Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Paris Museum Pass-A great deal for museum lovers
2-Day pass: 30 Euros
4-Day pass: 45 Euros
For more information, visit the following website...
http://www.parismuseumpass.fr/flash/hp_fr.html
4-Day pass: 45 Euros
For more information, visit the following website...
http://www.parismuseumpass.fr/flash/hp_fr.html
Friday, February 23, 2007
From Irene
Pre-Trip Thoughts
Last semester I remember walking by a poster explaining TravelLearn, and how students can fly to Paris for a class. I thought to myself how great and exciting that would be. After finding out all the information that I needed I decided to go. In about three weeks I’ll be boarding a plane and flying to Paris, France. I am very excited about it. I’ve bought discs to learn French. I’ve bought French music to listen to and have joined blockbuster Total Access to be able to rent French film. I have watched Cyrano De Bergerac and tonight I will be able to enjoy The Piano Teacher. Let’s just say I am very excited to see how the French enjoy life.
I would like to experience Paris as not just a tourist. Yes I do want to see all the tourist attractions, such as museums and the Eiffel Tower but I also want to go to the local Café to enjoy a good cup of coffee. I think seeing the replica of the flame from The Statue of Liberty would be interesting. I’ve done some research as to what other places I would like to visit. I was born in Ukraine and visited last year, and heard that there are many Ukrainians in Paris. I actually found a café, a church and a Ukrainian park in Paris. This is something I personally would like to visit.
Seeing a soccer game in France would be so much fun. I love soccer and know how crazy the fans and games can be. I’m not sure how to find a place to buy tickets from here but will be doing more research into that. I’d like to experience what students do for fun. Seeing as much as I can in the eight days is my goal. From the world known spots to the little café that the locals visit, got to be there. I love art, fashion, Europe and its beautiful architecture and I don’t think I will be disappointed with this trip.
Last semester I remember walking by a poster explaining TravelLearn, and how students can fly to Paris for a class. I thought to myself how great and exciting that would be. After finding out all the information that I needed I decided to go. In about three weeks I’ll be boarding a plane and flying to Paris, France. I am very excited about it. I’ve bought discs to learn French. I’ve bought French music to listen to and have joined blockbuster Total Access to be able to rent French film. I have watched Cyrano De Bergerac and tonight I will be able to enjoy The Piano Teacher. Let’s just say I am very excited to see how the French enjoy life.
I would like to experience Paris as not just a tourist. Yes I do want to see all the tourist attractions, such as museums and the Eiffel Tower but I also want to go to the local Café to enjoy a good cup of coffee. I think seeing the replica of the flame from The Statue of Liberty would be interesting. I’ve done some research as to what other places I would like to visit. I was born in Ukraine and visited last year, and heard that there are many Ukrainians in Paris. I actually found a café, a church and a Ukrainian park in Paris. This is something I personally would like to visit.
Seeing a soccer game in France would be so much fun. I love soccer and know how crazy the fans and games can be. I’m not sure how to find a place to buy tickets from here but will be doing more research into that. I’d like to experience what students do for fun. Seeing as much as I can in the eight days is my goal. From the world known spots to the little café that the locals visit, got to be there. I love art, fashion, Europe and its beautiful architecture and I don’t think I will be disappointed with this trip.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Meeting on Monday, Feb. 26th
Please note the next all group meeting will be Monday, Feb. 26th at 3:30 in CAS 106. The original date and place have changed. Everyone going on the trip, no matter which class they're enrolled in, should attend this meeting!
Saturday, February 17, 2007
French film festival at Lincoln Center
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2007
February 28 - March 11, 2007
Each March, New Yorkers have the chance to savor the newest flavors and try out the latest fashions featured on Parisian screens with Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. Now in its 12th year, Rendez-Vous opens on Feb. 28 with an American premiere—direct from the Berlin Film Festival: Olivier Dahan’s fascinating portrait of Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose. Graced with a mesmerizing performance by Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose is a worthy tribute and a compassionate look at one of France’s greatest cultural icons.
Returning to Rendez-Vous this year is Benoît Jacquot, teaming up once again with Isild Le Besco for The Untouchable. Guillaume Canet, whose My Idol was so well received at Rendez-Vous in 2003, will be here with Tell No One, an adaptation of American mystery writer Harlan Coben. Catherine Corsini (The New Eve, Rendez-Vous 2000) returns with a new slant on French literary wars in Ambitious. And Bruno Dumont (Twentynine Palms, Rendez-Vous 2004) is again present with his haunting depiction of war, Flanders, sure to be one of this year’s most heatedly debated films.
