French actress Sandrine Bonnaire in NYC

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Posted: 2/25/08 at 2:24pm

A special presentation of “Her Name Is Sabine” in New York on March 3, at 7 pm. will be introduced by its director, famed French actress Sandrine Bonnaire, and followed by a Q&A session and VIP cocktail. Mr. François Delattre, Consul General of France in New York, will attend the event at the French Institute.

The movie is a beautiful and moving portrait of Ms. Bonnaire’s sister, Sabine, a 38-year old woman with autism spectrum disorder. The sensitive documentary, filmed by Ms. Bonnaire, shows the dramatic consequences, not only of improper diagnosis and inadequate care structure, but of the penury of specialized alternatives to institutionalization.

Sandrine Bonnaire is an internationally famous French actress, winner of two César awards (the French equivalent to the Oscars.) Her acting career began at the age of 16 when she starred in the Maurice Pialat film À Nos Amours. In 1984 she was awarded the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Her international breakthrough came in 1986 when she played the title role in Sans Toit Ni Loi (Vagabond), directed by Agnès Varda, for which part she won her second César Award. She is best known in this country for her great roles in Claude Chabrol’s La Cérémonie and in the Oscar nominated East/West, with Catherine Deneuve.

Tickets are $25 for students; $50 for the public; VIP tickets with cocktail reception are $100. procedds to a NYC autism charity

Call 212-244-5560 ext. 2016 or visit http://www.qsac.com/film.html to order.