Toni is raising her five children alone. A full-time job. She also sings at bars and had a hit single 20 years ago. Today, as her two eldest prepare to go to college, Toni wonders: what will she do when all of her offspring have left home?

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A film director seeks to overcome the inner demons that are hindering his creativity.

Director: Michel GONDRY

Casting: Pierre NINEY, Blanche GARDIN

Duration : 1 :42

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D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a young woman from being kidnapped. When he arrives in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers. He is unaware that his quest will lead him to the heart of a real war where the future of France is at stake. Allied with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King with a dangerous temerity, D'Artagnan faces the dark machinations of the Cardinal of Richelieu. But it is when he falls madly in love with Constance Bonacieux, the Queen's confidante, that d'Artagnan truly puts himself in danger. For it is this passion that leads him into the wake of the one who becomes his mortal enemy: Milady de Winter.

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1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to be near Thierno, his 17-year-old son, forced to serve. Sent to the front, father and son must brave the war together. Animated by the ardor of his Captain who wants to lead him into the heart of the battle, Thierno must emancipate himself and become a man. Meanwhile Bakary does whatever it takes to spare his son from fighting, and to bring him home safe and sound.

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The San Francisco French Cinema Days Opening Night will spotlight the film "SIMONE, WOMAN OF THE CENTURY", starring Elsa Zylberstein. Not only will you have the chance to witness this important movie, but you can also engage in a Q&A session with the lead actress herself, Elsa Zylberstein. It's a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the specificity of French cinema and gain insights from one of its brightest stars.

The biopic about Simone Veil, one of the prominent women in France in the 20th Century.
Simone Veil’s life story, from her childhood to her major political battles, seen through the pivotal events of the twentieth century. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era: her humanist message is still keenly relevant today.

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DUAL NATURES

Sculptor Marie Barthès, based in Paris, France, and painter Magaly Sánchez, from Lima, Peru, express the dualities they find in nature through their respective media. Order and disorder, softness and roughness, the manmade and the natural. All stems from the smallest cells. Starting from the same themes and observations, Barthès’ and Sánchez’s works diverge from there, ultimately expressing their individual natures as artists, in TINT’s fall exhibition “Dual Natures.”

Exhibition on view October 12 - December 17, 2023

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Join us at the Vogue Theater for the Premiere of the French movie La Nuit du 12 / The Night of the 12th, winner of 7 César Awards incl. Best Film and Best Director.

Based on a true crime book by Pauline Guéna, The Night of the 12th is a gritty mystery that's "both highly effective and brilliantly acted, where procedures and mindsets reveal a frayed society" (Cineuropa), posing uneasy questions about the male-dominated world of law enforcement, and their ability to handle the violent crimes routinely perpetrated against women victims.

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Visual artist Anna Sidana uses large-scale canvas to brush the emotional reminiscences of her family histories and hazy childhood memories.

This summer, the Pamela Walsh Gallery in Palo Alto invites the artist for a solo show presenting her vibrant body of work .

Come and join us for the exhibition reception and get a chance to hear Anna Sidana talking about her work as an oil painter.

La Chèvre / The Goat

IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

France 1985- 1h30, Comedy, Adventure, Director Francis Veber, Starring Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Richard

When the accident-prone daughter of a French businessman disappears in Mexico and the detective sent down to find her returns empty-handed, the businessman's company psychologist comes up with an unusual plan - send someone equally accident-prone to find her. Despite detective Campana's objections and disbelief in bad luck, he and Francois Perrin, the accident-prone man in question, are teamed up and head back down to Mexico to pick up the girl's trail. 

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Astérix & Obélix : L'empire du Milieu 

 Venez découvrir le Film Évènement de Guillaume Canet aux 4,5M de spectateurs, sorti en France le 1er février

L'impératrice de Chine est emprisonnée à la suite d'un coup d'État fomenté par Deng Tsin Quin, un prince félon. La princesse Fu Yi, fille unique de l'impératrice, part en Gaule chercher l'aide d'Astérix et Obélix. Les deux inséparables Gaulois acceptent d'aider la princesse à sauver sa mère et libérer son pays, et partent pour une grande aventure vers la Chine. Mais César et sa puissante armée en soif de conquêtes ont eux aussi pris la direction de l'Empire du Milieu.

