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Margaret
February 17–23
Showtimes 2:00, 5:30, 8:30
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Roadie
February 24-29
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:15
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The Long Day Closes
Thursday, March 8
Showtimes 2:30, 8:30
FILM SOCIETY CINEMA
Kill List
March 16-22
Showtimes 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
(2:30 show only on March 18 and 20)
FILM SOCIETY CINEMA
Sound of Noise
March 23–29
Showtimes 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
FILM SOCIETY CINEMA
House of Pleasures
March 30–April 5
Showtimes 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 (2:00 & 4:30 shows only on April 3)
SF INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) with Buster Keaton Shorts
Monday, April 23, 8:00 PM
SF INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller
Tuesday, May 1, 7:00 & 9:00 PM
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October 27–November 2, 2011
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

French Cinema Now brings the most significant new work from international francophone cinema to discerning Bay Area audiences. Covering a broad spectrum of subject matter and genres, it builds a comprehensive picture of the current moment in French language cinema and delivers vital filmmakers in person to San Francisco audiences. Très magnifique!

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Bachelor Days Are Over
Katia Lewcowicz
OPENING NIGHT Three days before his nuptials, 35-year-old Arnaud gets a serious case of pre-wedding jitters. His fiancée has gone missing, his in-laws are crazy and he develops a mad crush on another woman during a wild night of partying. Bachelor Days Are Over is a very memorable trip toward the altar. Read more...
Thursday, October 27, 6:15 pm (Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema); Sunday, October 30, 9:00 pm (Film Society | New People Cinema)
Goodbye First Love
Mia Hansen-Løve
In this clear-eyed and knowing portrait of young love, sudden, mutually consuming folly is replaced by something more complex if no less passionate. Hansen-Løve’s delicate touch and her obvious affection for her characters make this a memorable rendering of one of cinema’s most cherished subjects. Read more...
Thursday, October 27, 9:00 pm (Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema); Saturday, October 29, 4:00 pm (Film Society | New People Cinema)
Beautiful Lies
Pierre Salvadori
Audrey Tautou once again shows her flair for light comedy playing the bossy owner of a hair salon in a seaside town in the south of France. Blending slapstick humor with darker undercurrents, Beautiful Lies makes clever fun of the eternal embarrassments of love and desire. Read more...
Friday, October 28, 1:30 pm; Sunday, October 30, 6:30 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
The Moon Child
Delphine Gleize
Delphine Gleize’s delicate drama depicts the moving relationship between a teenager with a rare skin malady and his doctor. Foregrounding friendship over disease, The Moon Child is knowing and touching, featuring powerful performances by newcomer Quentin Challal and veteran Vincent Lindon. Read more...
Friday, October 28, 4:00 pm; Saturday, October 29, 1:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
The Kid with a Bike
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
This year’s Grand Prize winner from Cannes tells the story of a troubled boy who is desperate for parental support from his neglectful father. Mining the naturalist vein that they are masters of and eliciting phenomenal work their actors, the Dardennes have created another indelible portrait of everyday life. Read more...
Friday, October 28, 7:00 pm; Sunday, October 30, 4:30 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
The Long Falling
Martin Provost
On a rural farm in Belgium, Rose Mayer plans a karmic retribution for her brutish husband. Following their award-winning collaboration on Séraphine, director Martin Provost and Yolande Moreau create another fascinating depiction of female existence, aided by the shifting subtleties of Agnès Godard's cinematographic palette. Read more...
Friday, October 28, 9:00 pm; Sunday, October 30, 1:30 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
The Minister
Pierre Schoeller
A contemporary drama set in the world of European Union politics, this is the suspenseful story of Transport Minister Bertrand Saint Jean, who falls prey to the machinations of higher-ups in the wake of a terrible bus accident. Political drama at its best. Read more...
Saturday, October 29, 6:30 pm; Monday, October 31, 9:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
Four Lovers
Antony Cordier
Two successful married couples looking for something new decide to share partners on an ongoing basis in this erotic drama. With four of France’s top actors, including Roschdy Zem and Élodie Bouchez, Four Lovers is a provocative examination of sex and love. Read more...
Saturday, October 29, 9:30 pm; Tuesday, November 1, 9:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
Angèle and Tony
Alix Delaporte
Recently let out on probation, Angèle needs a job, a place to live and a steady beau to help her prove she deserves custody of her son. With a finely tuned sense of milieu and beautifully modulated performances, Angèle and Tony is a perfectly realized and moving romantic drama. Read more...
Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 pm; Wednesday, November 2, 9:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
The Screen Illusion
Mathieu Amalric
Who but Mathieu Amalric could take a canonic 17th century play by Pierre Corneille—with alexandrine couplets intact—and conjure it into something completely fresh and modern? Working with members of the venerable Comédie Française, all of whom were familiar with their roles from the stage, Amalric updates the action of L’illusion comique to modern-day Paris. Read more...
Monday, October 31, 7:00 pm; Wednesday, November 2, 5:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
Le Havre
Aki Kaurismäki
Set in the retro environment unique to the Kaurismäki ouevre, this is the marvelous story of a shoeshine guy who rescues an African stowaway from deportation. Full of sly humor and touching moments, Le Havre offers numerous pleasures. Read more...
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00 pm
SF Film Society | New People Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
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