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fest09.sffs.org - 4/3/2009

Bluebeard | San Francisco International Film Festival

— fest09.sffs.org — Barbe bleue World Cinema France, 2009, 78 minutes SHOWTIMES Fri, Apr 24 / 7:15 / Kabuki /... BLUE24K Sat, Apr 25 / 9:30 / Kabuki / BLUE25K Wed, Apr 29 / 4:15 / Kabuki / BLUE29K CREDITS dir Catherine Breillat prod Jean-François Lepetit, Sylvette Frydman ... (more) Bluebeard | San Francisco International Film Festival

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Catherine Breillat

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fest09.sffs.org - 4/3/2009

The Window | San Francisco International Film Festival

— fest09.sffs.org — La ventana World Cinema Argentina/Spain, 2008, 85 minutes SHOWTIMES Sun, May 3 / 8:40 / PFA /... WIND03P Tue, May 5 / 6:45 / Clay / WIND05Y Thu, May 7 / 6:00 / Kabuki / WIND07K CREDITS dir Carlos Sorín prod José María Morales scr Carlos Sorín, Pedro ... (more) The Window | San Francisco International Film Festival

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Maria Bello

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fest09.sffs.org - 4/6/2009

The Paranoids | San Francisco International Film Festival

— fest09.sffs.org — First-time feature director Gabriel Medina's wry comedy of errors is emblematic of the inventive and stylistically dexterous... cinema emerging from Argentina. Luciano is an aimless loner who works children's birthday parties for a living. When not ... (more) The Paranoids | San Francisco International Film Festival

The Paranoids

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Tongzhi in Love (彼岸浮生)
YNOT at the Movies — ... these three characters share their opinions, their struggle, their sacrifices, their sorrow, and most importantly, their love for their parents. The film captures the heavy burden in these Tongzhi's mind and shows how they walk the thin line between pursing happiness and pleasing their parents, especially when the two cannot go hand in hand. These Tongzhi are in love, but not without pain. "Tongzhi in Love (彼岸浮生)" will be shown with "City of Borders" at the 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival. ...

SFIFF52: TONGZHI IN LOVE—Frameline32 Festival Crossover
The Evening Class — ... as an introductory short to Yun Suh's City of Borders. I incorporate my ...

The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival - Part 3
YNOT at the Movies — ... the notion of "English Only" (in 31 states already) seems absurd. The intriguing documentary "Speaking in Tongues" follows four youngsters and their families in a San Francisco public school for a year to study the fascinating impact of bilingual education. Can't speak in another tongue yet? Not to worry, the film will be subtitled at the screenings before you get back to school to learn another language. Tongzhi in Love (彼岸浮生 | China 2008 | in Mandarin | 30 min.) ...

SFIFF52 Day 5: City of Borders, Tongzhi in Love
Movies — ... parents the next time he goes home, but loses his conviction once he sees how happy they are in their simple farmer life. “It’s better to let them be happy with the lies I tell them.” Using romantic shots of Beijing’s nightlife reminiscent of early Wong Kar-wai and applying bursts of expressive animation, Tongzhi in Love tells heartbreaking and deeply personal stories of people who, depending on how you look at it, are either martyrs or victims. Details ...