We’ll be having our movie night on Wednesday this week (6:00 pm, MG102). We’ve invited the Arabic students to join us for the film Bottle in the Gaza Sea (Une bouteille à la mer), a movie that takes a personal look at the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Voir la fiche du film et la bande annonce (the trailer).

This Thursday afternoon, from 11:30 – 3:00 pm, we will be visiting Point Lobos National Park. The visit will be guided in French by the wonderful Madame Gisèle Kapuscinski, park docent and longtime MIIS faculty member.

We’ll start with a picnic and then take a walk around the park. We’ll meet at 11:30 in the MIIS library parking lot (to leave at 11:45). We expect to be back to MIIS around 3:00.

Vocabulaire sur le Point Lobos – some vocabulary on Point Lobos (we’ll go over this ahead of time too).

Notre deuxième film français aura lieu ce mardi 15 juillet, de 18h à 20h dans McGowan 102. On regardera le film « 8 femmes », une très célèbre comédie française qui est aussi bien qu’elle en a l’air !

Our second French film viewing will be this Tuesday (July 15th), from 6 to 8 pm in McGowan 102. We’ll be watching the movie 8 femmes (“8 women”), a well-known French comedy that is just as good as it’s made out to be!

Voir la fiche de 8 femmes sur Allociné.  À bientôt !

La Bastille fortress overlayed on modern-day Paris. Source: Le Figaro.

July 14th is Bastille Day, the national holiday of France. We’ll be celebrating on Monday at 6 pm, with a bite to eat and a quiz game on the history and significance of the holiday (3 teams, surprise gift for the winning team!) – so now is a good time to brush up on your Bastille Day history!

Location: Jason’s classroom and in the Holland Center patio.

Some links to read about the holiday:

• History – Bastille Day and the French Revolution
• L’histoire de la fête Nationale et le défilé du 14 juillet en France

À bientôt !