{"id":5545375,"date":"2025-09-16T01:31:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=5545375"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:27:46","slug":"french-film-selection-at-the-48th-mill-valley-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-film-selection-at-the-48th-mill-valley-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"French Film Selection at the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Villa Albertine San Francisco is excited to co-present this year\u2019s French film selection at the 48<sup>th<\/sup> annual Mill Valley Film Festival. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognized worldwide for its dedication to cinematic excellence, MVFF48 presents yet another selection of dynamic new French films. Since 1978, the festival has established itself as a vital platform for discovering emerging filmmakers and viewing groundbreaking works, while also honoring the best independent and international cinema. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to join Villa Albertine San Francisco at the film\u2019s featured in this year\u2019s festival line-up to experience contemporary French cinema on the big screen. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Preview some of the selection below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recipient of this year\u2019s Palme d\u2019Or at Cannes, this revenge thriller blends complex moral dilemmas with dark humor, making for an unmissable West Coast premiere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) becomes convinced that Eghbal (Ebrahim Aziz) is the government security officer who once tortured him. When Eghbal insists he is mistaken, Vahid gathers fellow survivors to confront the man and test his identity. Drawing from his own experience of government persecution, Panahi delivers a work that is at once searingly critical of Iran\u2019s regime and disarmingly funny.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Private Life by Rebecca Zlotowski<\/strong>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster\u00a0stars as\u00a0Lilian Steiner, a psychiatrist\u00a0and amateur sleuth following the death of one of her long-time patients, Paula (Virginie Efira). Convinced that Paula\u2019s death by suicide is\u00a0in fact, a\u00a0murder, Lilian pursues her suspicions. However, nothing is straight forward in <em>A Private Life<\/em>, and\u00a0the audience is treated to a disarmingly delightful blend of genres as Lilian pursues the truth under the guidance of a hypnotist.\u00a0<br>The result is a\u00a0beguiling\u00a0mystery-drama with black comic turns, making it easy to see why this 2025 Cannes Film Festival entry received a 10-minute standing ovation.\u00a0<br><br><br><strong>Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater<\/strong>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Richard Linklater turns his eye to France in <em>Nouvelle Vague<\/em>, a luminous black-and-white homage to the birth of the French New Wave. The film transports us to Paris in 1959, where Jean-Luc Godard prepares to shoot <em>Breathless<\/em>. Guillaume Marbeck captures Godard with sharp wit, while Zoey Deutch shines as Jean Seberg in a radiant performance. Together, they embody the restlessness and passion of a movement that reshaped cinema forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Balancing playful dialogue, exquisite period detail, and the joy of artists on the cusp of invention, Linklater crafts both an affectionate tribute and a slyly comic re-creation. Experience this captivating artistic universe in the presence of actress Zoey Dutch.&nbsp; \u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summer Beats by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the US premiere of this new film from Studio Canal with the directors present!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When friends Sha\u00ef and Djeneba take jobs as camp counselors for the summer, what unfolds is story of friendship, identity, and growth.&nbsp; Themes of class, queerness, cultural tension, and resilience are explored with sensitivity and heart carried by a resonant soundtrack which captures the&nbsp;rhythm of belonging. Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret&nbsp;blend humor and emotion with a light touch that gracefully dances between genres and refuses to be contained in a single box.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Case 137 by Dominik Moll<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View&nbsp;the US premiere of a film which questions: who polices the police? &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>St\u00e9phanie (L\u00e9a Drucker), a dedicated member of France\u2019s internal affairs unit, will stop at nothing to&nbsp;uncover the brutal injury of an&nbsp;innocent man during a peaceful protest.&nbsp;Premiering &nbsp;in Cannes\u2019 prestigious Competition slate,&nbsp;<em>Case 137<\/em>&nbsp;unfolds like a taut procedural as St\u00e9phanie&nbsp;tracks down the&nbsp;perpetrators but Moll pushes the genre to explore an&nbsp;officer\u2019s realization of the limitations of her job as she&nbsp;is branded&nbsp;a traitor by her colleagues&nbsp;and faces the anger of &nbsp;the victim\u2019s family, who are&nbsp;eager&nbsp;for justice. Navigating an emotional minefield, Case 137&nbsp;measures the toll on those trying to make a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once Upon a Time in Gaza &nbsp;by Arab and Tarzan Nasser <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the US premiere of this winner of Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Director at Cannes.