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EatDrinkFilms and Food Day present a day of food-themed movies in San Francisco as part of the national FoodDay on Saturday, October 24.
Four feature length movies -- three San Francisco Premieres and a food classic-- will screen at the Roxie Theatre. The day will start with a free program of short films at the Exploratorium.
Each feature at the Roxie will be preceded by tastings from local food and/or beverage producers and a short film.
In Defense of Food
"What should I eat to be healthy?"
Cutting through confusion and busting myths and misconceptions, Michael Pollan shows how common sense and old-fashioned wisdom can help us rediscover the pleasures of eating and avoid the chronic ills so often associated with our modern diet. "Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Based on Pollan's best-selling book from the director of The Botany of Desire.
Director Michael Schwarz in person.
San Francisco Premiere
4pm -Roxie
El Somni (The Dream)
The Roca Brothers - a chef, a sommelier and a pastry chef - own Barcelona's El Celler de Can Roca, named the world's best restaurant. To celebrate they bring together musicians, poets, painters, composers, singers, and visual artists from around the world for a stunning dining experience that fuses art and cuisine.
San Francisco Premiere
7pm -Roxie
The Ways of Wine
A famous sommelier, Charlie Arturaola, arrives at the glamorous "Masters of Food and Wine" in Argentina. After having "traveled the world on a wine bottle," something unusual happens: he loses his palate. In order to recover it, the most important people of the wine world think he has to "wash" his palate with the best wines of the region.
San Francisco Premiere
9:15pm -Roxie
Babette's Feast
A French housekeeper (Stéphane Audran) with a mysterious past brings a quiet revolution to a little Scandinavian fishing village toward the end of the nineteenth century, in the form of an exquisite French meal --- from Potage a'la Tortue (Turtle Soup) to Caille en Sarcophage avec Sauce Perigourdine (Quail in Puff Pastry Shell with Foie Gras and Truffle Sauce), sparkling Veuve Clicquot and the finale -- Baba au Rhum avec les Figues (Rum Cake with Dried Figs). Gabriel Axel's Oscar-winning film, adapted from an Isak Dinesen story, is the ultimate film for food lovers.
Introduced by Gayle Pirie and John Clark of the Foreign Cinema restaurant. 1:15pm -Roxie
Celluloid Appetizers
A program of short films featuring Susan Rockefeller's Food for Thought, Food for Life and a selection of tasty cinematic bites at the Exploratorium. Films from Lexicon of Sustainability, Real Food Media, Pes and more. Just down the street from the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market.
Free Admission
11am- Exploratorium
The Schedule:
11am - Celluloid Appetizers (90 min.) Exploratorium
1:15pm - Babette's Feast (104 min. plus short and introduction) Roxie
4:00pm - In Defense of Food (107 min. plus short, introduction and Q&A) Roxie
7:00pm El Somni (The Dream) (82 min. plus short) Roxie
9:15pm The Ways of Wine (90 min. plus short) Roxie
Venues
Roxie Theatre, 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Exploratorium, Pier 15 (Embarcadero @ Green St.)
San Francisco, CA 94111
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LocationRoxie Theater (View)
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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