Our programme on the 24th of March 2013

Special programme: The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2013

Interview: Sandrine, Romain, Sylvain and Lisa
Haute cuisine (les saveurs du palais) : The opening night film of the festival. A story about Hortense Laborie, a renowned chef from Perigord, who worked for the president of the French republic.

• Wednesday 27 March: 10:30 AM
• Friday 29 March: 6:30 PM

The big night : French trouble-makers Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern are back with an anarchic and oddball comedy about aging punks in France.

• Thursday 28 March: 8:30 PM

Journal de France: A documentary of the life of Raymond Depardon, a French movie maker and photographer.

• Friday 29 March: 12:15 PM

The other son: A movie about a story of two families who inadvertently switched babies at birth. This movie is also an overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• Sunday 31 March: 5:15 PM

Mr. Hulot’s Holiday : this movie follows the generally harmless misadventures of a lovable, clumsy Frenchman, Monsieur Hulot (played by Tati himself), as he joins the “newly-emerging holiday-taking classes” for an August vacation at a modest seaside resort in Brittany.

• Sunday 31 March: 12:45 PM   

The Alliance Française French Film Festival: 21 – 31 March / Rialto Cinemas Dunedin

Music:
In-Grid – Vive le swing - from their album: Passion - website
Juliette – Tout est bon dans l’cochon - from their album: Deux pianos - website
Astérix et Cléopâtre – Le pudding à l’arsenic - YouTube
Carla Bruni – Chez Keith et Anita - from their album: Little French Songs – website
Henri Salvador – Jardin d’hiver - from their album: Chambre avec vue – website

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Our programme on the 17th of March 2013

Special programme: New Caledonia

Interview: François Leurquin
François is French and he lives in Dunedin. He is working as museum conservator. He has lived and worked in New Caledonia. 

Baie d'Upi

He joins us to talk about his experience over there.
 
Centre culturel Tjibaou : the French state and Caledonian representatives created the Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture (ADCK) a French state public institution.

Les p’tites infos :
Day of Francophonie : 20 March 2013 - Website
Fringe Festival: 14 - 24 March 2013 at Dunedin / Valley Tales: 22 - 23 March at St Martin Hall in Dunedin
Alliance Française French Film Festival: 21 - 31 March 2013 at Dunedin

Music:
Gurejele – C’est qui qui paye ? - from their album: Go Meob Ko

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Our programme on the 10th of March 2013

Special programme: bees and Honey

Interview: Elodie Eurlacher and Nick Phillips
Elodie is working at the University of Otago and she’s doing a post-doctoral research in neuroscience. She is working on the bees for these researches.
Nick is working at the University of Otago as IT Manager. He is a beekeeper.

Ah bon? :
Medicine, weapon, ingredient for cooking: history and characteristics of honey.

More about beekeepers in New Zealand on The National Beekeepers Association

Petition to protect bees against pesticides on Pollinis

Rubrique culturelle :
Buzzy Bee, one of the most famous toy in New Zealand !
Expressions about bees

Les p’tites infos :
NZ magazine Green Ideas – article on Bee keeping - February 2013 issue
Two French books to explain the life of bees to your kids:

"D'où vient le miel de ma tartine ?" by Anne-Sophie Baumann - éditions Tourbillon

"La vie des abeilles", Les découvertes des tout-petits - éditions Fleurus
Fringe Festival: 14 - 24 March 2013 at Dunedin / Valley Tales: 22 - 23 March at St Martin Hall in Dunedin
Alliance Française French Film Festival: 21 - 31 March 2013 at Dunedin

Music:
Karel Richard Svoboda - Maya l’abeille – The song of the cartoon – website
Pat Bol – Les abeilles - from their album: L’amour propre et le cœur net - website
Serge Gainsbourg – L’anamour - from their album: Je t’aime… moi non plus
Bourvil – Les abeilles - YouTube

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Our programme on the 3rd of March 2013

Interview: Heike Cebulla, Emily Gordon, John Madden, Georges Woodhouse
Heike is a French teacher at Queen’s High School. She organised a travel in France with some of these students. Heike, Emily, John and Georges tell us their feelings about this travel in France and what they did at Vichy and Paris.
The object provided by Heike is a book : “Bouche bée, tout ouïe” by Alex Taylor.

 Ah bon? : 100 pur sang pur bœuf
After the food scandal of horse meat found in lasagna guaranteed 100% pure beef, we focus on the horses and their importance in the development of our society (audio extract: Monty Python – The Holy Grail).
 
Les p’tites infos :
Silence of Love (Tous les soleil): The new movie of Philippe Claudel – Rialto
The snow rugby: a new sport, for the promotion of 6 ski resorts in France - website - Video

Music:
Gnawa Diffusion – Chanson pour l’Auvergant - A cover of music of Georges Brassens - MySpace
ZAZ – Port Coton – from their album: ZAZ - MySpace
MC June – De ville en ville - from their album: Le Reflet - Website
Taxi Girl – Cherchez le garçon – from their album: Cherchez le garçon – website Taxi Girl / website Daniel Darc

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Our programme on the 24th of February 2013

Special programme on a French region, the region of Brittany (part2)

Interview: Kate Grace & Yvan Kerever
Kate has lived in Dunedin for 18 years. She is married and she has 3 children. She teaches French dancing in Dunedin. Her vision is to get people dancing, lots of people. She tells us her experience in this activity and explains what the dancing traditions of Brittany are.
Website of the French and European dancing of Dunedin: “Les Belles Vilaines” 

Yvan lives in Brittany, in the city of Fouesnant. He is a teacher in a school where children learn the Brittany language as second language. He tells us why it's important to save this language.

