Well this first one is a stretch, but I had the good fortune to go to see Bill Irwin's adaptation of Molière's play
Les fourberies de Scapin, entitled
Scapin at ACT in San Francisco last night, and highly recommend it if you aren't afraid of physical comedy, clowns, and modern adaptations of 17th century French drama. As someone who grew up seeing Bill Irwin (Scapin) and Geoff Hoyle (Geronte), in the
Pickle Family Circus in the 1970s and 80s, it is always a treat to see them perform (and to live across from their original rehearsal space!). It is playing through October 17 at the Geary Theater.
Also coming up in late October is
French Cinema Now, a weeklong festival of new French film sponsored by the SF Film Society. Tickets are on sale now, and the films featured include:
Two in the Wave (2009)
about Truffaut and Godard
Copie conforme (2010)
by Abbas Kiarostami with Juliette Binoche
and
Copacabana (2010) by Marc Fitoussi with Isabelle Huppert
all photos taken from the SFIFF webpage.
Tickets for both Scapin and French Cinema Now will probably sell out, so get them now!
