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Stamford's Avon Theatre Will Screen 'Jealousy' By Philippe Garrell

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The French Cinematheque screening of "Jealousy" directed by Philippe Garrell and starring his son, Louis Garrell, will be held at Avon Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. 

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The screening is co-presented by the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich. Philippe Garrel is one of the major French filmmakers of the post-New Wave who has slowly begun to gain recognition in the United State after a career spanning 50 years with the release of his most recent films "Regular Lovers," "Frontier of Dawn" and "A Burning Hot Summer" as well as the re-release of "I Can Still Hear The Guitar Playing." 

Shot in widescreen black and white by Willy Kurant,  "Jealousy" may be Philippe Garrel's most accessible film in nearly 50 years of filmmaking.

The film opens with a man leaving his wife and daughter and, in a series of brief conversations, observed gestures, chance encounters and impulsive acts, tells the story of the relationships that flounder and thrive in the wake of this decision.

Louis Garrel, the director's son and frequent star in his films, plays the husband who moves into a garret apartment with his fellow actor girlfriend (Anne Mouglalis) as they struggle with fidelity and the temptation to give up their art for an easier life.

Shot with Garrel's celebrated sensitivity and attention to faces, bodies, hands and the intricacies of the human heart, "Jealousy" is an especially intimate, deeply poignant and never less than enthralling tale of love, temptation and betrayal.

The movie is not rated and is in French with English subtitles. It runs for 77 minutes. 

Ticket prices are as follows: Carte Blanche Members: free, members and AFG: $6, students and seniors: $8, non-members: $11.

For tickets, call the Avon box office at 203-967-3660, ext. 2.   

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