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The library is pleased to offer a showing of “The Red Shoes”.

The Red Shoes (1948) is a British feature film about a ballet dancer, written, directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Victoria ‘Vicky’ Page (Moira Shearer) is a young, unknown dancer from an aristocratic background. At an after-ballet party, arranged by her aunt as a surreptitious audition, she meets Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), the ruthless but charismatic impresario of the Ballet Lermontov. Lermontov takes her on as a student, where she is taught by, among others, Grisha Ljubov (Léonide Massine), the company’s chief choreographer. After seeing her dance in a matinee performance of Swan Lake, Lermontov realises her potential and invites Vicky to go with the company to Paris and Monte Carlo. When he loses his prima ballerina (Ludmilla Tchérina) to marriage, Lermontov begins to see Vicky as a possible successor. He decides to create a starring role for her in a new ballet, The Red Shoes, the music for which is to be written by Julian Craster (Marius Goring) a brilliant young composer engaged as orchestral coach the same day that Vicky was brought into the company. As the premiere of the ballet approaches, Vicky and Julian lock horns artistically, and then fall in love. The ballet is a great success, and Lermontov talks with Vicky about her future. Lermontov revitalizes the company’s repertoire with Vicky in the lead roles, with Julian composing some of the most successful scores.

Screening begins at 15:00 sharp. This activity is free of charge for all library members. Please sign up at the front desk in advance if possible. A discussion in English will follow the film.

This is a special moment when the community gathers together to talk about everything and anything (…in English of course!) and sips coffee and tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop in, no need to reserve! Dates for January 2016 are the 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th.

Austin à Premiers Plans avec le soutien d’Austin Angers Creative.

Villes amies et jumelles depuis 2010, Austin (Texas) et Angers renforcent chaque année un peu plus leurs liens autour de thématiques culturelles, artistiques et économiques. Dans le sillon du partenariat autour des musiques actuelles, Premiers Plans contribue à cette dynamique en proposant, pour la deuxième année, une carte blanche à Austin Film Society, acteur majeur du cinéma dans le domaine de la production et de la diffusion. Une sélection de courts métrages, films d’écoles et d’un long métrage, réalisés par des cinéastes ayant un lien fort avec Austin.

Vendredi 29 janvier 2016
10h – Échanges avec Austin
Rencontre avec David Zellner, réalisateur et Holly Herrick, directrice artistique adjointe d’Austin Film Society.
Bibliothèque Anglophone d’Angers (60, rue Boisnet)

19h15 – Layla in the Sky de Micah Magee – 93’
Dans le cadre de la Compétition Premier long métrage. San Antonio, Texas. Layla, élève studieuse et brillante, tombe enceinte. Sa famille, conservatrice, lui impose de garder l’enfant. À dix-sept ans, elle se retrouve confrontée aux premiers choix de vie d’une femme…San Antonio, Texas. Layla, a hard-working, brilliant student, falls pregnant. Her conservative family insist that she keeps the child. At 17 she is faced with the first choices in the life of a woman…

Suivi d’une rencontre avec la réalisatrice Micah Magee :Autrefois programmatrice pour une radio pirate et journaliste pour la presse écrite, Micah Magee a obtenu une bourse Fulbright pour quitter son Texas natal et étudier la réalisation à Berlin. Son film de fin d’études, Coming Home, a obtenu le prix du public à Angers en 2012. Avec son mari, le cinéaste danois Johan Carlsen, elle a monté une petite société de production et coopérative de réalisateurs berlinoise, Makrorama. Layla in the Sky est son premier long métrage.
Centre des Congrès, Auditorium
(Reprise de Layla in the Sky : Samedi 30 janvier au Grand Théâtre, à 10h)

For more information please consult the “Festival Premiers Plans”‘s website.

Austin à Premiers Plans avec le soutien d’Austin Angers Creative.

