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Wednesday (May 21)¥ The annual calligraphy exhibition at the Albareh Art Gallery in Adliya ends today. The 'Words and Alphabets' exhibition has on display the works of Bahraini artists Abbas Yousif, Abdul, Elah Al Arab and Jamal Abdul Rahim, Moroccan artists Hakim Ghazali and Abdulla Hariri, Syrian artist Ahmed Moualla, Iraqi artist Hassan Massoudi, Tunisian Khalid bin Slimane and Egyptian Mohamed Abla. For details contact 17717707.
¥ A festival of contemporary French cinema will be showcased by the Alliance Francaise Bahrain at the French Film Festival in Seef Mall from May 28 to June 9. The festival's line up includes seven movies - Je ne suis pas lˆ pour tre aimŽ (Not here to be loved), Le lait de la tendresse humaine (The milk of human kindness), Les Visiteurs (The visitors), Les parapluies de Cherbourg (The umbrella of Cherbourg), Kirikou et les betes sauvages (Kirikou and the wild beasts), Le petit lieutenant (The little lieutenant) and De l'autre c™tŽ de la mer (The other side of the sea) with subtitles available in Arabic and English. The festival aims at exploring the different dimensions of movie making, without restricting it to any specific genres or age groups with themes ranging from dramas to comedy and animation to musicals. For details contact 17683295.
