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After a fabulous first weekend, the 18th Sacramento French
Film Festival continues this weekend.
See you at the Crest Theatre this Friday!
In the Move for Love by Roman Bohringer & Philippe Rebbot -SFFF 2019 - Saturday, June 29
WHAT'S ON THE MENU?
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11 Feature Films (1 Classic & 10 Premieres including a SURPRISE SCREENING rerun -Saturday, June 29 at 9pm- of the film voted Best of 1st Weekend by our audience. Title will be announced tomorrow, Thursday, June 27).
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11 Short Films.
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2 Guests from France: Star & Director Romane Bohringer (In The Move for Love - Saturday, June 29 at 6:10pm) & Director David Roux (Breath of Life - Sunday, June 30 at 1:20pm).
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Saturday Night Treats (café & pastries provided by Coffee Works).
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Closing Champagne & Dessert Party (Dessert by Amour de Patisserie, Bubbly by DSV, Beer by Sudwerk & Café by Coffee Works).
Breath of Life by David Roux - SFFF 2019 - Sunday, June 30
SECOND WEEKEND LINEUP
You can click on the film posters for direct access to more details, trailers, reviews, etc. Or you can scroll down to read short descriptions about each film.
(Print Showtimes - pdf)
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
 
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
    
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
   
A PLACE IN THE SUN (J’VEUX DU SOLEIL)
DOCUMENTARY - Friday, June 28 - 6:00 p.m.
"I changed the brake pads and coolant. 350 €. Let’s go!" With these words, François Ruffin invites us on a road trip around France, to find out why many French people decided to join the “Gilets Jaunes” (Yellow Vests) movement, the unprecedented social uprising that has been going on in France since November 2018. The film gives voices to the people we rarely get a chance to hear, and captures the moments when women and men, usually resigned, stand up with pride to claim their place in the sun. MORE...
CONVICTION (UNE INTIME CONVICTION)
COURTROOM DRAMA - Friday, June 28 - 8:15 p.m.
Nora is convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent of murdering his wife, whose body has never been found. After a trial and acquittal, the case is appealed and Viguier must stand trial again. Viguier’s daughter tutors Nora’s son, and Nora feels compelled to help. Nora persuades a top attorney to defend Viguier, and they work together to dig into the evidence. This gripping courtroom drama, based on a true story, is Antoine Raimbault’s first film. MORE...
PEPPERMINT SODA (DIABOLO MENTHE)
1977 CLASSIC – DRAMA - Saturday, June 29 - 11:00 a.m.
Paris, 1963. Anne, 13, lives with her divorced mother and big sister, Frédérique. Peppermint Soda, a loving coming-of-age slice-of-life, follows the two teenage sisters during one school year. The film is both anchored in its period, the rigid 1960s, and timeless in its presentation of the woes of being a teenage girl. Diane Kurys’ first film hasn’t lost any of its appeal and relevance today. MORE...
THE FRESHMEN (PREMIERE ANNEE)
DRAMATIC COMEDY - Saturday, June 29 - 1:25 p.m.
In this touching dramatic comedy, two students decide to study together to prepare for the make-or-break final exam of the first year of medical school. The competition is ruthless. Can their unlikely friendship survive it? MORE...
OUR STRUGGLES (NOS BATAILLES)
DRAMA - Saturday, June 29 - 3:40 p.m.
Olivier (the spectacular Romain Duris) works long hours as a supervisor and union leader in an Amazon-like warehouse, barely leaving any time to see his wife and kids. Everyone around them seems to be in financial distress. When it all becomes too much for Olivier’s wife, she disappears and leaves him on his own to juggle their two children’s needs and his demanding job. The sensitive Our Struggles is Belgian director Guillaume Senez’s second feature. It won five Magritte Awards (Belgium Oscars) in 2019, including Best Film and Best Director. MORE...