Several exciting newcomers are making their Rendez-Vous debuts. Christophe Honoré’s Inside Paris teams two of France’s finest young actors, Louis Garrel and Romain Duris. Julie Gavras makes her directorial debut with Blame It on Fidel. Screenwriting/directing team Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr are featured with their fourth collaboration, One to Another. Xavier Giannoli, whose first feature Eager Bodies was screened in New Directors/New Films in Walter Reade Theater 2004, will be on hand to present The Singer, featuring what many consider to be the finest performance by Gérard Depardieu in years. So join us for the 12th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, and discover––or be reminded of––the myriad pleasures and challenges the cinema still has to offer.
For more information, please visit http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/rendezvous07.html
February 28 - March 11, 2007
Each March, New Yorkers have the chance to savor the newest flavors and try out the latest fashions featured on Parisian screens with Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. Now in its 12th year, Rendez-Vous opens on Feb. 28 with an American premiere—direct from the Berlin Film Festival: Olivier Dahan’s fascinating portrait of Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose. Graced with a mesmerizing performance by Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose is a worthy tribute and a compassionate look at one of France’s greatest cultural icons.
Returning to Rendez-Vous this year is Benoît Jacquot, teaming up once again with Isild Le Besco for The Untouchable. Guillaume Canet, whose My Idol was so well received at Rendez-Vous in 2003, will be here with Tell No One, an adaptation of American mystery writer Harlan Coben. Catherine Corsini (The New Eve, Rendez-Vous 2000) returns with a new slant on French literary wars in Ambitious. And Bruno Dumont (Twentynine Palms, Rendez-Vous 2004) is again present with his haunting depiction of war, Flanders, sure to be one of this year’s most heatedly debated films.
Several exciting newcomers are making their Rendez-Vous debuts. Christophe Honoré’s Inside Paris teams two of France’s finest young actors, Louis Garrel and Romain Duris. Julie Gavras makes her directorial debut with Blame It on Fidel. Screenwriting/directing team Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr are featured with their fourth collaboration, One to Another. Xavier Giannoli, whose first feature Eager Bodies was screened in New Directors/New Films in Walter Reade Theater 2004, will be on hand to present The Singer, featuring what many consider to be the finest performance by Gérard Depardieu in years. So join us for the 12th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, and discover––or be reminded of––the myriad pleasures and challenges the cinema still has to offer.
For more information, please visit http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/rendezvous07.html
Friday, February 16, 2007
Paris travel guides
Here are the two travel guides that I mentioned in class....
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/france/paris
Time Out Paris
http://www.timeout.com/paris/
I have the hard copies if you would like to take a look...
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/france/paris
Time Out Paris
http://www.timeout.com/paris/
I have the hard copies if you would like to take a look...
La Cinematheque Francaise
We'll try to visit this place....It is very close to our hotel...
A beautiful maze bathed with light like a dark room reminds us of the Cinémathèque's history and fits perfectly its activities.
The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect Frank O. Gehry known as the famous Bilbao Guggenheim museum architect. The Cinémathèque building was wittily named “the dancer raising her tutu” by its creator. It faces a park on one side and features a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street. The inside spaces, reconverted by the architect Dominique Brard, make use of an abundance of inclined planes which enable communication between the different volumes and the great number of overlaped levels.
For more information, visit the following website.
http://www.cinematheque.fr/fr/51-rue-de-bercy/english.html
A beautiful maze bathed with light like a dark room reminds us of the Cinémathèque's history and fits perfectly its activities.
The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect Frank O. Gehry known as the famous Bilbao Guggenheim museum architect. The Cinémathèque building was wittily named “the dancer raising her tutu” by its creator. It faces a park on one side and features a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street. The inside spaces, reconverted by the architect Dominique Brard, make use of an abundance of inclined planes which enable communication between the different volumes and the great number of overlaped levels.
