Film selection announced
Monday, June 05, 2006
The exciting 2006 film selection will represent the best of contemporary French cinema including, for the first time in the Festival history a North America Premiere, LES BRIGADES DU TIGRE, the French UNTOUCHABLES, along with several Northern California and Sacramento premieres, including to name a few: LA MOUSTACHE a psychological thriller; LES TEMPS QUI CHANGENT a love story reuniting French stars Catherine Deneuve & Gerard Depardieu; LE PETIT LIEUTENANT a touching film noir for which Nathalie Baye won the Cesar for Best Actress; the comedy TRAVAUX (ON SAIT QUAND CA COMMENCE...) starring Carole Bouquet, and much more (see below the complete selection).
Classic masterpieces, outrageous Saturday Midnight movies as well as French and local short films with a French flavor will complete the program.
This year, after spending several days watching numerous great French short films in France, we have decided to present a larger selection of short films during two short films screenings, one on each weekend.
The first weekend (July 14-16) the classic selection will be kids friendly with LE VIEIL HOMME ET L ENFANT and LES VACANCES DE MONSIEUR HULOT, we particularly encourage you to bring your kids to the screenings the later one which contains very few dialogues!
The second weekend (July 22-23) the classic selection will bring you two films that found an echo in the recent French news: WEEKEND, one of the best film made by Jean-Luc Godard and Mathieu Kassovitz cult movie, LA HAINE.
The midnight movies will pay homage to France's most iconoclast filmmaker, Gaspard Noe.
Other events will include 2 catered receptions with live music, free breakfasts following the midnight screenings, the display of original artworks by Sacramento artists in the lobby of the Crest, and a raffle for a chance to win 2 round trip tickets to Paris on Air France!
The fantastic Opening Reception will launch the Festival on Friday, July 14th 2006 at 6pm. The reception will include appetizers, an open bar and live gypsy jazz by Le swing Hot and will be followed by the North America Premiere of French blockbuster LES BRIGADES DU TIGRE. Film screenings will continue during two weekends.
On Sunday July 23rd, a Closing Champagne Party, with music and Scopitones by DJ Christophe, will follow the closing film, the social drama VERS LE SUD, and put a fabulous end to the 5th Sacramento French Film Festival.
All films, except for the midnight movies, will be shown on the big screen of the art deco auditorium of the Crest Theatre. All films are presented in French with English subtitles.
Festival passes for the event can be purchased in advance.
A popular drawing for first-rate prizes will precede each screening and discussions with experts follow some films.
COMPLETE FILM SELECTION
7 PREMIERES
OPENING FILM, July 14: North America PREMIERE, Les Brigades du Tigre (The Tiger Brigades) by Jerome Cornuau
CLOSING FILM, July 23: Vers le sud (Heading South) by Laurent Cantet
Playing on July 15-16:
-La Moustache (The Mustache) by Emmanuel Carrere
-Les Temps qui changent (Changing Times ) by Andre Techine
-Gabrielle by Patrice Chereau
Playing on July 22-23:
-Travaux (Housewarming) by Brigitte Rouan
-Le Petit Lieutenant (The Young Lieutenant) by Xavier Bauvois
2 MIDNIGHT MOVIES - 2 cult movies by Gaspard Noe, France s most iconoclastic filmmaker
-Seul contre tous (I Stand Alone) &
-Irreversible
4 CLASSICS
Playing on July 15-16:
-Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Monsieur Hulot s Holiday) by Jacques Tati (Great for the whole family, very few subtitles !)
-Le Vieil Homme et l enfant (The Two of Us) by Claude Berri
Playing on July 22-23:
-La Haine (Hate) by Mathieu Kassovitz
-Weekend by Jean-Luc Godard
The Complete Schedule will be announced later this month.
Advance sales are now open. Reserve your passes now!
posted by Cecile @ 2:52 PM
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