COME FOR THE FILMS… AND STAY FOR THE FOOD, THE WINE, THE PASTIS, THE MUSIC, THE CONVERSATION, THE RAFFLE, THE ART EXHIBITION, THE SUMPTUOUS ART DECO AUDITORIUM OF THE CREST THEATRE, PROFESSOR KEVIN ELSTOB, THE FUN ATMOSPHERE, THE SPECIAL GUESTS, THE CHAMPAGNE, THE SURPRISES, ETC…

12^th SFFF – JUNE 21-30 2013 – SHOWTIMES

You can find synopsis, trailers, posters for each film:
http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/program.htm

Here is a link to a printable version of our showtimes:
http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/2013showtimes.pdf
 

FIRST WEEKEND JUNE 21-23
Friday, June 21

Opening Night

6pm-8pm Opening Reception

8:30pm     CLOCLO (149 min) 2012, Florent Emilio Siri  – MUSICAL BIOPIC that will introduce you to one of France’s biggest stars: Claude François, alias Cloclo, the man who co-wrote and created the song “Comme d’habitude”, later made famous by Frank Sinatra under the name “My Way…”
ONE SCREENING ONLY!

Saturday, June 22

11:00am   THE SUITOR (LE SOUPIRANT, 84 min) 1963, Pierre Étaix – A hilarious CLASSIC COMEDY unseen for more than thirty years due to a legal dispute.

1:05pm     STARBUCK (100 min) 2012, Ken Scott – a fun and original COMEDY from Quebec with a script so good that
Hollywood is already working on a remake starring Vince Vaughn. We love Vaughn, but Patrick Huard, a star in Quebec, is quite impressive in the role!

3:35pm     THREE WORLDS (TROIS MONDES, 101 min) 2012, Catherine Corsini – a SOCIAL THRILLER starring Clothilde Hesme, one of our favorite French actresses, seen in THE GROCER’S SON at the Crocker in May.                      

5:55pm     ADIEU BERTHE (ADIEU BERTHE: L’ENTERREMENT DE MÉMÉ, 100 min) 2012, Bruno Podalydès – a quirky COMEDY about a middle-aged man, his wife, his mother-in-law, his mistress, his mistress’s daughter, and his forgotten grand-mother.

8:15pm     WAGES OF FEAR (LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR, 147 min) 1953, by master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot – CLASSIC
ADVENTURE/THRILLER. Get ready for a perilous trip that will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last minute!

11:20pm   GOING PLACES (LES VALSEUSES, 118 min) 1974, Bertrand Blier – DARK EROTIC FARCE starring Gérard Depardieu in the shocking role that made him a star. Discover Patrick Dewaere, one of France’s most promising actors of the 1970’s who committed suicide at the age of 35.

                    Followed by an early Breakfast                                                                                                        

Sunday, June 23

11:00am   THREE WORLDS                                                                                                                       

1:20pm     STARBUCK                                                                                                                                  

3:50pm     ALIYAH (ALYAH, 90 min) 2012, Elie Wajeman – THRILLER DRAMA
ONE SCREENING ONLY!                          

6:00pm     THE SUITOR                                                                                                                               

8:05pm     ADIEU BERTHE                                                                                                                         

SECOND WEEKEND – JUNE 28-29

FRIDAY, June 28

6:15 pm    DELICACY (LA DELICATESSE, 108 min) 2011, David & Stéphane Foenkinos – ROMANTIC COMEDY starring America’s most beloved French actress, Audrey Tautou.                            

8:45pm     LE GRAND SOIR (92 min) 2012, by mind-blowing Belgium duo Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine – A
PUNK COMEDY starring Benoît Poelvoorde (from last year’s audience favorite Romantics Anonymous)  with a hilarious cameo by Gérard Depardieu.

Saturday, June 29

10am         Petit Déjeuner (French Breakfast) with filmmaker Nicolas GUIOT, director of LE CRI DU HOMARD
 Lobby of the Crest Theatre. FREE with Short Film Screening admission.

10:30am   SHORT FILM SCREENING (90 min)                                                                                                    
Followed by a post-screening discussion with Nicolas Guiot.                            

