Avalon Theatre: A Non Profit Film Center in Washington, DC: French Cinémathèque

Showtimes
Thu, Mar 11 ONLY

AJAMI (NR)

5:00 | 8:00 in Avalon 1

NORTH FACE (NR)

FINAL DAY!
4:30 | 7:30 in Avalon 2

Weekend Family Matinee:
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG)

Sat, Mar 13: 10:30 AM
in Avalon 1

Advance Showtimes
Fri, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 18

THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (PG-13)

OPENS FRI, MAR 12
Daily: *1:00 | *3:15 | 5:30 | 8:00
(No 1PM Sun, Mar 14)
Extra 10:30 AM show Thu, Mar 18
in Avalon 1 except Wed

AJAMI (NR)

Daily: *1:30 | 4:30 | 7:30
(No 7:30 show Wed, Mar 17)
in Avalon 2 except Wed

French Cinémathèque:
PETITES VACANCES (NR)

Wed, Mar 17: 8:00 PM
in Avalon 1

Senior Cinema Thursday:
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF (PG-13)

Thu, Mar 18: 10:30 AM
in Avalon 1

* bargain show

ADMISSION

$10.50 Adults
$7.50 Bargain Shows
$8.00 Seniors (62+)
$8.50 Students
$7.50 Children (12 & under)
$6.50 Avalon Members
$5.50 Seniors who are Avalon Members
(Same rates apply to French Cinémathèque & Lions of Czech Films)

Weekend Family Matinees:
$6.00 for all ages (2 & up)
$3.50 for Avalon members

Avalon Members must purchase their discounted tickets at the box office.

Accessibility at the Avalon

French Cinématèque

A monthly showcase of contemporary French cinema, presented by the French Embassy, La Maison Française, and the Avalon Theatre. Past titles have included HEADING SOUTH, MICROCOSMOS, & GILLES’ WIFE. Films screenings are held at the Avalon and La Maison Française.

Part of the
2010 Francophonie Cultural Festival

Wed, Mar 17, 8:00 PM:
Petites Vacances
(Crazy Driving)

Crazy Driving

Switzerland • 2008 • 90 min • in French with English subtitles
Directed by Yves Matthey • Starring Miou-Miou, Jean-Luc Bidault and Arno

Micheline has dedicated her life to her family—three grown-up sons and a husband with his own plumbing and zinc business. They live in a typical village in French-speaking Switzerland where everyone knows each other. But she unexpectedly decides to take her driving test, thus disturbing the family routine. Leaving her orderly daily life behind her, she sets off in an orange Citroën Dyane with a young autistic neighbour who knows all the road signs by heart! What dream is Micheline pursuing which takes her to see the sea at Knokke le Zout?