BRATTLEBORO — Express Fluency - the language school on Flat Street in Brattleboro - and Latchis Arts are teaming up to offer a Sunday-afternoon series of four classic films starring Gerard Depardieu at the height of his career.
Each of the films will be introduced at 4 p.m, and after each movie the public is invited to an informal conversation in English about the film at the Express Fluency classroom on Flat Street.
The Return of Martin Guerre, based on a true story from the 16th century in southwestern France, will be shown on Sunday, Jan. 7.
Cyrano de Bergerac, a lush production of the classic romance by Edmond Rostand, will be shown Jan. 14.
Jean de Florette, based on the novel by Marcel Pagnol, will be screened Feb. 11, and the sequel, Manon of the Spring, will be shown Feb. 18. Both are set in Provence, and the cast includes Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, and Emmanuelle Béart.
Admission to all the films is by donation; proceeds will be shared by the French humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and Latchis Arts.