(Les chants de Mandrin). Subversion takes many forms in this unblushingly partisan film, set in eighteenth-century France three decades before the Revolution. Renowned smuggler Louis Mandrin, who campaigned against the unjust tax system of France’s ancien régime, has recently been tortured and executed. His defiance, however, lives on. An organized band of “Mandrins” guard an illegal market in the countryside, as the peddler touts “the sad life of Mandrin, songs in four volumes, a framework for the republic…” Smugglers’ Songs depicts, realistically yet with humor, hardening resistance in the face of oppression, and the strong role literacy played in inciting social change. Pamela Tro
Written by Ameur-Zaïmeche. Photographed by Irina Lubtchansky. With Jacques Nolot, Christian Milia- Darmezin, Kenji Levan, Ameur- Zaïmeche. (97 mins)
55th San Francisco International Film Festival @ BAM/PFA
BAM/PFA is honored to once again be the exclusive East Bay venue for the San Francisco International Film Festival. Join us for forty-two films—features, shorts, documentaries, experimental films—from over thirty countries. We expect additional filmmakers and other special guests in person: go to bampfa.berkeley.edu for the latest updates.
Special Pricing
BAM/PFA members, San Francisco Film Society members, UC Berkeley students: $11
General admission: $13
Non-UC Berkeley students, seniors, and disabled persons: $12
Please note that our second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable, and may not be exchanged. CineVouchers may not be redeemed in person at the PFA Theater.