IN THE MOVE FOR LOVE (L’AMOUR FLOU)
COMEDY - Saturday, June 29 - 6:10 p.m.
Followed by Q&A with director and star Romane Bohringer.
Romane and Philippe are splitting up after 10 years together. They are not in love anymore, but they still love each other very much, so they come up with the idea of a “separtment”: two separate apartments, connected by their children’s bedroom. Is it possible to separate together? To break up, without breaking everything? A feel-good, kindhearted, and often hilarious comedy based on the drama of separation. MORE...
SURPRISE SCREENING - TBA Thursday, June 27!
Saturday, June 29 - 9pm
DILILI IN PARIS (DILILI A PARIS)
ANIMATION - Sunday, June 30 - 11:00 a.m.
In this poetic animated feature, Dilili, an inquisitive and spirited Kanak girl brought to France to be part of the 1900 Universal Exhibition, investigates the disappearance of young girls in Belle Epoque Paris. The animated characters are inserted into real-life Parisian landscapes in this gorgeous film that was awarded the 2019 César for Best Animated Feature. Dilili invites you to visit a Paris unlike anything you’ve seen before. Come along! MORE...
BREATH OF LIFE (L’ORDRE DES MEDECINS)
DRAMA - Sunday, June 30 - 1:20 p.m.
Presented in partnership with the Sacramento Jewish Film Festival.
Followed by Q&A with director David Roux.
Simon is the head of the respiratory unit in a hospital. Confronted with death every day, he has learned to shield himself from emotional involvement with his patients. When his own mother is hospitalized in critical condition, Simon’s certainties and beliefs are shattered: how can you be a good doctor if you can’t save the ones you love? MORE...
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY REVOLUTION (TOUT CE QU’IL ME RESTE DE LA REVOLUTION)
COMEDY - Sunday, June 30 - 4:10 p.m.
In this playful and hilarious political comedy, Angèle, an idealistic urban planner, is outraged by everything. She comes from a family of activists, but only her father has remained faithful to Angèle’s ideals. Angry, determined, impulsive, sometimes a little close-minded, but always passionate, Angèle seeks out the answer to her question: what happened to the revolution and its hopes to build a better world? MORE...
CLOSING NIGHT
IN SAFE HANDS (PUPILLE)
DRAMA - Sunday, June 30 - 6:30 p.m.
Followed by the CLOSING NIGHT BUBBLY PARTY! Featuring CHAMPAGNE, BEER & DESSERT & LIVE MUSIC by THE JAZZ REPORT (included in ticket price).
In this heartwarming and beautiful drama, a baby boy, temporarily named Théo, is followed from his birth, when his mother gives him up for adoption, to the moment when he is united with his adoptive mother. Meanwhile, we simultaneously follow the path of Alice, who has been fighting for a child for ten years. In Safe Hands tells the story of all of the people who get Alice, 41, and Théo, three months old, to eventually meet. MORE...
In Safe Hands by Jeanne Herry - SFFF 2019 Closing Night
TICKET INFO
TICKETS GO FROM $13 FOR A SINGLE SCREENING TO $90 FOR THE FULL FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE!
GO HERE FOR MORE DETAILS!
SINGLE TICKETS
• REGULAR SCREENINGS
- $13 General Audience
- $12 Discount (Students & Seniors with ID; and members of the following organizations: Alliance Française, Club Français, EFSac, Sacramento Jewish Film Festival.)
PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS HERE!
• CLOSING NIGHT (Sunday, June 30, 2019 – Includes Film & Closing Party)
- $18 General Audience
- $17 Discount
PURCHASE CLOSING NIGHT TICKETS HERE!
PASSES
PURCHASE PASSES IN ADVANCE HERE!
• SECOND WEEKEND PASS = $50
(Access to all film screenings + Closing Party - valid June 28-30).
FOR MORE INFO, REVIEWS & TRAILERS FOR EACH FILM; DETAILS ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS & GUESTS; LINKS TO PURCHASE TICKETS & PASSES IN ADVANCE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org
A Place In the Sun by François Ruffin & Gilles Perret - SFFF 2019 - Friday, June 28
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