Cléo from 5 to 7

From 30th April Nationwide

A highlight of that extraordinary outpouring of energetic, innovative and imaginatively fertile films that emerged from France in the early 60s, Agnès Varda's second feature is an enduring classic.

Cleo (Corinne Marchand) is a French singer, who is afraid of getting the results of her medical tests. She thinks she has cancer, and believes, that she is going to die.
For two hours we are following her. Varda creates both a vivid documentary-style portrait of a superbly vibrant city and an engrossing, profoundly resonant study of an attractive, successful young woman whose fashionably stylish façade barely conceals a preoccupation with private doubts, desires and anxieties.
Despite Varda’s seductively light touch - which allows both for a lovely Legrand song (‘Sans toi’) and for a parodic short starring Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina - her bold control of pace and mood also ensures that the film is, in its own subtle way, deeply moving.

3 x Pairs of tickets to be won

Babylon Circus and Tankus The Henge at Dingwalls

Wednesday 28th April at Dingwalls

Babylon Circus will back once more in London. They’ve done more than just change or even progress: they’ve undergone a complete renaissance and they’re as powerful as ever on stage. Don't miss them.

2 x Pairs of tickets to be won

Johnny Clegg live in London for a World Cup exclusive show

At the Hammersmith Apollo

Do not miss Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa's greatest musical exports, when he is in London on 19th June. Known in his homeland as the "White Zulu", this dancer, Anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and French knight, is one of the few SA artists who has truly made a place for himself on the international stage.

1 x Pair of tickets to be won

The London Twin Peak Challenge

On 23rd May

Do you have what it takes? 935 feet, 67 floors and 1512 steps, this is what it will take you to complete the run organised by Action Against Hunger. Find out more.

Doctors of the World London to Paris Bike Ride

From 22nd to 25th July

Doctors of the World UK (Médecins du Monde) is calling for more adventurous cyclists to sign up for the fifth London to Paris Bike Ride 2010.

La Vie en Bleu

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 May 2010

Gloucestershire motorheads and car/culture lovers alike will be in for another treat this year, when the prestigious Prescott Speed Hill Climb near Cheltenham plays host to the fourth annual La Vie En Bleu weekend event. The home of the Bugatti Owner’s Club will be transformed in celebration of fine French automobiles – when both vintage and classic cars will be on show at the prestigious venue.

Jean Van Hamme in London to sign his books

5th May from 5pm to 7pm

Get your diary out and note that on 5th May Jean Van Hamme, the man who created some of the most amazing comic strip characters to name but a few: Largo Winch and Black and Mortimer, will be signing his books at the French Bookshop.

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