Villes amies et jumelles depuis 2010, Austin (Texas) et Angers renforcent chaque année un peu plus leurs liens autour de thématiques culturelles, artistiques et économiques. Dans le sillon du partenariat autour des musiques actuelles, Premiers Plans contribue à cette dynamique en proposant, pour la deuxième année, une carte blanche à Austin Film Society, acteur majeur du cinéma dans le domaine de la production et de la diffusion. Une sélection de courts métrages, films d’écoles et d’un long métrage, réalisés par des cinéastes ayant un lien fort avec Austin.

Jeudi 28 janvier 2016
17h – Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter de David Zellner – 105’
Une Japonaise solitaire est convaincue que le trésor perdu d’un film de fiction est en fait réel. A lonely Japanese woman is convinced that the treasure lost in a fiction film is actually real. Présenté et suivi d’une rencontre avec le réalisateur et Holly Herrick, directrice artistique adjointe d’Austin Film Society.
Cinéma Les 400 Coups, Salle 5

21h – Concert Jonathan Terrell +
The Forsaken Shadow + Cherry Plum (duo)
Proposé par Le Chabada et le Joker’s Pub
Joker’s Pub – Entrée libre
22h – Programme de courts métrages – 83’
Nothing Human de Tom Rosenberg – 17’
The Solitude of Memory de Juan Pablo Gonzales – 20’
The OceanMaker de Lucas Martell – 10’
Carne Seca de Jazmin Diaz – 11’
Calls to Okies de B. Beesley & B. Steinbauer – 18’
Squirrel de Tomas Vendris – 7’
Courts métrages présentés par Holly Herrick, directrice artistique adjointe d’Austin Film Society.
Attention : perfectionnez votre anglais en découvrant 6 courts métrages américains dont 2 non sous-titrés en français.
Cinéma Les 400 Coups, Salle 6

For more information please consult the “Festival Premiers Plans”‘s website.

The January read for the bookclub is “The Book of Evidence” by John Banville.  John Banville ‘s stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer. Freddie Montgomery is a highly cultured man, a husband and father living the life of a dissolute exile on a Mediterranean island.

There is room in the Bookclub for a few more avid readers of English. The bookclub meets once a month to discuss the club choice which we have all read and enjoy tea and cakes together afterwards. For more information and to join the group, please contact the Book Club President by clicking here. Upcoming dates for 2016 are January 22nd, February 19th, March 18th, April 22nd, May 20th & June 17th.

This is a special moment when the community gathers together to talk about everything and anything (…in English of course!) and sips coffee and tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop in, no need to reserve! Dates for January 2016 are the 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th.

The pizza and board games evening is scheduled one Tuesday a month from 6-8 pm. Cost is 7 euros (covers pizza and non-alcoholic drinks, 5 euros for children 12 and under and native English speakers). No reservations necessary, just come and enjoy! Dates for 2016 are January 19th, February 23rd, March 15th, April 19th, May 24th and June 14th.

Book now for the library’s New Year “Big Quiz” with a brand new format and get ready for a lot of fun in the middle of a cold January afternoon!

Come on Sunday, January 17th from 14:30 – 18:30 and kick off 2016 with some great fun and games with the 6th annual quiz.

Yes, there will be questions, but they will be in all sorts of shapes, sizes and challenges. Teams of 6….6 heads are better than one ! Wine, coffee, tea, snacks and cakes available all afternoon. Prizes for the winning team AND you will be helping the library with its fundraising. Bring your English-speaking French friends!

All this for just 10 euros a head with all proceeds going to the library. Book your place at the front desk as soon as you can!

This is a special moment when the community gathers together to talk about everything and anything (…in English of course!) and sips coffee and tea. Coffee House is free and open to all library members. Just drop in, no need to reserve! Dates for January 2016 are the 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th.

Love those French restaurants? Feel like you need to speak English more but in a relaxed atmosphere? Join this club which schedules a lunch in a great local restaurant. Next date will be February 9th. Click here to send an email to the coordinator for more information and the full schedule.