FrenchFilmNews November 2021

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[FrenchFilmNews] TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY! Please join this global generosity movement with a gift to your Sacramento French Film Festival.
by Cécile Downs 30 Nov '21

30 Nov '21

*To view this email as a web page, go here <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/email/index.htm>- HOME <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/>* [image: Giving Tuesday 2021] [image: French Film News] "THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT" Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY: SUPPORT YOUR FAVORITE FILM FESTIVAL! [image: Giving Tuesday 2021] *If you are looking forward to the 2022 Season ofthe Sacramento French Film Festival,please show your support by making a donation today,Tuesday, November 30th, 2021.* We are planning our 21st Season with the intent to offer in-person screenings while maintaining a strong virtual presence. You have the power to help make the magic happen! Today, on Giving Tuesday, please join this global generosity movement with a gift to your Sacramento French Film Festival. You can make a donation in any amount, every act of generosity counts. Receiving your donation early makes it easier for us to make plans for our upcoming season of events. *We offer two options to donate online:* *• Paypal <http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute.htm> (click on the yellow donate button)• Square <https://squareup.com/market/sac-french-film-festival/donation> (direct link)* Your donation, added to those of other passionate individuals like you, is instrumental to keep us alive, and maintain the quality, diversity, excitement, and success of our programs, both in-person and virtual. *Un Grand Merci !* *Cécile & the SFFF Team* VIRTUAL CINEMA NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON VIRTUAL CINEMA *Your rental supports the Sacramento French Film Festival!* [image: Tokyo Shaking] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> [image: Josep] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…> - *TOKYO SHAKING* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…>, a gripping and humane disaster drama set during the devastating 2011 earthquake. With its mix of disaster and corporate drama, peppered with a touch of humor, *Tokyo Shaking* is a real crowd pleaser. A rather original genre in French cinema, it will keep you on the edge of your seat. - *JOSEP* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…>, by Aurel, a critically acclaimed animated war drama, winner of the 2021 César for Best Animated Feature. This is an encore presentation of one of the audience favorites at the 20th Sacramento French Film Festival last June. If you missed it last June, now is your chance! *FIND OUR COMPLETE VIRTUAL CINEMA OFFERING HERE!* <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/movie2020_virtual_cinema.htm> <https://2020.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/film/2020-festival-reel/> FOLLOW US [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/Sacramento-French-Film-Festival-54560847076/?ref=hl> [image: instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/sacramentofrenchfilmfestival/?hl=en> *[image: logo]* www.SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org <http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/> PLEASE NOTE: You received this email because you told us previously that you were interested in information about the Sacramento French Film Festival. We NEVER sell our email lists or information, and only use them to tell you about the Festival. Please visit this page <https://lists.angryhosting.com/mailman/listinfo/frenchfilmnews> if you wish to leave this mailing list or modify your subscription. This email was sent by: Sacramento French Film Festival 2634 28th Street Sacramento, CA, 95818, USA

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[FrenchFilmNews] In the mood for a French film this weekend?... Watch the amazing Tokyo Shaking + join our Zoom Discussion with Director Olivier Peyon on Tuesday (link in message) • Bon spectacle !
by Cécile Downs 09 Nov '21

