French and German films at Idecaf in September

Poster film The Gilr From Monaco

The institute for cultural exchange with France (Idecaf), and the Goethe Institute HCMC will introduce to Vietnamese audiences four French and German films in at Idecaf, 28 Le Thanh Ton Street, HCMC’s District 1 in September.

The film The Third Sex, directed by director Veit Harlan and starring Christian Wolff, Paula Wessely, Paul Dahlke, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. on September 7. The film shows how German young people reacted against homosexuality in the late 1950s. The film follows a young artist Carl who hangs out with a gay guy called Manfred. Carl’s parents try to pull him out the affair that they think will lead  to a fate worse than death.

The film Railway Station Novel directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana will be screened at 3 p.m. on September 11. The film is about a successful writer, who is seeking new characters for her next novel about a criminal trying to escape from prison.

A French romantic film You and Me  will screen at 3 p.m. on September 18. The film is directed by Julie Lopes-Curval and stars Marion Cotillard, Julie Depardieu.

The film tells of the love lives of two sisters Lena and Ariane.

The Girl From Monaco directed by Anne Fontaine is on at 3 p.m. on September 25. Bertrand, a lawyer, Christophe, a bodyguard, and a TV weathergirl get caught in a love triangle.  The film stars Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem and Louise Bourgoin.

Tickets are VND15,000 per person.

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Italian classical musicians to perform in Hanoi

Pianist Gabriele Carcano, whose show in Hanoi in 2008 was a huge success, will be among three Italians performing with Vietnamese artists at three classical concerts at the Hanoi Opera House in September and October

Pianist Gabriele Carcano, whose show in Hanoi in 2008 was a huge success, will be among three Italians performing with Vietnamese artists at three classical concerts at the Hanoi Opera House in September and October.

On September 11 jazz pianist Cesare Picco will present “La prima stella" ("The first star"), "Corale alla fine del giorno" ("Choir at the end of the day"), and a special tribute to J. Bach, "A long wait," composed by himself. Tri Minh will join him to play “Hanoi Improvisation” by Vietnamese composer and musician Vu Nhat Tan.

Tickets to the show cost VND150,000 (US$7.73) to VND500,000.

Renowned flutist Andrea Griminelli’s show on September 20 will feature classic arrangements including Donizetti’s “Sonata in C major” and a fantasy of Bizet’s “Carmen” as well as contemporary pieces from famous movie soundtracks like Cinema Paradiso, the Godfather, and the Mission.

Carcano returns to perform together with the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre’s orchestra on 15 October. His concert will include pieces by JS Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt.

He is among the most talented and youngest of Italy’s top pianists.

Born in Turin in 1985 he began to study the piano when he was eight and graduated from the Conservatory G. Verdi in Turin aged 17.

He made his Italian debut at Teatro La Fenice in Venice after winning the Alfredo Casella Prize in 2004.

In 2009 he won the Prize of the Fondation des Banques Populaires Françaises-Natexis.

Tickets to both shows cost VND200,000 to VND700,000.

The shows will be organized by the Italian embassy in the capital.

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