Sacramento French Film Fest Selection

In July 2006, for the first time in its history, the Sacramento French Film Festival will bring to Sacramento a NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE, Les Brigades du Tigre, by Jérôme Cornuau that will open the Festival on Friday July 14. Vers le sud, Laurent Cantet’s latest film, starring Charlotte Rampling, will close the Festival on Sunday July 23.

Highlights of the 2006 film selection also include:

The WORLD PREMIERE of Le Carton, an animated short film by Didier Guyard
A family feature: the classic masterpiece by Jacques Tati, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot which contains few dialogues and subtitles which makes it a perfect family outing
One of the most important films by Jean-Luc Godard, Weekend
A hilarious socially-conscious comedy without American distribution, Travaux (On sait quand ça commence) by Brigitte Roüan
Les Temps qui changent by André Téchiné, reuniting superstars Deneuve and Depardieu for the first time in 26 years!
Le Petit Lieutenant starring Nathalie Baye, César for Best Actress in 2006, one of the 10 Best French films made in 2005
Two short film programs comprising award-winning French short films
Two Saturday Midnight movies by France’s most outrageous and controversial filmmaker, Gaspard Noé