09 Nov '21

*To view this email as a web page, go here <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/email/index.htm>- HOME <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/>* [image: 2021 Season] [image: French Film News] 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON *"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee* *NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCHON VIRTUAL CINEMAwith theSACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL!* [image: Tokyo Shaking] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> [image: Josep] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…> - *TOKYO SHAKING* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…>, a gripping and humane disaster drama set during the devastating 2011 earthquake. *→ Join our TRANSATLANTIC ZOOM DISCUSSION with director Olivier Peyon on Tuesday, November 9 @ Noon PST.* * Follow the link to access the discussion, moderated by le Professeur Kevin Elstob:* https://csus.zoom.us/j/82745143195 - *JOSEP* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…>, by Aurel, a stunning animated war drama, winner of the 2021 César for Best Animated Feature. This is an encore presentation of one of the audience favorites at the 20th Sacramento French Film Festival last June. If you missed it last June, now is your chance! *Find more about each film below.Your rental supports the Sacramento French Film Festival!* [image: Tokyo Shaking] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…>TOKYO SHAKING <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> by Olivier Peyon Drama – France – 2021 – 101′ In French with English Subtitles *→ WATCH TRAILER HERE!* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/packages/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> *TRANSATLANTIC ZOOM DISCUSSIONwith director Olivier PeyonTuesday, November 9 @ Noon PST.* *Follow the link to access the discussion,moderated by le Professeur Kevin Elstob:* *https://csus.zoom.us/j/82745143195* <https://csus.zoom.us/j/82745143195> March 2011. French executive Alexandra (portrayed by the always brilliant Karin Viard,* Appearances* — SFFF 2021, *The Chef’s Wife* — SFFF 2015) has recently arrived in Tokyo for a new job in a large French bank. On March 11, when Japan experiences the biggest earthquake in its history, she is just getting settled both at home and at work in a country that she barely knows or understands. The earthquake triggers a tsunami that leads to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and chaos soon ensues in Tokyo. While risks are being officially downplayed, the foreign community and the locals alike are terrified by this tragic event and no one is capable of assessing its scope. Alexandra finds herself torn between her duty to her coworkers and the need to protect her family. With its mix of disaster and corporate drama, peppered with a touch of humor, *Tokyo Shaking* is a real crowd pleaser! A rather original subject in French cinema, it will keep you on the edge of your seat. [image: Josep] *JOSEP <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…>*by Aurel Animated War Drama – France – 2020 – 72′ In French with English Subtitles *→ WATCH TRAILER HERE!* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/packages/josep-sacramento-french-film-…> In February 1939, after the fall of Barcelona to General Franco’s troops, nearly 500,000 Spanish Republicans crossed the Pyrenees to find refuge in France. Overwhelmed by the flood of people, the French government built concentration camps, confining the refugees – men, women, and children alike – in squalor, where they were beaten, tortured, and starved. Among those anti-fascist refugees was Catalan artist Josep Bartolí, who created a visual record of the abysmal conditions in which he and his fellow Republicans were kept. *Josep* tells Bartolí’s story through a fictionalized friendship with Serge, a young French gendarme (policeman) who is much kinder than his peers. The film is told in flashback by the elderly Serge to his teenage grandson. Beautifully crafted by French cartoonist and comic book artist Aurel, whose work can be found in Le Monde newspaper, and written by Jean-Louis Milesi (a regular guest at the SFFF), *Josep* revisits a period in French history that has rarely, if ever, been portrayed on screen, and is not taught in schools. It makes for a fascinating learning moment as it unveils the shameful role played by the French police during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. *Josep* is a magnificent and harrowing animated film, made by an artist about another artist who kept drawing, no matter the hardship he faced. An unforgettable experience. FOLLOW US <https://youtu.be/ZpiZALzffow> [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/Sacramento-French-Film-Festival-54560847076/?ref=hl> [image: instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/sacramentofrenchfilmfestival/?hl=en> SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/> *[image: logo]* www.SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org <http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/> PLEASE NOTE: You received this email because you told us previously that you were interested in information about the Sacramento French Film Festival. We NEVER sell our email lists or information, and only use them to tell you about the Festival. Please visit this page <https://lists.angryhosting.com/mailman/listinfo/frenchfilmnews> if you wish to leave this mailing list or modify your subscription. This email was sent by: Sacramento French Film Festival 2634 28th Street Sacramento, CA, 95818, USA <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute_SFFF2020.htm>`

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[FrenchFilmNews] Starting on Monday November 1st, watch 2 new films on Virtual Cinema with the Sacramento French Film Festival: TOKYO SHAKING & JOSEP...
by Cécile Downs 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

