sffs.org - 1/24/2009
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Enrique Fern ndez, C sar Charlone (El ba o del papa, Uruguay/Spain 2007) Part charming Latin American tale of village absurdity la Gabriel Garc a M rquez and part acid social commentary, the South American hit film The Pope s Toilet based on Pope John Paul II s actual visit to Uruguay in 1988 ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — As Quebec celebrates its quadricentennial, there could be no better time to draw attention to its singular cinematic tradition. With its own awards ceremony (the Jutras) and a vital history of regionally specific films portraying universal concerns, ...
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sffs.org 10/26/2008 — Matteo Garrone ( Gomorra , Italy 2008) BACK TO NEW ITALIAN CINEMA Hard-hitting, complex and filmed in a fluid fly-on-the-wall style, Garrone s Cannes Grand Prize winner, adapted from Roberto Saviano s controversial award-winning book, examines in ...
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sffs.org 10/26/2008 — Each year New Italian Cinema celebrates the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and brings the country's newest directors and films to audiences in San Francisco. The 2008 edition features seven films by up-and-coming filmmakers, a trio of titles from ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — Claude Jutra (Canada 1971) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK Long heralded as a stellar example of Qu becois cinema, this 1971 gem looks at various denizens of a small northern town in the 1940s. As Christmas approaches, workers from the local asbestos mine ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — St phane Lafleur ( Continental, un film sans fusil , Canada 2007) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK A businessman falls asleep on a city bus, wakes to find it stopped on the highway and walks off into the dark woods. So begins St phane Lafleur s debut feature, ...
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sffs.org 9/15/2008 — French Cinema Now—a new five-day annual festival at Landmark’s Clay Theatre—brings the most significant new work from one of the world’s most renowned filmmaking countries to discerning Bay Area audiences. The latest expansion in the Film Society’s ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — Denys Arcand ( L ge des t n bres , Canada/France 2006) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK Living in a dystopian, near-future Montreal, Jean-Marc (Marc Labr che) lives in thrall to elaborate fantasies in order to cope with the indignities of life. In his virile ...
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sffs.org 10/29/2008 — S. Pierre Yameogo ( L ve-toi et marche , Burkina Faso/France/Switzerland 2005) A rural and seemingly idyllic village in Burkina Faso is hit with a mysterious epidemic that is killing its children. The culprit, according to the men of the village, is a ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — Jean Lemire (Canada 2007) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK Filmmaker and marine biologist Jean Lemire ( The White Planet ) leads an intense 430-day expedition to Antarctica in this resonant documentary about a group of scientists investigating the effects of ...
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sffs.org 12/6/2008 — Sophie Deraspe ( Rechercher Victor Pellerin , Canada 2006) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK Victor Pellerin has been missing for 15 years. After a short burst of fame in the Quebec art scene, he reclaimed all of his paintings, set them aflame and disappeared. ...
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