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2009 FESTIVAL PROGRAM   

The 2009 Poster is here.

Show Times
Print The Festival Schedule
(pdf)

All films are in French
with English subtitles.

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Driving Directions to the Theatre

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Friday, June 19

Opening Night

6pm-8pm Reception

8:30pm Paris
(doors open at 8pm for the film).

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Saturday, June 20

11am The Beaches of Agnès

1:35pm 35 Shots of Rum

3:55pm Z

French Soirée
4:30pm Cocktail hosted by Joey Garcia from the SN&R at Chops (1117 11th St, a block away from the Crest) - No host bar & hors-d'oeuvres.

6:45pm Camping

An Evening of Fashion & Cinema

9:00pm Fashion Show Le Cirque de la Mode followed by the special screening of Lola Montès

Midnight A l'aventure (WARNING! This film contains explicit sex scenes) Followed by an early breakfast!

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Sunday, June 21

11:00am Z

1:40pm Camping

3:55pm Born in '68

7:20pm 35 Shots of Rum

9:35pmThe Beaches of Agnès

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Saturday, June 27

11:30am Beauty & the Beast

1:45pm Short Films Program

4:25pm The Rules of the Game

6:55pm I Do

9:10pm Séraphine

Midnight Fear(s) of the Dark
(WARNING! This film contains scenes of violence)
Followed by an early breakfast!

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Sunday, June 28

11:00am The Rules of the Game

1:30pm Beauty & the Beast

3:50pm I Do

6pm Séraphine

Closing Night

8:45pm Welcome

Followed by a Champagne Party

TICKET and PASS INFORMATION HERE!

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 image OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION AND FILM - FRIDAY, JUNE 19  
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paris

Paris (130 min)
2008 - Cédric Klapisch
8:30pm (one screening only)
OPENING NIGHT FILM MAY BE ATTENDED WITHOUT ATTENDING THE RECEPTION. Doors open at 8:00pm for patrons who are attending the opening night film but not the opening night reception.

 
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  opening reception   Opening Night Reception begins at 6 o'clock in the lobby of the Crest Theatre.
OPENING NIGHT FILM MAY BE ATTENDED WITHOUT ATTENDING THE RECEPTION.
Open Wine Bar by Barefoot Wine, Water by Perrier & Metromint. Catering by Aioli Bodega Española, Café Rolle, Chanterelle, Grange, Kru, The Melting Pot, Opa ! Opa !, Selland’s & Ella, Sun Flour Baking Company, Whole Foods Market, baguette by Boudin Bakery & Café and coffee by Coffee Works. Seasoned with music by DJ Christophe.
 
      TICKET and PASS INFORMATION HERE!   
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  FASHION SHOW - SATURDAY, JUNE 20
  fashion show  

An Evening of Fashion & Cinema
Le Cirque de la Mode
, live on the stage of the Crest Theatre!
Presented by Joni Jacobs of Opaline's Closet at the Atelier & Tina Romo of Canvas Salon
Saturday 20th - 9pm

 
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  MIDNIGHT MOVIES - SATURDAY, JUNE 20 & 27
 

Too outrageous, sexy or scary, for the timid; this year's midnight movies will make you shiver with pleasure or fear... After the films, discussions around coffee and pastries provided by Coffee Works will help you ease back into your regular life!
NEW this year: the Midnight Movies are presented in the main auditorium and preceded by a short film!

 
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  a l'aventure  

A l'aventure (104 min)
2009 - Jean-Claude Brisseau
Saturday June 20th (one screening only)
(WARNING! This film contains explicit sex scenes)

 
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  Peur(s) du noir  

Peur(s) du noir (Fear(s) of the Dark, 85 min)
2007 - Marie Caillou, Blutch, Charles Burns, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti & Richard McGuire
Saturday June 27th (one screening only)
(WARNING! this film contains creepy scenes)

 
     

 

 
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM AND PARTY - SUNDAY, JUNE 28

 
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  welcome  

Welcome (110 min)
2009 - Philippe Lioret
Sunday 28th - 8:45pm (one screening only) 

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  closing reception  

Closing Night Party in the lobby of the Crest Theatre, immediately following the closing film. Featuring Champagne by Barefoot Bubbly, Water by Perrier & Metromint, Paté by Marcel et Henri, baguette by Boudin Bakery & Café and coffee by Coffee Works.

 
       
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  PREMIERES  
  The new releases are presented in the main auditorium.  
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  les plages d'agnes  

Les Plages d'Agnès (The Beaches of Agnes, 110 min)
2009 - Agnès Varda
Saturday 20th - 11am & Sunday 21st - 9:35pm

 
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  35 rhums  

35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum, 100 min)
2009 - Claire Denis
Saturday 20th - 1:35pm & Sunday 21st - 7:20pm

 
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  camping  

Camping (95 min)
2006 - Fabien Onteniente
Saturday 20th - 6:45pm & Sunday 21st - 1:40pm

 
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  nes en 68  

Nés en 68 (Born in '68, 167 min)
2008 - Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau
Co-presented with the Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Sunday 21st - 3:55pm (one screening only)

