Hamilton's French department, in collaboration with the Kirkland Art Center, has received a grant from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture to participate in "Tournees," the French film grant program run by the Society for French American Cultural Services and Educational Aid. The $1,800 grant, supplemented with support from the Office of the President, the Vice President of Academic Affairs/Dean, and the departments of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies, will enable the French department to show five contemporary French films during the year and to open them to the general public. The first film, "Amelie," an upbeat romantic comedy, will be shown in Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. in KJ Auditorium.
The 16mm films will be shown in KJ Auditorium; the two 35 mm films will be shown in the newly remodeled Clinton Cinema. Hamilton students may attend all films free of charge; for the films at the Clinton Cinema, there will be a charge for the general public (to cover the KAC's cost of renting the screen).
