Program Guide

SBIFF
The Wave
FILM FESTIVAL
France
PROGRAM GUIDE
JULY 11 - 17, 2016
Seven Days of French Cinema
at the Riviera Theatre
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BEING 17 (Quand on a 17 ans)
Directed by André Téchiné
Written by André Téchiné, Céline Sciamma
Starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila
Runtime 116 minutes
Damien lives with his mother, a doctor, while his father is on
a tour of duty abroad. He is bullied at school by Thomas,
whose mother is ill. The repulsion and violence they display
to one another takes on a darker shade when Damien’s
mother decides to take in Tom to live with them.
BIS
DOWN BY LOVE (Éperdument)
Directed by Pierre Godeau
Written by Pierre Godeau, Florent Gonçalves
Starring Adèle Exarchopoulos, Guillaume Gallienne
Runtime 110 minutes
US Premiere
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR breakout Adèle
Exarchopoulos stars in this film based on the case of Florent
Gonçalves, a prison governor jailed for having an affair with
an inmate, Emma Arbabzadeh.
FANNY’S JOURNEY (Le voyage de Fanny)
Directed by Dominique Farrugia
Written by Dominique Farrugia, Nans Delgado, Frederic Hazan
Starring Kad Merad, Franck Dubosc, Alexandra Lamy,
Gerard Darmon, Julien Boisselier
Runtime 98 minutes
Directed by Lola Doillon
Written by Anne Peyregne, Lola Doillon
Starring Léonie Souchaud, Cécile de France, Stéphane De Groodt,
Fantine Harduin, Juliane Lepoureau
Runtime 94 minutes
Éric and Patrice have been friends since high school. Over
the years, they have taken very different paths. After a
drunken evening, the two find themselves back in 1986,
when they were 17. It’s an opportunity to change the
paths their lives will take. What will they do with this second
chance?
1943. Germany is occupying France. At the tender age of
13, Fanny is looking after her two little sisters while hidden
away in a children’s home far from her parents. Fanny takes
charge of a group of eight children and sets off on a
dangerous journey through occupied France to reach the
Swiss border.
THE GREAT GAME (Le grand jeu)
Written and Directed by Nicolas Pariser
Starring Melvil Poupaud, André Dussollier, Clémence Poésy
Runtime 100 minutes
Pierre, a onetime darling novelist disgusted with the
publishing world, lets a duplicitous government insider tempt
him into ghostwriting a manifesto designed to transform
the landscape of French public opinion—a shift with risky
consequences for the activist with whom he soon becomes
involved.
MICROBE AND GASOLINE (Microbe et Gasoil)
Written and Directed by Michel Gondry
Starring: Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Audrey Tautou
Runtime 103 minutes
Microbe, a shy, aspiring artist, has trouble making friends at
school until he meets Gasoline, a like-minded outcast.
Together they hatch a plan to build a car and spend their
summer on an epic road trip. This charming adventure
reminds us how friendships can help us reach our true
potential.
MY KING (Mon roi)
Directed by Maïwenn
Written by Etienne Comar, Maïwenn
Starring Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel,
Isild Le Besco
Runtime 124 minutes
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski
accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain
relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent
relationship. A difficult process of healing is in front of her,
and the physical work may finally set her free.
NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH (Ni le ciel ni la terre)
Directed by Clément Cogitore
Written by Thomas Bidegain, Clément Cogitore
Starring Jérémie Renier, Kévin Azaïs, Marc Rober, Swann Arlaud
Runtime 104 minutes
Afghanistan 2014. Captain Antarès Bonassieu and his squad
have been assigned a surveillance mission in a remote
valley on the border of Pakistan. Despite Antarès and his
men’s determination, control of the secluded valley slowly
falls out of their hands. One dark night, soldiers begin to
disappear mysteriously in the valley.
THE NIGHT WATCHMAN (Jamais de la vie)
Written and Directed by Pierre Jolivet
Starring Olivier Gourmet, Valérie Bonneton, Marc Zinga
Runtime 95 minutes
Times have changed a lot for Franck who is now a night
watchman. One night, he notices a black SUV prowling
around the mall’s parking lot. His suspicions turn into reality:
a gang is planning a holdup and Franck is the only one to
know about it.
SLEEPLESS NIGHT IN PARIS (Quand je ne dors pas)
Directed by Tommy Weber
Written by Mohamed Kerriche, Tommy Weber
Starring Aurélien Gabrielli, Hortense Gélinet, Elise Lhomeau
Runtime 82 minutes
Paris. Winter. Antoine, a young modern-day knight, decides
to escape to the coast on the first morning train. With only a
few euros in his pocket, he doesn’t have enough to buy his
ticket. An entire night lies before him to collect the sum and
to fulfill this pure and simple romantic dream.
SUMMERTIME (La belle saison)
Directed by Catherine Corsini
Written by Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss
Starring Cécile de France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky
Runtime 105 minutes
In 1971 France, a French farm girl moves to Paris to break
free from her rural lifestyle and to gain financial
independence. There, she meets Carole, a Parisian
actively involved in the stirrings of the feminist movement.
The two women engage in an affair that turns their lives
upside down.
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FILM SCHEDULE
MON 7/11
TUES 7/12
MICROBE AND
GASOLINE
5:00pm (103 mins)
SUMMERTIME
5:00pm (105 mins)
DOWN BY LOVE
7:30pm (110 mins)
NEITHER HEAVEN
NOR EARTH
7:30pm (104 mins)
WED 7/13
THURS 7/14
THE GREAT
GAME
2:00pm (100 mins)
MY KING
2:00pm (124 mins)
BEING 17
5:00pm (116 mins)
THE NIGHT
WATCHMAN
5:00pm (95 mins)
FANNY’S
JOURNEY
7:30pm (94 mins)
SLEEPLESS
NIGHT IN PARIS
7:30pm (82 mins)
FRI 7/15
SAT 7/16
SUN 7/17
BIS
11:00am (98 mins)
THE NIGHT
WATCHMAN
11:00am (95 mins)
SUMMERTIME
11:00am (105 mins)
NEITHER HEAVEN
NOR EARTH
2:00pm (104 mins)
BEING 17
2:00pm (116 mins)
THE GREAT
GAME
2:00pm (100 mins)
DOWN BY LOVE
5:00pm (110 mins)
FANNY’S
JOURNEY
5:00pm (94 mins)
SLEEPLESS
NIGHT IN PARIS
5:00pm (82 mins)
MICROBE AND
GASOLINE
7:30pm (103 mins)
MY KING
7:30pm (124 mins)
BIS
7:30pm (98 mins)