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Tonight through Sunday night, Taiwan Film Days can be enjoyed in San Francisco at the Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema at 601 Van Ness Avenue. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society in conjunction with several agencies and offices from Taiwan and Taipei, the S.F. Film Society’s Fall Festival celebrates the best that contemporary Taiwanese cinema has to offer.
An array of documentaries, dramas, debut feature films, comedies and an Oscar entry comprise the seven films that unspool starting tonight.
The Festival kicks off Opening Night tonight at 6:30p.m. with the San Francisco premiere of the epic film “Cape No. 7”, the biggest box-office hit in the history of Taiwan cinema, which combines the tale of the rise of a rock band against the odds with a historic tale of love unrequited. “Cape No. 7” is an entry for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards, and is written and directed by Wei Te-sheng. “Cape No. 7” is in Mandarin and Japanese with English subtitles and runs two hours and nine minutes.
The film is followed at 9p.m. by an opening night party at the Bambuddha Lounge at 601 Eddy Street.
“Cape No. 7” has a repeat showing at 9:30p.m. tonight at the Opera Plaza Cinema.
Two other films have San Francisco premieres this weekend: “Yang Yang”, Cheng Yu-chieh’s drama about a half-Taiwanese, half-French competitive runner (premieres tomorrow at 9:30p.m.), and “No Puedo Vivir sin Ti”, Leon Dai’s drama based on a true story about a tug-of-war between a poor single father and the Taiwanese government for the custody of the man’s young daughter. “No Puedo Vivir sin Ti” premieres on Sunday at 6:15p.m.
Box office tickets can be purchased on a limited basis by calling 925-866-9559 or by faxing 925-866-9597. You can purchase tickets tonight on a rush-line basis at the Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema with cash only. Tickets are going very fast for this weekend’s films. Tickets may also still be available by clicking here.
Ticket prices: $12.50 general public, $10 SF Film Society members, $11 seniors, students, persons with disabilities. Opening Night film and party: $30 general public, $20 S.F. Film Society members
Taiwan Film Days is sponsored by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco, Taiwan’s Government Information Office, Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau, Landmark Cinemas, Hewlett-Packard, EVA Air, and Hilton Hotel San Francisco.
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