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A very exclusive visit of the Collector's pied-à-terre housed at the San Francisco Four Season.

The visit will be conducted by Writer and Art lover Alisa Carroll, editor of The Alcove Project, and followed by a get-together apéritif drinks at the Four Season's Lounge.

Exclusive private tour of the Bay Area painter and muralist Anna Sidana’s studio followed by a wine and cheese reception.

Born in Casablanca (Morocco) in 1986, Villa Albertine resident Hicham Berrada is a photographer and plastic artist. Nurtured by a dual artistic and scientific background, Berrada creates videos, installations and performances based on a combination of intuition and knowledge, science and poetry.

Hicham Berrada will be in conversation at the Villa with poet Matthew Zapruder before the two of them hit the road toward the National Parks of Utah and Nevada.

Berrada and Zapruder have been commisioned by Villa Albertine San Francisco to revisit Olivier Messian's piece, Des Canyons aux étoiles, through the double lens of photography and poetry.

Born in Beirut in 1980, Ibrahim Maalouf is today the most popular instrumentalist on the French music scene. His work in blending genres has been recognised throughout the world for more than 15 years.

His career has taken him to over 40 countries around the world and to the most prestigious venues.

Maalouf will be offering a book signing evening to celebrate the recent publication of his book Petite philosophie de l’improvisation!

Meet the Artist: Claire Bardaine and Sherry Wong in conversation at the Villa Albertine San Francisco

Villa Albertine San Francisco resident Claire Bardainne is a multimedia artist and founder of the company Adrien M & Claire B / Sherry Wong is a Bay Area based artist, researcher and the founder of the Icarus Salon

Tomorrow evening, Claire and Sherry will engage in a conversation about creative sustainability,
sharing their approaches as French and American artists

Join and engage in a dialogue tackling questions such as Can we use technology to inhabit the realm of poetic expression?

Come and celebrate artist Jean-Michel Othoniel for a dedication ceremony of his sculpture La Rose des Vents in Golden Gate Park!

The dedication ceremony, organized by thought provoking gallery 836M, will begin at 5 p.m. on September 15 with representatives from several divisions of city government in attendance including the Mayor’s Office, Recreation and Parks, Public Works, the Arts Commission and the Cultural Districts Program. Othoniel, the Consul General of France in San Francisco, as well as other dignitaries will also preside at the event.

For the first hour, attendees will be treated to a performance designed by internationally renowned choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. Titled Slow Show, the site-specific performance features an ensemble of 50 local performers and music by artist and deejay Eddie Ruscha, responding to the immediate context of the location through a series of intense, concentrated, and trance-like operations.

Private reception at the invitation of Consul General Frédéric Jung in honor of artist Jean-Michel Othoniel.

Othoniel created a monumental work of art called La Rose des Vents, which has been placed in front of the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

He is also the first artist to have a permanent installation in the Park of Versailles in over 300 years.

The Consulate General of France in San Francisco and Villa Albertine celebrate the dual opening of the exhibition In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis in both San Francisco and Oakland!

The international exhibition examines cultural trends in rapidly changing neighborhoods on the outskirts of major urban centers, namely Saint-Denis, Paris, and Oakland, California.

The Consulate General of France in San Francisco and Villa Albertine celebrate the dual opening of the exhibition In the Banlieues/Centering the Margin: Oakland/Saint-Denis in both San Francisco and Oakland!

The international exhibition examines cultural trends in rapidly changing neighborhoods on the outskirts of major urban centers, namely Saint-Denis, Paris, and Oakland, California.

Devoted to the future of opera for more than 50 years , Merola Opera Program is a leading opera training program for aspiring singers, pianists, and stage directors nurtuting the world’s finest young operatic talents.

On August 20, the Merola Opera Program's Summer Festival ends on a high note with the Merola Grand Finale. As the largest class in company history, the culmination of this season is monumental, setting the stage for the bright future that lies ahead.

Devoted to the future of opera for more than 50 years , Merola Opera Program is a leading opera training program for aspiring singers, pianists, and stage directors nurtuting the world’s finest young operatic talents.

Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)" performance will be a rare opportunity to see Merola's exciting 2022 participants performing full operatic roles!