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A Secret - (French Cinema Day)
Presented by the SAN JOAQUIN FILM SOCIETY
www.SJIFF.org
FRENCH CINEMA DAY - August 30, 2009
A SECRET (Un Secret)
105 min | France | 2007 | Narrative Feature
Director: Claude Miller
- ABOUT THE FILM
Winner, American Grand Prize at Montreal World Film Festival, 2007
Winner, Csar Award for Julie Depardieu (Best Actress in a Supporting Role), 2008
Official Selection, Rendez-vous with French Cinema 2008, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York City (link)
Adapted from Philippe Grimbert`s celebrated autobiographical novel, SECRET (Simon and Schuster)
"A SECRET follows the saga of a Jewish family in post-World War II Paris. Franois, a solitary, imaginative child, invents for himself a brother as well as the storyof his parents past. But on his fifteenth birthday, he discovers a dark family secret that ties his familys history to the Holocaust and shatters his illusions forever. Before the war, his father, Maxime, was married to Hannah when he fell madly in love with Francoiss mother, Tania. As a young Jewish couple living in Nazi-occupied France, Maxime and Tania were compelled to make difficult choices tosurvive the war while Hannah (Sagnier) would make a decision that would change her lifeand that of her family forever."
Cast: Cecile de France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric
- ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The San Joaquin Film Society presents French Cinema Day, an SJFS Global Cinema Series, featuring new, celebrated, and award-winning works from French and international filmmakers sharing contemporary experiences, historical events, insightful perspectives and innovative creations.
French Film Day will: showcase the majestic cinematic novel "A Secret" by legendary French director Claude Miller; screen a rare collection of new and innovative short films from up-and-coming directors, featuring the Venice Film Festival-selected "Tony Zoreil" and the Csar Award-nominated "Last Illusions"; and close with a special presentation of the supremely-intelligent autobiographical Spotlight Film "The Beaches of Agns" the 2009 French Academy Award Best Documentary Film.
www.sjiff.org/fcd09
- ABOUT THE SJFS
The San Joaquin Film Society, Inc. (SJFS), home of the San Joaquin International Film Festival, celebrates cinema arts, multi-cultural appreciation, and global outreach through year-round productions of festivals, films, and educational programs. For 2009, in addition to the international film festival in May, SJFS launched an ambitious year of events that includes the 1st San Joaquin Children's Film Festival in January, the 1st California International Documentary Film Festival in October, year-round cinema programs, special events, and educational programs. SJFS is dedicated to celebrating the artistry, diversity, and power of filmmaking; and to bringing the world of cinema to the culturally-rich Central Valley audiences.
Official Website: www.sjiff.org
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LocationStockton Empire Theatre
1825 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95204
United States
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