 
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  prete moi ta main  

Prête moi ta main (I Do, 90 min)
2007 - Eric Lartigau
Saturday 27th - 6:55pm & Sunday 28th - 3:50pm

 
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  seraphine  

Séraphine (125 min)
2008 - Martin Provost
Saturday 27th - 9:10pm & Sunday 28th - 6pm

 
         
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  CLASSICS
  The classics are presented in the main auditorium.  
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  z  

Z (127 min)
1969 - Costa-Gavras
Saturday 20th - 3:55pm & Sunday 21st - 11am

 
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  fahsion show  

An Evening of Fashion & Cinema
Fashion Show Le Cirque de la Mode
, live on the stage of the Crest Theatre!
Presented by Joni Jacobs of Opaline's Closet at the Atelier & Tina Romo of Canvas Salon
Saturday 20th - 9pm

 
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  lola montes  

An Evening of Fashion & Cinéma
Lola Montès
(110 min)
1955 - Max Ophüls
Saturday 20th - film starts around 9:40pm, immediately following the Fashion Show (one screening only)

 
         
  la belle et la bete  

La Belle et la bête (Beauty & the Beast, 96 min)
1946 - Jean Cocteau
Saturday 27th - 11:30am & Sunday 28th - 1:30pm

 
         
  la regle du jeu  

La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the Games, 110 min)
1939 - Jean Renoir
Saturday 27th - 4:25pm & Sunday 28th - 11am

 
         
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SHORT FILMS

 
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The Sacramento French Film Festival is proud to present a selection of shorts from France, in collaboration with Unifrance.

Short film Program (117 min)
Saturday 27th - 1:45pm (one screening only)

Short films shown prior to feature films

 
       
         
  SPECIAL GUEST
  aurelien wiik  

Actor Aurélien Wiik will be at the Crest Theatre to present the short film La Tangente by Vincent Vesco as part of the
Short film Program (117 min)
Saturday 27th - 1:45pm (one screening only)

 
         
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OUR SPONSORS
The 2009 Sacramento French Film Festival was made possible by our kind and generous sponsors:

 

PRESENTING PRODUCER
  • Bank of the West
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission

    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
  • ATV
  • Downtown Sacramento Partnership
  • French American Cultural Society
  • La Provence Restaurant & Terrace

    ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
  • Steve Cohn, Vice-Mayor - City of Sacramento
  • Joie de Vivre / FrenchSelections.com
  • Townsend Raimundo Besler & Usher
  • Vista Analytical Laboratory

    PRODUCER
  • Dish Network
  • The Flanigan Law Firm
  • French Touch Productions
  • Opaline's Closet
  • Sacramento Opera

    MEDIA SPONSORS
  • Capital Public Radio
  • France Amerique
  • France Today
  • Midtown Grid
  • Midtown Monthly

    TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATIONS
  • Citizen Hotel in Sacramento
  • Carriage Inn in San Francisco

    DESIGN & PRODUCTION
  • Kent Lacin Media Service - Poster
  • Dane Henas Design - Program & Poster
  • Blue Moon Printing
  • Urban Art Lithography
  • STAR
  • Anne & John Berner
  • Downs Family
  • Robert and Cathy Farnsworth
  • Isabella Filigenzi
  • Connie Georgiu
  • Hitzke Family
  • Gregory J. Hoyt
  • Barry Loncke & Lily Spitz
  • Janina O' Brien & Eric Haley
  • Christelle Picque & Françoise de Bry
  • Katie Thomas & Richard Lawrence
  • Jane Wheaton, Consule Honoraire de France

    SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS
  • Brown Bunny Cinema - Karim Drissi
  • Club Français de Sacramento
  • Kathleen Crane
  • Laurence L.Dienes & Jill Glass
  • Mary Doak
  • Ann & Gary Gosse
  • Linda & Richard Hansen
  • Helyne Meshar & Associates
  • Beatrice & Jack Hildebrand
  • Kanter Immigration Law Office
  • Heather Louie
  • Paul S. Kao & Sue Ann Melloy
  • Noreen Mazelis
  • Patricia Morris
  • Law Office of Virginia S. Mueller
  • Cheri & Ray Mullins
  • Katherine Olney
  • Caroline Peck
  • Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Margaret Saito
  • Karen Steentofte & David Jolly
  • Mark & Daria Stoner
  • Tea Lover's Boutique, Stephanie Klindworth
  • Alexandra Thompson and her Parents
  • Jane Thomson
  • Lilian & Marc Tool
  • James N. Warriner

    NEW TALENT
  • Elaine Corum
  • Elizabeth Solomon
  • Ray Tretheway, Councilmember
  • Stephanie Tucker
  • Ellie Zacks, PhD

  • CINEPHILE
  • Charlie Klein
  • ... AND ALL THE FRIENDS WHO DONATED TO HELP THE 8th SFFF.

    CATERING SPONSORS
  • Aioli Bodega Espanola
  • Café Rolle
  • Chanterelle
  • Grange
  • Kru
  • Marcel et Henri
  • The Melting Pot
  • Opa! Opa!
  • MUSIC by DJ Christophe - avec des scopitones !
    The Sacramento French Film Festival is a project of the Alliance Française de Sacramento.