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French cinema – Crescendo (L’Objet du délit): Agnès Jaoui Between Mozart, Power and Harassment

by MerciSF | 6-10-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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French cinema returns to the Bay Area with Crescendo (L’Objet du délit), the new film directed by Agnès Jaoui, starring Daniel Auteuil, Eye Haïdara, Claire Chust and Jaoui herself. The film takes us behind the scenes of an ambitious production of Mozart’s The Marriage...

Virginie Efira and Léa Seydoux Bring French Cinema to the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival

by Eugénie Fontugne | 28-09-2026 | Agenda, Movie
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A fantastic reason to cross our favorite bridge: the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival. 94 feature-length films, 80 shorts, workshops, and 11 days of American and international movies in the middle of the towering redwoods. Both Léa Seydoux and Virginie Efira will be...

Alice Diop at UC Berkeley: Screenings, Conversations and a Special Residency

by MerciSF | 31-08-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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Alice Diop, one of the leading voices in contemporary French cinema, whom Le Monde called “the new face of French cinema” in 2022, will be at UC Berkeley starting September 3 for a series of film screenings and events organized in part with the Department of French....

French Cinema: Cannes Opener The Electric Kiss (La Vénus électrique) Comes to the Bay Area

by MerciSF | 31-08-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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After opening the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, La Vénus électrique, the new romantic comedy by Pierre Salvadori, comes to the Bay Area this September as part of French Premiere’s programming. Paris, 1928. Antoine Balestro (Pio Marmaï), a fashionable young painter, has...

12 Iconic Films: BAMPFA Celebrates the Golden Age of French Film Noir

by MerciSF | 26-05-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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For nearly three months and through 12 iconic films, BAMPFA celebrates the golden age of French film noir with French Noir: From the Shadows into the Light, a major retrospective dedicated to the masterpieces of French crime cinema and noir. From June 4 to August 28,...

French cinema – The American Dream Screens in the Bay Area with French Première

by MerciSF | 12-05-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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The film has just been released in France and brings together two now essential figures of contemporary French cinema: Jean-Pascal Zadi and Raphaël Quenard. With The American Dream [Le Rêve Américain], director Anthony Marciano delivers a success story inspired by a...

L’Affaire Bojarski: A French Noir Thriller Inspired by a True Story

by MerciSF | 26-04-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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In May, French Première presents L’Affaire Bojarski (The Money Maker), a thriller inspired by a true story, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. Starring Reda Kateb, Sara Giraudeau, and Bastien Bouillon, the film follows the fascinating fate of Jan Bojarski, a Polish...

SFFILM 2026: Castro Theatre Reopens for Opening Night, French Cinema Spotlighted in Retrospective

by MerciSF | 13-04-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
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The San Francisco International Film Festival returns from April 24 to May 4, 2026, with a rich and international lineup. While the presence of contemporary French cinema is more discreet this year among new releases, it stands out through an ambitious retrospective...