For more information, visit the following website.
http://www.cinematheque.fr/fr/51-rue-de-bercy/english.html
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
FILM 4800 Travel Learn: French Cinema syllabus
Spring 2007
Professor Larry Ling-hsuan Tung
Dept. of Media & Film
CAS 421, Telephone: (908) 737-0457
E-mail: ltung@kean.edu
The class will present an overview of French Cinema, which will prepare students for sampling and appreciating French films. Students will read about the history of French cinema and sample notable French films. Class is expected to meet three times before travel and twice after, subject to need/desire for additional contact.
Meeting dates as follows:
Kean University
Thursday, January 25, 2007 first meeting, 12:30 CAS 408
Wednesday, January 31, 3:30pm, meet with entire travel group, CAS 456
Monday, February 26, 3:30pm, meet with entire group group, CAS 456
Three film diaries due
PARIS: March 8-15, 2007 Travel Learn Tour
Kean University
April 5, 2007 Progress Report on assignments, CAS 408
April 19, 2007 All work due, 3:30pm, CAS 408
All tour and post-trip assignments due
April 23, 2007 Student Showcase, room TBA
Assignments:
I. Pre-Trip Preparation:
• Finish the reading packet.
• Write a one-page essay on your anticipated trip to Paris. It should include what you know about Paris and French cinema. What are you expecting to do on the trip, visit museums, tourist attractions, history, cultural activities, shop, eat, etc.?
• Film: Choose three out of the 10 films to watch and write a 3-page paper on each film. Include a summary in your own words and reaction. You will need to subscribe to Netflix or Blockbuster.
Betty Blue (1986)
The Big Blue (1988)
Camille Claudel (1989)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
La Femme Nikita (1991)
Indochina (1992)
Delicatessen (1992)
Blue (1993)
Amelie (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2002)
II. On-Tour Assignment:
• Visit the Cinema Museum of Paris
• Go to a movie in a theater in Paris
III. Post Trip Assignment:
• Two more film diaries from the list above.
• Design a poster board on one of the selected films
• Create a scrapbook about your experience in Paris.
EVALUATION: Course grade is based on the successful participation in the Travel Learn experience. Students are required to participate in ALL included activities as part of the normal itinerary. In addition, students are expected to be on time and their general behavior is expected to reflect favorably on the program, the university and the United States abroad. This Travel Learn trip is an educational experience, not a vacation.
Professor Larry Ling-hsuan Tung
Dept. of Media & Film
CAS 421, Telephone: (908) 737-0457
E-mail: ltung@kean.edu
The class will present an overview of French Cinema, which will prepare students for sampling and appreciating French films. Students will read about the history of French cinema and sample notable French films. Class is expected to meet three times before travel and twice after, subject to need/desire for additional contact.
Meeting dates as follows:
Kean University
Thursday, January 25, 2007 first meeting, 12:30 CAS 408
Wednesday, January 31, 3:30pm, meet with entire travel group, CAS 456
Monday, February 26, 3:30pm, meet with entire group group, CAS 456
Three film diaries due
PARIS: March 8-15, 2007 Travel Learn Tour
Kean University
April 5, 2007 Progress Report on assignments, CAS 408
April 19, 2007 All work due, 3:30pm, CAS 408
All tour and post-trip assignments due
April 23, 2007 Student Showcase, room TBA
Assignments:
I. Pre-Trip Preparation:
• Finish the reading packet.
• Write a one-page essay on your anticipated trip to Paris. It should include what you know about Paris and French cinema. What are you expecting to do on the trip, visit museums, tourist attractions, history, cultural activities, shop, eat, etc.?
• Film: Choose three out of the 10 films to watch and write a 3-page paper on each film. Include a summary in your own words and reaction. You will need to subscribe to Netflix or Blockbuster.
Betty Blue (1986)
The Big Blue (1988)
Camille Claudel (1989)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
La Femme Nikita (1991)
Indochina (1992)
Delicatessen (1992)
Blue (1993)
Amelie (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2002)
II. On-Tour Assignment:
• Visit the Cinema Museum of Paris
• Go to a movie in a theater in Paris
III. Post Trip Assignment:
• Two more film diaries from the list above.
• Design a poster board on one of the selected films
• Create a scrapbook about your experience in Paris.
EVALUATION: Course grade is based on the successful participation in the Travel Learn experience. Students are required to participate in ALL included activities as part of the normal itinerary. In addition, students are expected to be on time and their general behavior is expected to reflect favorably on the program, the university and the United States abroad. This Travel Learn trip is an educational experience, not a vacation.
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