Baya Benmahmoud (Sara Forestier- winner of the 2011 Caesar for Best Female Lead for her performance in this film), a young, extroverted liberal, lives by the old hippie slogan: “Make love, not war”. This, she believes, means converting right-wing men to her left-wing political causes by sleeping with them. She seduces many and so far has received exceptional results – until she meets Arthur Martin (Jacques Gamblin), a Jewish middle aged, middle-of-the road scientist. Bound by common tragic family histories (the Algerian War and Holocaust under Vichy), the duo improbably falls in love. Amid the bubbly amour, humorous lasciviousness and moments of sheer madness, filmmaker Michel Leclerc injects satirical riffs on such hot-button sociopolitical issues as Arab-Jewish relations, anti-Semitism, immigration, and racial and cultural identity."The Names of Love" also won Leclerc the 2011 Caesar for Best Original Screenplay.
So bring a friend. Wear your beret, and share the experience of a film that A.O. Scott of The New York Times calls “an airy comedy,” when CineGrand presents “The Names of Love”, Thursday July 26th through Saturday July 28th at 7pm with a Saturday matinee at 2pm.
Please note- admission for each CineGrand screening is as follows: General Admission-$7, Seniors- $6 and Members are $5. The Grand is pleased to offer French Film & Pizza night in collaboration with The Maine Grind. We’ll be wearing our berets, and welcome you to enjoy a gourmet pizza at a special price at the Maine Grind before the movie on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
The Grand’s annual Summer French Film series concludes with Juliette Binoche in “Certified Copy”, August 9-11.
For more information on the CineGrand program, please call the box office at 207-667-9500 or visit The Grand website at www.grandonline.org or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grand-Auditorium/112755987339
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