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Weekend with Eric Idle

From 4 Sep. To 5 Sep.
Le Bistrot, Bookstore
Friday :
From 8.30 pm
Saturday :
From 3 pm

Friday : 12€ / Saturday : 68€

Booking:
Mandatory, limited availability

Lou Calen and Les Toiles du Sud Film Festival have joined forces for a special weekend event celebrating the launch of Eric Idle’s new book in Cotignac.

Comedian, actor, writer and musician, Eric Idle is one of the iconic members of Monty Python. A devoted admirer of Provence for over fifty years, he shares his memories and deep affection for the Var in Idle in Provence, with the wit and warmth that have made him famous.

FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

At Théâtre du Rocher
In the presence of Eric Idle and John Goldstone

FREE ACCESS

8.30 pm: Welcome gathering
Lou Calen × Mirabeau bar

BOOKING REQUIRED

9.00 pm: Open-air film screening
The Meaning of Life (with FR subtitles)

After the film: Idle in Provence book signing

BOOK A CINEMA TICKET / 12€

SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER

At Lou Calen
In the presence of Eric Idle

FREE ACCESS

3.00 pm–6.00 pm: Book signing at the Bookstore

BOOKING REQUIRED

6.00 pm: Aperitif at La Verrière

7.00 pm: Dinner at Le Bistrot
Set menu (excluding drinks)

9.30 pm: Open-air film screening
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (with FR subtitles)

BOOK THE APERITIF–DINNER–FILM PACKAGE / 68€

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