Angers "City zen", the English speaking movies' week at Les 400 coups

One more time, the movie theatre Les 400 coups distinguishes with a "Week of English speaking films" from December 5th. Eleven American and English movies will be screened till december 11th and have been gathered around a main theme "City zen? Is the city a place of fullness?". The aim of the organizers is to get in touch with the English teaching community and the Angers inhabitants coming from English speaking countries. But one of the most important target is the scholar population from all the Maine et Loire. In 2011, more than 2 300 persons had came and, among them, about 2 000 pupils.

If some movies are titled in English ("Mean streets", "The Truman show", or "Whatever works") others are displayed with their French posters like "Corpse bride" ("Les noces funèbres") or "The help" La couleur des sentiments") what is a little bit amazing given the theme of the event. All the screenings will be preceded by an explanation (in French?) by a teacher of English. Three special evenings are planned for students, lovers of historical movies and and amateur of masterworks. All the movies are subtitled in French. For the idea, Les 400 coups have worked in association with Angers university and the English speaking library of Angers.

It is not sure that all the movies screened during that week are the faithful reflection of a fullness of the city but, apparently, Angers public takes pleasure, year after year to watch them. Is English sound zen?