SFIFF, 4/28.

Hirokazu Kore-eda's Hana [site] screens at the San Francisco International Film Festival today, Wednesday and next Saturday, and just up is Cathleen Rountree's talk with the director she feels "should be considered one of Japan's Living Treasures."

"Emanuele Crialese's on-stage ebullience at the opening night screening of Nuovomondo (Golden Door) helped kickstart the celebratory spirit of SFIFF50," writes Michael Guillén. "I asked him to speak to his creative decision to present this immigrant dream so literally that it veered into the surreal."

For further exploration of the festival's history as well as for video, photos and recommendations on what to catch through May 10, another starting point, besides the SFIFF site itself, is the San Francisco Chronicle's special section.

Posted by dwhudson at April 28, 2007 2:31 PM