SEE: FILMS ON THE GREEN AT COLUMBIA

FILMS ON THE GREEN Started in 2008 in the community gardens of lower Manhattan and Harlem, this much-loved summer festival organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and the New York City Parks & Recreation now shows ten films at six major locations: Central Park, Riverside Park, Tompkins Square Park, Washington Square Park, Columbia University, and Transmitter Park (Brooklyn). Films on the Green @ Columbia is presented in partnership with the Columbia Maison Française.

Thursday, September 4th, 7:30PM, Columbia University, Low Library Steps (entrance at 116th street) THE FRENCH MINISTER (Quai d'Orsay) By Bertrand Tavernier 2013 | Comedy | Not Rated | 1h53 The young Arthur Vlaminck is hired as speechwriter for French Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandre Taillard de Vorms. Struggling to handle the minister’s overbearing personality, Vlaminck navigates the ever-changing plots of foreign affairs with the minister’s ultra-calm private secretary and a band of quirky counselors by his side. The French Minister is based on the graphic novel Weapons of Mass Diplomacy by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac. The film is in French with English subtitles and is free and open to all. No alcohol allowed. In the event of rain, the screening will be held in the Maison Française, East Gallery, Buell Hall: LINK