Roxie Cinema

Schedule

Tuesday, May 17 - Thursday, May 19

Presented by the Irish Arts Foundation and the Film Arts Foundation, The San Francisco Irish Film Festival will feature new Irish cinema to the Bay Area and celebrate Irish short film which is fast becoming a dominant art form in Ireland. In 2004, 21 films were produced in Ireland, creating 6,000 jobs and netting the Irish economy over 130 million (euro). Some of this success was due to the Irish Film Board which invested 11 million (euro) in development grants. This year, over 14 million (euro) will be invested. The films on tap serve as an example of how Ireland has taken capital earned from its high tech economic success and reinvested in the movie industry - creating a new breed of Irish Film markers which are pushing the limits of movie making in the same way as previous generations have pushed the limits of literature. Log onto the complete Film Schedule & Descriptions now!

Friday, May 20 - Thursday, May 26
Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15 Wed, Sat.& Sun. mats at (2:00) & 4:30
Fri, May 20 @ 7:00pm ONLY! No show Tues. May 24

Le Grand Voyage

A few weeks before his college entrance exams, Réda (Nicolas Cazale), a young man who lives in the south of France, finds himself obligated to drive his father to Mecca. The wide cultural and generational gap between the two is worsened by their lack of communication. Réda finds it hard to accommodate his father, who demands respect for himself and his pilgrimage. From France, through Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan to Saudi Arabia, the two embark on a road trip that will change their lives. Written & Directed by Ismaël Ferrouhki. With Nicolas Cazalé & Mohamed Majd. For more info, log onto FilmMovement.com. France/Morocco. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Runningtime: 108 mins. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 & 9:15 Wed, Sat.& Sun. mats at (2:00) & 4:30. Fri, May 20 @ 7:00pm ONLY! No show Tues. May 24

"Remarkable" -- Jonathan Curiel, SF Chronicle.
"The final scenes, shot amid a throng of Mecca pilgrims, have a near hallucinatory charge." -- Dennis Lim, Village Voice
" This movie is why we watch foreign films."
-- Eric Hanson, Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune.
"A rare and intimate cinematic view of pilgrimage to Mecca."
-- Chantal Guy, La Presse.

ALSO SHOWING
Friday, May 20 - Thursday, May 26
Nightly at 6:15, 8:00 & 9:45. Additional Sat., & Sun. matinees at (2:00) & 4:00.
Friday, May 20 @ 5:00 & 9:15.

Girl Play

When Gabriel (Dom Deluise) casts Robin and Lacie to play lesbian lovers in his latest production, he unwittingly sets in motion a true life lesbian drama. Robin is in a lesbian marriage of six years, while Lacie prefers to play the field. But as rehearsals progress, the two women find themselves drawing closer and closer. At the same time, they each have nagging doubts as to whether their attraction is real or just acting. After the first night ’s successful performance, their emotional dams finally burst . . . Director: Lee Friedlander With Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom Deluise, Katherine Randolph, Lauren Maher. For much more info, log onto girlplaymovie.com. View the Trailer now! Runningtime: 80 Minutes. Showtimes: Nightly at 6:15, 8:00 & 9:45. Additional Sat., & Sun. matinees at (2:00) & 4:00. Friday, May 20 @ 5:00 & 9:15.

WINNER!
Outstanding Lesbian Narrative Feature Film - Outfest
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film, shared by lead actresses Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon - Outfest
Audience Award Best Feature Film - Santa Barbara Gay and Lesbian Film Festival JURY AWARD!
Best Women's Feature Film - Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

"The characterizations are realistic and honest. An admirable film."
-- Ned Martel, The New York Times
"Exceedingly likeable, smart and funny [lead actresses]. A winning comedy." -- Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter
"Funny, smart and sexy. An engaging piece of work."
-- Ken Fox, TV Guide
"Girl Play is vivacious, sexy, clever and neurotic. One of the best 80 minutes you could spend with a crowd this year!"
-- Diane Anderson-Minshall, Curve Magazine
"One of the funniest and most poignant lesbian films to come along in years." -- Jenny Stewart, Planetout
"Refreshingly original, intelligent, and funny, Girl Play is, without a doubt, one of the best lesbian feature films to hit the screen in years." -- Amy Schwartz, Image Out Film Festival
"Whether you’re gay or straight, man or woman, everyone can relate to the lives and loves of these characters. A must see!" -- David Stern, Publisher -- IN Magazine

Friday, May 20

I came across this quote from Jean Renoir a few months ago in Film Comment magazine (thanks, Kent Jones!): “Reality is always magic.” Eureka! A documentary film festival tagline if I ever heard one. So that’s what we went looking for—that place where magic and reality meet head-on: a whale bone found buried under a Toronto street; a nut museum in Connecticut; a mine museum in Cambodia; the mysteries of old snapshots; a 15-year-old Southern Baptist sex education activist from Lubbock, TX; kids who feel no pain; a homemade machine called the Forevertron; Elvis impersonators and statues of Buddha; refrigerator poetry and Christian rock. And so we present the fourth San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, ten days of reality, magic and everything in between. - Tod Booth.
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