(The image from the History of Bollywood poster)Alliance Française de Durban in association with the Durban International Film Festival will host a number of events at their premises in Morningside.
July 27 – 18h30: Screening of The Sacrifice (Yoole) by Moussa Sene Absa in the Open Air Cinema following a welcoming French cocktail with the filmmaker in attendance. The movie is in French and English with English sub-titles Entrance is free, bring a blanket, Gluwein available. Created by Silver Bear-winning Moussa Sene Absa, this poetic documentary is a call for respect. The day after sopi (change), it is said that God applauded with thousands of hands, and the Senegalese people were proud. He said, “Here are two pots: one full of salt, the other of sugar…” The people began eating the sugar first and ultimately were left only with salt. Brigands, thieves, assassins and mercenaries sang a new anthem for the Nation.
July 18 to 31: Exhibition History of Bollywood by Ranjit Dahiya. An exceptional collection of 25 hand-painted canvases of Bollywood movies displayed in four galleries. Ranjit Dahiya is a communication designer and an artist smitten by the long and rich history of Hindi cinema. His last exhibition was held in La Rochelle France during 23 international film festival in July 2010. In 2009, Dahiya made a live canvas of an Amitabh Bachchan film on a grand scale of 32ft by 12ft height during the Salon du Cinema La Vilette which was inaugurated by the star himself .
Alliance Française de Durban is situated at 22 Sutton Crescent (off Windermere Road) in Morningside. For more information contact 031 312 9582 or fax 031 312 2864 or email: durban@alliance.org.za
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