Welcome to the Palo Alto French Cineclub

FRIENDS

The Roxie cinema in San Francisco is showing an interesting French movie, by Julie Gavras, the daughter of Constantin Costa-Gavras. Here is the info, if you want to go check it out.

Blame it on Fidel!

Caught up in the political revolution sweeping France in the early 1970s, Fernando (Stefano Accorsi) and Marie (Julie Depardieu) reject the comforts of their bourgeois life and dedicate themselves full time to radical activism. This comes as a shock to their precocious nine year-old daughter, Anna (Nina Kervel), who struggles to understand her parents’ newfound ideals. Brilliantly told from Anna’s perspective, this critically acclaimed film by Julie Gavras captures the coming-of-age moment when children realize the contradictions of adulthood and have to make their own choices.

“Julie Gavras’s wonderful film, “Blame It on Fidel,” is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a French-Spanish family through the eyes of a smart, willful child. As the daily life of 9-year-old Anna (Nina Kervel) is drastically revised after her parents, Fernando and Marie de la Mesa, suddenly become radicals, she resists change with the ferocious determination of a youngster who is told that she must part with her favorite toys.” –Stephen Holden, NY Times

Fri, Nov. 9th – Thr, Nov. 15th
Nightly at 7:00 & 9:00
plus Sat, Sun & Wed at (2:00) & 4:30

Roxie Film Center at New College
3117 16th (at Valencia)
415-863-1087

SAISON AUTOMNE 2007

La nouvelle saison va commencer mercredi 12 septembre 2007. Cette saison comportera quatre films recents et deux films classiques. Comme toujours, notre but est de partager avec vous notre passion pour le septième art.
» Nos portes ouvrent à 19h, nous vous accueillons avec des bonnes patisseries, du café, et parfois quelques surprises délicieuses.

Nous nous réjouissons de vous retrouver pour cette nouvelle saison,

L'Équipe du CinéClub.

» Programme de la saison

FALL SEASON 2007

The fall season 2007 starts on September 12th, at 7:30pm. We will show six films between September 12th and December 5th, four recent movies and two classic movies. » Movies take place on Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Palo Alto Art Center.
» Drinks and pastries are served at 7:00, so come on early to enjoy a cup of coffee and a pastry with us.

We look forward to seeing you,

The volunteer team

» Upcoming season schedule

Dans la presse

» Mars 2006: "Hommage à Jacques Brel au French Cinéclub de Palo Alto" sur CitizenValley.org.
» Decembre 2005: "Le French Cineclub de Palo Alto finit la saison en beaute" sur CitizenValley.org.

About this website

Details about the ongoing season can be found on our movie season web page. This page will also help you know more about the organization of the Club and the volunteer team, its values, how you can help and many more interesting things you have always wanted to know without daring to ask. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.