*To view this email as a web page, go here <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/email/index.htm>- HOME <http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/>* [image: 2021 Season] [image: French Film News] 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON *"THE REGION'S PREMIER FILM EVENT"Carla Meyer - Sacramento Bee* *2 NEW RELEASES COMING UPON VIRTUAL CINEMAwith theSACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL!* [image: Tokyo Shaking] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> [image: Josep] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…> The Sacramento French Film Festival is happy to announce the release, in partnership with Distrib Films, of two new films on Virtual Cinema, starting on Monday November 1st: - The premiere of the gripping and surprisingly moving disaster drama *TOKYO SHAKING* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> by Olivier Peyon, set during the devastating 2011 earthquake. *→ We are hoping to hold a Zoom Discussion with Olivier Peyon, director of Tokyo Shaking. Stay tuned for more details!* - The encore presentation of *JOSEP*, <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…>the stunning animated war drama, winner of the 2021 César for Best Animated Feature. *→ **Josep was one of the audience favorites at the 20th Sacramento French Film Festival last June. If you missed it then, don't miss it now!* Both films will be available all around the U.S. Starting on Monday, November 1st! *Your rental supports the Sacramento French Film Festival* [image: Tokyo Shaking] <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…>TOKYO SHAKING <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> by Olivier Peyon Drama – France – 2021 – 101′ In French with English Subtitles *→ WATCH TRAILER HERE!* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/packages/tokyo-shaking-sacramento-fren…> March 2011. French executive Alexandra (Karin Viard,* Appearances* — SFFF 2021, *The Chef’s Wife* — SFFF 2015) has recently arrived in Tokyo for a new job in a large French bank. On March 11, when Japan experiences the biggest earthquake in its history, she is just getting settled both at home and at work in a country that she barely knows or understands. The earthquake triggers a tsunami that leads to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and chaos soon ensues in Tokyo. While risks are being officially downplayed, the foreign community and the locals alike are terrified by this tragic event and no one is capable of assessing its scope. Alexandra finds herself torn between her duty to her coworkers and the need to protect her family. With its mix of disaster and corporate drama, peppered with a touch of humor, *Tokyo Shaking* is a real crowd pleaser! A rather original subject in French cinema, it will keep you on the edge of your seat. [image: Josep] *JOSEP <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/products/josep-sacramento-french-film-…>*by Aurel Animated War Drama – France – 2020 – 72′ In French with English Subtitles *→ WATCH TRAILER HERE!* <https://distribfilmsusvirtual.vhx.tv/packages/josep-sacramento-french-film-…> In February 1939, after the fall of Barcelona to General Franco’s troops, nearly 500,000 Spanish Republicans crossed the Pyrenees to find refuge in France. Overwhelmed by the flood of people, the French government built concentration camps, confining the refugees – men, women, and children alike – in squalor, where they were beaten, tortured, and starved. Among those anti-fascist refugees was Catalan artist Josep Bartolí, who created a visual record of the abysmal conditions in which he and his fellow Republicans were kept. *Josep* tells Bartolí’s story through a fictionalized friendship with Serge, a young French gendarme (policeman) who is much kinder than his peers. The film is told in flashback by the elderly Serge to his teenage grandson. Beautifully crafted by French cartoonist and comic book artist Aurel, whose work can be found in Le Monde newspaper, and written by Jean-Louis Milesi (a regular guest at the SFFF), *Josep* revisits a period in French history that has rarely, if ever, been portrayed on screen, and is not taught in schools. It makes for a fascinating learning moment as it unveils the shameful role played by the French police during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. *Josep* is a magnificent and harrowing animated film, made by an artist about another artist who kept drawing, no matter the hardship he faced. An unforgettable experience. FOLLOW US <https://youtu.be/ZpiZALzffow> [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/Sacramento-French-Film-Festival-54560847076/?ref=hl> [image: instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/sacramentofrenchfilmfestival/?hl=en> SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/> *[image: logo]* www.SacramentoFrenchFilmFestival.org <http://www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/> PLEASE NOTE: You received this email because you told us previously that you were interested in information about the Sacramento French Film Festival. We NEVER sell our email lists or information, and only use them to tell you about the Festival. Please visit this page <https://lists.angryhosting.com/mailman/listinfo/frenchfilmnews> if you wish to leave this mailing list or modify your subscription. This email was sent by: Sacramento French Film Festival 2634 28th Street Sacramento, CA, 95818, USA <https://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org/contribute_SFFF2020.htm>`

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