Le Far Breton

Bon appétit ! :
Le Far Breton: One of the famous desserts of Brittany. Try this easy recipe and I wait your feedbacks! Find the recipe of Mr.Toad on frogcooking.com

Music:
Merzhin – Conscience - from their album: Pleine Lune - Website
Nolwenn Leroy  – Dans les prisons de Nantes – from their album: Bretonne - Website
Miossec – Brest – from their album: 1964 – website
An dro de Barzaz
Ratafia - Si mort à mors - Myspace

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Our programme on the 17th of February 2013

Gérald Huon

Interview: Gérald Huon

Gérald is the technical director in the house of production: Lande Martinez Production. Lande Martinez Production is oriented towards the production, organization and dissemination of theater tours.

Some shows:

LE JOURNAL D‘ANNE FRANK

ALICE AU PAYS DES MERVEILLES

V day : “The Vagina Monologues”

The Northern Artery organised a reading of the play “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler. Sandrine took part of this event. She gives us her feeling about it.

Eve Ensler

 

French Film Festival 2013 :

From 21 to 31 March you’ll need to be spending much more time in your local cinema for the French film festival. Find the program of this event here: French Film Fesival

Bon appétit ! : Chocolate truffles 

Presentation of this small chocolate confectionery traditionally made with chocolate ganache and cocoa powder. Find the recipe of the grandmother of Mr.Toad on frogcooking.com

Music:

Guillaume Grand  – Toi et moi - from their first album: l’amour est laid - Website

Maurice Chevalier  – Paris sera toujours Paris – Internet Movie Database

Maurane – Toi du monde – from their album with the same title: Toi du monde – website

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Our programme on the 10th of February 2013

Special programme on a French region, the region of Brittany

Interview: Gwenn Le Mee & Yoann Feillet.
Gwenn is a researcher in biology. She works at the University of Otago and she's lived in New Zealand for three and a half years. Yoann works at AntipodesTravel which is specialised in the organisation of holidays in New Zealand.
Both talk about the culture of Brittany where they come from.

The V day :
One billion rising to stop violence against women and girls. The Northern Artery organises a reading of the play “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler, on Thursday 14/02 at 7pm in the North East Valley Community room. Find more details about this event on the V-day website or on this flyer.

Music:
Soldat Louis  – Tonton Louis - from their album: En vrai 2 vrai - Website
Nolwenn Leroy  – Suite Sudarmoricaine - from their album: Bretonne – Website
Tri Yann – La découverte ou l’ignorance – from their fourth album with the same name : La découverte ou l’ignorance – Website
Ar Re Yaouank – Breizh Positive – from their album : Breizh Positive

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Our programme on the 3rd of February 2013

Interview:
Benoit Auvray, who comes from Belgium and who's lived in Dunedin for
10 years. He tells us about his job as a statistician and about his sport the Jiu Jitsu. More details about his club: Gracie Oceania

Ah bon? :
Debate on organic farming In France, in New Zealand and in Europe. Find here the link to access to the survey about the organic farming in Europe. 

Music: 
Sttellla – Nagazaki ne profite jamais - from their album: Huy, Chimay, Sète, Maredsous, Troyes, Caen, Paris, Orange… Quelle belle tournée !– website
Daniel Hélin – Les bulles – from their album: Les bulles – website
Sophie Forte – J’suis verte - from their album: J’suis verte - website
La chanson du dimanche – Petit Cheminot – website
Housse de Racket – Apocalypso - from their album: Alesia - website

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Our programme on the 27th of January 2013

Interview:
Sophie Grandclaude, a French presenter of the radio show “Amuse Gueule” at Auckland.

She's visiting Dunedin. She tells us her experience at the radio, her job at the library of the french school of Birkdale and her contact with the french community. 

Her Object: The children book “L'arbre sans fin” by Claude Ponti.
More details about Gecko press

Miscellaneous:
Bordeaux : Presentation of this French city, famous for their wine and their gastronomy.
Inventions of New-Zealanders : after our presentation of the last week of the "Concours Lépine", we present some famous discoveries of New-Zealand.

Bon appétit ! :
The canelés of Bordeaux: presentation of this small brown cake which smells good dark rum, vanilla and milk. Find the recipe of this cake on the website of Mr.Toad : frogcooking.com

 
Music:
Thomas Fersen – Ukulélé - from their album: Trois petits tours – Facebook
Lynda Lemay – La marmaille - from their album: Lynda Lemay – website
Bumcello – Je Ne Sais Quality – from their new album: Al – website
Serge Gainsbourg – Couleur café – from their album: Gainsbourg Percussions.

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Our programme on the 20th of January 2013

Interview:
Frédéric Dichtel, French man who's lived in New Zealand for about ten years and who works as a French professor at Dunedin. He speaks about his work, his life and about a French author: Azouz Begag
 

Anna, a student of the Otago University tells us what she thinks about the book of Azouz Begag : Le Gône du Chaâba

Ah bon? :
Presentation of the "Concours Lépine", a French competition where inventors can show their new creations. The creation of the first vacuum cleaner, the first lawn mower or the first roller skates come from this competition....

Music:
Barbara Béghin – Comme une allumette – from their first album: Barbara Béghin – website
Renaud – Mistral Gagnant – from their album with the same name - website
Vanessa Paradis – Junior suite – from their album: Divinidylle – website
Rike – La journée sera belle – from their new single with the same name – website
Yannick Noah – Destination ailleurs – from their album: Charango - website

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