and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Florent-Emilio Siri will share and compare his experience in France and Hollywood.
This HAPPY HOUR TALK is part of a Focus on Florent Siri, with the screening of his first film A MINUTE OF SILENCE {Link to film] and the US Premiere of his new feature INTIMATE ENEMIES [Link to film]
Wine & cheese reception:
Wine offered by Central California Winegrowers
Thursday April 17 - 8:30pm - Theatre 1
INTIMATE ENEMIES (L’Ennemi intime)
US Premiere
Drama/History
Directed by: Florent-Emilio Siri
Written by: Florent-Emilio Siri, Patrick Rotman
With: Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing, Marc Barbé, Fellag
With Intimate Enemies, Florent-Emilio Siri digs deep into the French psyche to show the reality and horrors of the French-Algerian war. Set in 1959, the story focuses on two antagonistic characters: Lieutenant Terrien (Benoît Magimel, Skyfighters (COL•COA 2006), A Girl Cut in Two), a young soldier arriving in Algeria as the conflict is intensifying, and Sergeant Dougnac (Albert Dupontel, Paris, Avenue Montaigne (COL•COA 2006)), who is as disillusioned and cynical as Terrien is idealistic. The film explores the “war as hell” metaphor, illustrating the propensity to become one’s own worst enemy.
Followed by a Q&A with co-writer/director Florent-Emilio Siri
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