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Alliance française de Philadelphie - 1420 Walnut St |
Paris, one evening in August. A boy meets a girl. They're the same age, but they don't belong to the same world. Félix is working, and Alma is going on vacation the next day. No problem. Félix decides to join Alma on the other side of France. As a surprise. He brings his friend Chérif along, because it's more fun with two. And since they don't have a car, they travel with Edouard. Of course, nothing goes as planned. How could it be otherwise when you mistake your dreams for reality?
Guillaume Brac’s wise, witty “À l’abordage” is an optimistic portrait of gentle disappointment, the kind a youthful generation has to experience before growing up a little bit. It’s also a delightful showcase for the talents of its diverse, fresh-faced cast, whose own stories and experiences contributed to Brac and co-screenwriter Catherine Paillé’s loose-limbed narrative. That improvisational approach lends “À l’abordage” an amiably meandering rhythm while still bringing its breezy journey to a close with everyone in a subtly but profoundly different place to where they started.
The title, which translates somewhere between “All aboard!” and “Attack!”, was supposedly the battle-cry of French pirates when they drew up alongside an enemy ship. Not that there’s any bloodthirstiness here; instead the words conjure up a kids’ game of make-believe, as though these attractive, benignly muddled twentysomethings are play-acting their bravado as surely as kids sporting plastic eyepatches waving cardboard cutlasses around.
Day: Monday, August 11th, 2025
Time: 6:30pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Alliance Francaise, 1420
Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Language: French, English
Fee: $10 for AF Members / $15
for non AF Members
Drinks, Popcorn and refreshments will be served
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