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'The Wages of Fear,' by French Master of Suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot, Opens an Exclusive San Francisco Engagement in 35 mm June 8 at SF Film Society Cinema
One of Cinema’s Darkest, Most Tension-Filled Works Features Extended Suspense Sequences That Are Among the Greatest in the Movies
5/17/2012
A new 35 mm print of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur, France/Italy 1953)—a riveting study of desperation, existential despair, fraternal bonding and corporate greed all wrapped up in a gritty action movie—opens an exclusive San Francisco engagement June 8 at San Francisco Film Society Cinema (1746 Post Street).
In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense and the winner of the 1953 Cannes Palme d’Or. This new print was created from a complete HD digital restoration completed by the Criterion Collection. Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi. Photographed by Armand Thirard With Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck. In French with subtitles. 147 min. Distributed by Janus Films.
Watch the trailer here.
Showtimes 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 pm
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens May 23 online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
To request screeners contact bproctor@sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
At SF Film Society Cinema, the stylish state-of-the art theater located in the New People building at 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan) in Japantown, the San Francisco Film Society offers its acclaimed exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events on a daily year-round basis. For complete up-to-date information on all SFFS Cinema programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org/cinema.
More upcoming San Francisco Film Society programs
Opening May 18: Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle and Le Rayon Vert (Summer)
Opening May 25: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Opening June 1: Hide Away
June 2 only: An Evening of Wholphin Love
Eight consecutive Saturdays June 2–July 21: The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Opening June 15: The Woman in the Fifth An unsettling thriller adapted from Douglas Kennedy’s international bestseller.
June 21: Master Class: The Politics of the Cutting Room Floor
Opening June 22: Found Memories Júlia Murat’s disarming meditation on memory, aging and letting go of the past, was a hit at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival.
June 22–July 8: KinoTek: Adriane Colburn: Ways, Points and Means In this installation, Colburn presents the sea as a persistently foreign body, an overlooked wilderness that one attempts to comprehend through navigational technologies, optics and cartography.
Opening June 29: Corpo Celeste Alice Rohrwacher’s assured first feature mixes neo-realism with a touch of Buñuelian satire.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents more than 100 classes and workshops annually. Through Filmmaker360, the Film Society’s filmmaker services program, essential creative and business services and funding totaling millions of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense and the winner of the 1953 Cannes Palme d’Or. This new print was created from a complete HD digital restoration completed by the Criterion Collection. Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi. Photographed by Armand Thirard With Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck. In French with subtitles. 147 min. Distributed by Janus Films.
Watch the trailer here.
Showtimes 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 pm
Tickets $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office opens May 23 online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
To request screeners contact bproctor@sffs.org.
For photos and press materials visit sffs.org/pressdownloads.
At SF Film Society Cinema, the stylish state-of-the art theater located in the New People building at 1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan) in Japantown, the San Francisco Film Society offers its acclaimed exhibition, education and filmmaker services programs and events on a daily year-round basis. For complete up-to-date information on all SFFS Cinema programming, including buying tickets, visit sffs.org/cinema.
More upcoming San Francisco Film Society programs
Opening May 18: Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle and Le Rayon Vert (Summer)
Opening May 25: Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Opening June 1: Hide Away
June 2 only: An Evening of Wholphin Love
Eight consecutive Saturdays June 2–July 21: The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Opening June 15: The Woman in the Fifth An unsettling thriller adapted from Douglas Kennedy’s international bestseller.
June 21: Master Class: The Politics of the Cutting Room Floor
Opening June 22: Found Memories Júlia Murat’s disarming meditation on memory, aging and letting go of the past, was a hit at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival.
June 22–July 8: KinoTek: Adriane Colburn: Ways, Points and Means In this installation, Colburn presents the sea as a persistently foreign body, an overlooked wilderness that one attempts to comprehend through navigational technologies, optics and cartography.
Opening June 29: Corpo Celeste Alice Rohrwacher’s assured first feature mixes neo-realism with a touch of Buñuelian satire.
San Francisco Film Society
Building on a legacy of more than 50 years of bringing the best in world cinema to the Bay Area, the San Francisco Film Society is a national leader in exhibition, education and filmmaker services.
The Film Society presents 365 days of exhibition each year, reaching a total audience of 130,000 people. Its acclaimed education program introduces international, independent and documentary cinema and media literacy to more than 15,000 teachers and students and presents more than 100 classes and workshops annually. Through Filmmaker360, the Film Society’s filmmaker services program, essential creative and business services and funding totaling millions of dollars are provided to deserving filmmakers of all levels.
The Film Society seeks to elevate all aspects of film culture, offering a wide range of activities that engage emotions, inspire action, change perceptions and advance knowledge. A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, it is largely donor and member supported. Patronage and membership provides discounted prices, access to grants and residencies, private events and a wealth of other benefits.
For more information visit sffs.org.
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