Cinema Club Visits FIAF
by Andrew Marzoni
On a rainy Tuesday last month, Mme. Tabourin and I took student in the Cinema Club and Photography Club to a screening of Jacques Becker’s 1947 comedy, Antoine et Antoinette, at the French Institute/Alliance Française. The film was the final feature in a series called “Wes Anderson’s French Connection,” which explored the influence of French cinema on Anderson’s filmography, and particularly his latest movie, The French Dispatch. Although Antoine et Antoinette is in black and white, juniors Smith Pingree and Ander Garrido, sophomores Emily Singh, Owen Barbagallo, and George Perlman, and 6th grader Vishnu Ayyalasomayajula managed to stay awake (mostly) and even reported enjoying the film—for some, it was the oldest movie they had ever seen! As we walked back to school through Central Park discussing the film, members of the Photography Club stopped the group to snap some pictures, taking advantage of the suddenly clear autumn weather, and not wanting to miss a good photo op.
On a rainy Tuesday last month, Mme. Tabourin and I took student in the Cinema Club and Photography Club to a screening of Jacques Becker’s 1947 comedy, Antoine et Antoinette, at the French Institute/Alliance Française. The film was the final feature in a series called “Wes Anderson’s French Connection,” which explored the influence of French cinema on Anderson’s filmography, and particularly his latest movie, The French Dispatch. Although Antoine et Antoinette is in black and white, juniors Smith Pingree and Ander Garrido, sophomores Emily Singh, Owen Barbagallo, and George Perlman, and 6th grader Vishnu Ayyalasomayajula managed to stay awake (mostly) and even reported enjoying the film—for some, it was the oldest movie they had ever seen! As we walked back to school through Central Park discussing the film, members of the Photography Club stopped the group to snap some pictures, taking advantage of the suddenly clear autumn weather, and not wanting to miss a good photo op.
