SFFS 'French Cinema Now' series, Oct 8-Nov 3, 2010

[Chris Knipp]

SFFS 'French Cinema Now' series, Oct 8-Nov 3, 2010

The Film Society of San Francisco is showing a series of ten recent French films screening at the Landmark Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco.

For more details and reviews go to the Festival Coverage thread here.

Index to links to my reviews:

Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami 2010)
Copacabana (Marc Fitoussi 2009)
Princess of Montpensier, The (Bertrand Tavernier 2010)
Rapt (Lucas Belvaux 2009)
Real Life, A (Sarah Leonor 2009)
Two in the Wave (Emmanuel Laurent 2009)

The films in the series are:

Copacabana
Marc Fitoussi (France 2010)
Thursday, October 28, 6:45 pm & Friday, October 29, 9:30 pm

Rapt
Lucas Belvaux (France 2009)Thursday, October 28, 9:30 pm & Monday, November 1, 9:15 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema -- seen and reviewed. (Rendez-Vous, Lincoln Center, Feb. 2010.)

Sisters
Éléonore Faucher (Gamines, France 2009)
Saturday, October 30, 3:45 pm & Sunday, October 31, 6:45 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

Irene
Alain Cavalier (France 2009)
Friday, October 29, 5:00 pm & Saturday, October 30, 1:45 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

Love Like Poison
Katell Quillévéré (Un poison violent, France 2010)
Friday, October 29, 7:00 pm & Sunday, October 31, 9:15 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

The Princess of Menpensier
Bertrand Tavernier (La Princesse de Montpensier, France 2010)
Saturday, October 30, 6:30 pm & Sunday, October 31, 3:45 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

A Real Life
Sarah Leonor (Au voleur, France 2009)
Saturday, October 30, 9:30 pm & Tuesday, November 2, 6:30 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

Two in the Wave
Emmanuel Laurent (Deux de la vague, France 2009)
Sunday, October 31, 1:30 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema -- seen and reviewed. (Film Forum, NYC, May 2010.)

Hidden Diary
Julie Lopes-Curval (Mères et filles, France 2009)
Monday, November 1, 6:30 pm & Tuesday, November 2, 9:15 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

Certified Copy
Abbas Kiarostami [Closing Night]
Wednesday, November 3, 7:00 & 9:15 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema -- seen and reviewed. (NYF, Lincoln Center, Sept. 2010)