12:50pm   DELICACY                                                                                                                                    

3:15pm     LOUISE WIMMER (80 min) 2012, Cyril Mennegun – SOCIAL DRAMA. A beautiful portrait of a woman who fell into the new “working poor” class, and has lost everything except for her pride and her will to enjoy life!

5:15pm     THE DANDELIONS (DU VENT DANS MES MOLLETS, 89 min) 2012, Carine Tardieu – A COMEDY set in the 1980’s about how to stay true to yourself, whether you are a child or an adult…
ONE SCREENING ONLY!

7:25pm     IN THE HOUSE (DANS LA MAISON, 105 min) 2012. This is acclaimed director François Ozon’s first appearance at the SFFF with a film that many consider as his most accomplished work to date, a PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER about a teacher, his student and the danger of mixing fiction and reality. Starring Fabrice Luchini and Kristin Scott Thomas.

9:50pm     LE GRAND SOIR                                                                                                                        

12am         AALTRA (90 min) – 2004., Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine’s first feature, a politically incorrect  ROAD MOVIE & DARK COMEDY.

                    Followed by an early Breakfast.                                                                                                       

Sunday, June 30

11am         IN THE HOUSE                                                                                                                                          

1:25pm     LES MISERABLES (188 min + 20 min intermission) 1958, Jean-Paul Le Chanois – CLASSIC EPIC DRAMA starring “the world’s coolest movie star”, Jean Gabin, as France’s most legendary character, Jean Valjean. There is no singing but there is plenty of adventure and drama in this one!
ONE SCREENING ONLY!

                    Followed by a post-screening discussion with Chuck Zigman.                                                           

5:45pm     LOUISE WIMMER                                                                                                                    

Closing Night

7:45pm     THÉRÈSE (THÉRÈSE DESQUEYROUX, 110 min) 2012, Claude Miller – A HISTORICAL DRAMA starring
Audrey Tautou in a rare dramatic role, portraying one of French literature’s most famous  and ambiguous heroine.
ONE SCREENING ONLY!          

Followed by a Champagne Party!

SPECIAL GUESTS.

·         NICOLAS GUIOT will present his debut feature LE CRI DU HOMARD on Saturday, June 29 at 10:30am. The film has received numerous awards, including the Magritte (Belgium Oscar) and César Awards for Best Short Film 2013.

·         CHARLES ZIGMAN, will conduct the post screening discussion after LES MISERABLES (Sunday, June 30 - 1:25pm), starring the world's coolest movie star, Jean Gabin! Zigman is the author of WORLD'S COOLEST MOVIE STAR, the two-volume biography and filmography of French movie legend Jean Gabin (www.jeangabinbook.com), which was one of critic Leonard Maltin's picks for Best Film Book of 2009.

INFORMATION

ADDRESS: CREST THEATRE – 1013 K Street, Downtown Sacramento.

WEBSITE: www.SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org

PHONE: 916 44-CREST

TICKET PRICES: From $11 (Single Tickets) to $90 (Full Festival Access)

§  Single Ticket: $11 / $10 (Discount for Students & Seniors with ID, members of the deaf community, and members of the following organizations: EFSac, Sacramento Jewish Film Festival, Alliance Française, Club Français, with membership card.)

§  Passes:

o   Bleu Opening Night Pass: $50 / Access to Opening Night Reception and Film - Valid June 21 only.         

o   Blanc First Weekend Pass: $35 / Access to All Screenings, Opening Reception not included - Valid June 21 (film only)-23.

o   Rouge Second Weekend Pass: $40 / Access to All Screenings & Closing Party - Valid June 28-30.

§  Passes Combinations:

• Bleu + Blanc + Rouge = $90 / Two-Weekends Full Access to all Screenings & Parties - Valid June 21-30.
• Bleu + Blanc = $70 / First-Weekend Full Access to All Screenings & Opening Reception – Valid June 21-23.
• Blanc+ Rouge = $65 / Two-Weekend Experience, Access to All Screenings, Opening Reception not included - Valid June 21 (film only)-30.

Closing Night Film & Reception: $16 / $15 (Discount for Students & Seniors with ID, members of the deaf community, and members of the following organizations: EFSac, Sacramento Jewish Film Festival, Alliance Française, Club Français, wit