The Witnesses - French film from André Téchiné February 1, 2008

Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre – 1572 California St., San Francisco, (415) 267-4893

Tickets are $9.75 for general admission and $7.75 seniors and children

Showtimes valid 2/1-7: Fri-Sun at 2:00 4:30 7:15 9:45; Mon-Thu at 4:30, 7:15, 9:45

Tickets available at: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and at theatre box office.



Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas – 2230 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, (510) 464-5980

Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 seniors and children

Showtimes valid 2/1-7: daily at 2:05 4:40 7:30 10:05

Tickets available at: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets and at theatre box office.



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Director André Téchiné’s (Wild Reeds) fast-paced and compelling story features a wonderful cast and fascinating characters, set in Paris in the mid-1980s, an era of sexual freedom. Recent parents Sarah (Emmanuelle Beart), a novelist, and Mehdi (Sami Bouajila), a vice cop, both sleep with other partners because, as Sarah says, otherwise she would feel imprisoned in their marriage. Enjoying a summer holiday at the seashore, Sarah invites her friend Adrien (Michel Blanc), a middle-aged doctor, who brings his handsome young protégé Manu (Johan Libereau). Surprisingly, Mehdi and Manu begin a passionate affair. But everything changes when a mysterious new disease appears. Acknowledging the reality of untimely death, the film nevertheless is strongly life-affirming. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2007; and opening night film at Frameline’s San Francisco International LGBT 2007 Film Festival.

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