wild@sun.uucp (Will Doherty) (06/12/85)
Since there has been so much excitement generated by the New England Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, I thought people might want to hear about what's happening out West as well. From June 21 to 30, the Castro and Roxie Theaters will present the 9th San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The L+G Pride Celebration takes place in San Jose on June 23 and in SF on June 30. Tickets for the film showings are available in advance from: Frameline PO Box 14792 San Francisco, CA 94114 Festival Pass for $40. Series Ticket $25 for 6 screenings. Here is the program (abridged): _________________________________________________________________ Friday June 21 Castro Theater 6:30pm Reception ($20 includes Novembermoon) 7:30pm Novembermoon ($5) from the Federal Republic of Germany. 1984. First German film to deal with touchy situation of German occupation of France and French collaboration. Story of young German Jewess, November Messing, pursued by Nazis, who escapes to Paris where Ferial, her lover, hides her at great risk. 10pm Pink Narcissus ($5) USA. 1971. Dream-like film that hovers between underground cinema and gay porn. Includes teenage hero and urinal scene. _________________________________________________________________ Saturday June 22 Castro Theater Noon Festival Shorts ($3) 1:30pm Choosing Children ($3) USA. 1984. Film about lesbians (and one gay man) raising children. Breaking the Silence Great Britain. 1985. Film about lesbians and child custody battles. 4pm The Times of Harvey Milk ($3) USA. 1984. Story of l+g rights leader Harvey Milk and that crazy fireman pig who assassinated him and Mayor Moscone of SF in City Hall. 6pm Broken Mirrors ($5) The Netherlands. 1984. A Hitchcock-style thriller told from a feminist point of view. 8pm A Man Like Eva. Federal Republic of Germany. 1983. Depiction of Rainer Warner Fassbinder (alias EVA) who, in production of his version of "Camille," abuses the cast members and crew. 10pm Tricia's Wedding ($5) Elevators Girls in Bondage Films made by the Cockettes, a flamboyant SF theater troupe of the early 70s. Includes casual nudity, gender-fuck drag, and politicommentary. _________________________________________________________________ Sunday June 23 Castro Theater 1pm Before Stonewall ($3) USA. 1984. The homosexual experience from the 20s to the 50s. 3pm Depart to Arrive ($3) Federal Republic of Germany. 1982. The story of Anna, who reminisces about a year-long love affair with Regine. 5pm More and More Love ($5) Japan. 1984. Story of a gay actor, family problems, a mistaken case of AIDS, and a suicide. 7pm Seduction: The Cruel Woman ($5) Federal Republic of Germany. 1985. The story of Wanda, who runs a lesbian S/M brothel. Bondage Federal Republic of Germany. 1984. An interview with Carol, a lesbian S/M person from NY. 10pm Naughty Boys ($5) The Netherlands. 1983. Mini-dramas in the middle of the night in an English manor. _________________________________________________________________ Monday June 24 Castro Theater 6pm Angelic Conversations ($5) Great Britain. 1984. A experimental film about a gay male love affair with a dream landscape. 7:30pm Silent Pioneers ($5, $15 for reception with filmmakers) USA. 1985. Story of elderly lesbians and gays. 10pm The Leather Boys ($5) Great Britain. 1964. Story of man whose relationship with his wife sours; meanwhile, he encounters the sexuality of his best friend. _________________________________________________________________ Tuesday June 25 Roxie Cinema 6pm The L-Shaped Room ($4.50) Great Britain. 1962. Story of a young pregnant woman who moves into a seamy London rooming house. 8:30pm Horror Vacui--The Fear of Emptiness Federal Republic of Germany. 1984. Story of young student Frank who falls in with the cult of Madame C. His lover Hannes attempts to help him without success. 10:30pm Luminous Procuress ($4.50) USA. 1971. Another film starring the Cockettes with a Pandora leading two innocents through a dream world labyrinth. _________________________________________________________________ Wednesday June 26 Roxie Cinema 6pm Behind Glass ($4.50) The Netherlands. 1981. A sophisticated radio reporter, a window washer, and the problems in their relationship. 8pm A Taste of Honey ($4.50) Great Britain. 1961. Story of Jo, a young woman deserted and pregnant by a sailor, who sets up house with a gay man she picks up at a carnival. 10:30pm Paso Doble ($4.50) Federal Republic of Germany. 1983. Story of a family's annual summer vacation in Spain, only this year the mother makes it with her Iranian masseur and the father discovers his attraction for a young waiter. _________________________________________________________________ Thursday June 27 Roxie Cinema 6pm Paul Cadmus: Enfant Terrible at 80 ($4.50) USA. 1984. Story of his life and art. 8pm Domestic Bliss ($4.50) Great Britain. 1984. The story of Emma and Diana, desperately trying to spend some time together but plagued by a variety of distractions. 10pm Victim ($4.50) Great Britain. 1961. Story of blackmail of middle-class barrister who won't give in. _________________________________________________________________ Friday June 28 Roxie Cinema 6pm, Erotic in Nature ($4.50) 8pm, + USA. 1985. 10pm Lesbian erotic tryst in the woods, followed by selected lesbian erotic shorts. Mid- Gay Male Erotic Shorts ($4.50) night From the 1985 SF Gay Video Festival. _________________________________________________________________ Saturday June 29 Roxie Cinema 11am AIDS: Chapter I (Free) USA. 1985. AIDS: Portrait of an Epidemic USA. 1984. For Our Lives USA. 1:30pm Blauer Dunst (Blue Smoke) ($2.50) Federal Republic of Germany. 1984. Silent dark moddy film with petty theives, gay lovers, lesbian lust, waterfront bars, and murder. 3:30pm Documenting a Community: A Public Forum (Free) Vito Russo moderates a discussion on documenting the history and culture of the l+g community. 6pm Depart to Arrive ($4.50) [See 6/23] 8pm Broken Mirrors ($4.50) [See 6/22] 10pm More and More Love ($4.50) [See 6/23] Mid- Pink Narcissus ($4.50) night [See 6/21] _________________________________________________________________ Sunday June 30 Roxie Cinema 6pm Naughty Boys ($4.50) [See 6/23] 8pm November Moon ($4.50) [See 6/21] 10pm Seduction: The Cruel Woman ($4.50) [See 6/23] _________________________________________________________________ Will Doherty [ucbvax|seismo|etc]!sun!oscar!wild