<br><br>While working at a falafel shop in Gaza, Yahya (Nader Abd Alhay) witnesses a terrible crime that alters the course of his life. Years later, he is unexpectedly selected by the Ministry of Culture to star in a TV series honoring martyrs and resistance heroes. As conflict simmers in the background, Yahya is handed real weapons, raising the stakes as the show becomes his chance to confront the figure responsible for the trauma of his past. With their third feature, twin Palestinian directors Tarzan and Arab Nasser deliver a darkly comic, politically sharp satire that critiques the cycles of violence shaping Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sir\u0101t by Oliver Laxe<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franco-Spanish director Laxe\u2019s&nbsp;fourth feature takes audiences on a mythical journey across southern Morocco. &nbsp;Luis (Sergi L\u00f3pez) searches for his daughter, who never returned from a desert rave and is joined by his son in a desperate hunt that becomes an existential quest. As they traverse the unforgiving Sahara, the characters grapple with life, death, and the inexplicable. Shot against the breathtaking desert landscape, <em>Sir\u0101t<\/em> is a hypnotic, award-winning work\u2014recipient of this year\u2019s Cannes Jury Prize\u2014that demands to be experienced on the big screen. &nbsp;<br><br>Witness this exceptional work at its west coast premiere in the presence of the director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Promised Sky by Erige Sehiri<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on her documentary background, Sehiri crafts a moving\u00a0drama portraying three young women from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u00a0living in Tunisia. When they take in an infant rescued from one of the many boats bound for Europe, their fragile stability is thrown into doubt. As Tunisia intensifies its crackdown on non-citizens, the roommates must navigate the constant threat of discovery while protecting a child who isn\u2019t theirs.\u00a0<br><br>Be among the first in North America to experience the premiere of a film that illuminates the precariousness of migration, solidarity, and survival with sensitivity and urgency.\u00a0<br><br><br><strong>The Love that Remains by Hlynur Palmason<\/strong>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>A marriage in slow collapse becomes the backdrop for this tender, oddball tragicomedy from Icelandic filmmaker <strong>Hlynur P\u00e1lmason<\/strong> (<em>Godland<\/em>). With a mix of intimacy and absurdity, he captures a family on the brink: a frustrated artist mother, an emotionally distant father, a restless teen, two unruly young brothers, and a scene-stealing dog. The Icelandic landscape looms large\u2014wild, beautiful, and unyielding\u2014echoing the family\u2019s quiet unraveling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This west coast premiere successfully balances raw honesty and playful invention with dreamlike fantasy. An aching piano score keeps the story slightly off kilter, just as life feels when love falters. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Calle Malaga by Maryam Touzani<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experience the West Coast premiere of&nbsp;Maryam Touzani\u2019s,&nbsp;<em>Calle M\u00e1laga<\/em>. Set against the vibrant streets of Tangier, the film follows Mar\u00eda \u00c1ngeles (Carmen Maura), the beating heart of her neighborhood, fiercely attached to her home of 40 years. When her financially challenged daughter&nbsp;resolve to sell the apartment, Mar\u00eda&nbsp;plans to reclaim the life, community, and memories she refuses to let go. Along the way, she is swept into unexpected romance, reminding viewers that joy, desire, and freedom cannot be bound by age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-written with Nabil Ayouch (Everybody Loves Touda), this funny and deeply touching film celebrates the right to happiness at any age.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information and tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/app.mvff.com\/browse?_gl=1*1cnr6a6*_ga*MTkwOTA1OTU5MS4xNzU1NjI4NDg1*_ga_4R6R4P9ZD9*czE3NTc5ODQ5ODAkbzkkZzEkdDE3NTc5ODUzNTMkajYwJGwwJGgw&amp;countryparam=France\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5545479,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[225],"app_event_type":[237,504,535],"class_list":["post-5545375","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-sf","app_event_type-festival","app_event_type-film-festival","app_event_type-premiere"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>French Film Selection at the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-film-selection-at-the-48th-mill-valley-film-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Film Selection at the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Villa Albertine San Francisco is excited to co-present this year\u2019s French film selection at the 48th annual Mill Valley Film Festival. &nbsp; Recognized worldwide for its dedication to cinematic excellence, MVFF48 presents yet another selection of dynamic new French films. 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