Tuesday, February 24, 2009

52nd San Francisco Internat'l Film Festival


Alas, my second favorite film festival in San Francisco (the Silent Film Festival being the first), is just around the corner. The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival will be held this year from April 23 to May 7, but regrettably, I will not be able to attend.

On Sunday, April 26, the SF Film Society will show a restored print of Michelangelo Antonioni's Le Amiche (1955) at the beloved Castro Theatre at 3:00 p.m.

It will be followed by a screening of a new 35mm print of John Cassavetes' "A Woman Under the Influence." Gena Rowlands is expected to attend the event.

I. Want. To. Die.

"A Woman Under the Influence" (1974) is one of the greatest examples of American Independent cinema committed to celluloid. The performances in the film are riveting, particularly Rowlands'. It is the work of actors at the top of their game. No portrait of a mental breakdown has ever been more humanized or more fascinating on the silver screen.


You can be sure these tickets will be sold out in a heartbeat.

Here's the info:

Tickets are $10 for SFFS members and are on sale now. General public tickets are $12.50 and will go on sale on April 2 ($11 for seniors, students and persons with disabilities). Memberships must be valid through the end of the Festival to take advantage. CineVoucher 10-packs can be redeemed for tickets to these films.

a clip from "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974)

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