An Appalachian Rendezvous with French Cinema

An Appalachian Summer Festival invites you to rendezvous with us through four extraordinary French films this summer. With the help of festival film advisor, Dr. John Pfeifer, each film was viewed and chosen with careful thought to bring a well-rounded film series to the festival. The film series strives to select films each year that are not readily available to most markets. A theme is chosen to create a comprehensive, educational and fun aspect to the films in hopes that attendees are given an experience they would not have received in any other place. Prior to each film, Dr. Pfeifer will host a discussion in the theatre and share behind-the-scenes information about the film.

Dates & times

The HedgehogMonday, July 2, 2012 : 8:00pm$10 / $9

Inspired by the best-selling novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, this film is a moving story of love, life and the beauty of unexpected friendships. Reneé is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building, who meets society’s expectations of what a concierge should be—reliable though totally uncultured.

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Ticket	Price
General admission	$10
Film Festival pass	$9 *

* Purchase a ticket to each of the films featured by the festival and receive them at a discounted price! "Film Festival" passes are not available online. They may only be purchased at the box office or by phone.

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Buy tickets by phone at...

(800) 841-2787

...or...

(828) 262-4046.

Seating for patrons with disabilities is available. Learn more

The Women on the 6th FloorTuesday, July 10, 2012 : 8:00pm$10 / $9

Set in 1960s Paris, this unforgettable film tells the story of a conservative couple's lives turned upside down by two Spanish maids. Jean-Louis lives a bourgeois existence with his neurotic socialite wife Suzanne while their children are away at boarding school. The couple’s world is shaken when they hire María, a Spanish maid who introduces Jean-Louis to an alternative reality a few stories up, in the sixth floor servants' quarters. Befriending a group of sassy Spanish maids, the women teach him there’s more to life than stocks and bonds, and their influence on the house ultimately transforms everyone’s life.

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Ticket	Price
General admission	$10
Film Festival pass	$9 *

Buy tickets online

Buy tickets by phone at...

(800) 841-2787

...or...

(828) 262-4046.

Seating for patrons with disabilities is available. Learn more

My Afternoons with MargueritteMonday, July 16, 2012 : 8:00pm$10 / $9

This story about a village idiot and an articulate writer that forge an unusual bond after a chance meeting in a local park has captured the hearts of many. Germain is in his fifties and completely illiterate; Margueritte is in her nineties, and shares her passion for writing with anyone who will listen. When lumbering Germain shares a park bench with Margueritte, her reading aloud helps him to connect with his inner intellectual. Little does Germain realize that Margueritte is getting as much out of their relationship as he is; as Germain becomes more literate, Margueritte discovers a unique friendship that she never thought possible.

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Ticket	Price
General admission	$10
Film Festival pass	$9 *

Buy tickets online

Buy tickets by phone at...

(800) 841-2787

...or...

(828) 262-4046.

Seating for patrons with disabilities is available. Learn more

The Well Digger’s DaughterMonday, July 23, 2012 : 8:00pm$10 / $9

Pascal and his genial assistant Félipe are middle-aged men leading humble but enjoyable lives digging wells in the French countryside. Pascal hopes to extend his young daughter Patricia’s hand in marriage to Félipe, but Patricia prefers the rakish pilot Jacques. But Jacques is soon called away to war, only to leave Patricia carrying his unborn child, and face the day-to-day struggles created by their actions. When she finds that no one believes her story, she is realizes the shortcoming of alternative options and turns toward Félipe.

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