(L’hiver dernier). In this starkly beautiful film, Johann (Vincent Rottiers) has inherited his father’s cattle farm, part of a rural collective in a mountainous area of central France. A young misfit, Johann is a man of few words, but we believe him when he says that this land, this life, is who he is and all he has. In a few swift strokes, director John Shank etches the intimacy and the scope of Johann’s spiritual connection to the earth. While comparisons to Terrence Malick are apt, Shank’s elegiac film is rooted in present-day economic (and emotional) realities that ultimately turn an idealist into an outcast. Judy Bloch
Written by Shank, Vincent Poymiro. Photographed by Hichame Alaouie, Antoine Parouty. With Vincent Rottiers, Anaïs Demoustier, Florence Loiret Caille. (103 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.
