Maybe it's the sun, surf, and skin of the Riviera that has every member of the vacationing family at the center of Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's CÔTE D'AZUR thinking about sex. Or maybe it's the effect of the libido-enhancing shellfish that gave the film its original French title: CRUSTACÉS ET COQUILLAGES.

From the moment parents Marc and Béatrix slurp down their first holiday bivalves, to the disgust of teenagers Charly and Laura, taboos are broken and the limits of love are tested. Everyone except the suddenly uptight Marc starts seeking passion in unexpected arms - or heading into the shower for some steamy self-pleasuring when the arms they reach for don't reach back. When Marc gets fed up with Charly's long showers and pulls the plug on the hot water heater, things only get more complicated, especially for Marc.

Throw in Charly's cute gay friend Martin, Béatrix's conviction that the two are more than just friends, a secret lover, and a sexy plumber with a past, and you have all you need for farce à la Feydeau. And while Ducastel and Martineau let us have it, slamming doors and all, they also do much more.

In the midst of our national debate over who deserves to be a family and who gets to decide, these talented Frenchmen - who charmed past Festival audiences with the droll ADVENTURES OF FELIX and the heartwarming MY LIFE ON ICE - have brought us a film which proves that our families are ours to make. The only things that really matter are honesty, freedom of choice, and love.

But before our feature presentation, enjoy a silly cartoon, the new Frameline release, BIKINI.

Opening Night Gala
10:00 pm, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

After the premier of CÔTE D'AZUR, join us for our Opening Night Gala at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Enjoy a variety of elegant food, thirst-quenching elixirs, and mouth-watering desserts from our Gala Partners. You won't want to miss this effervescent Festival launch and unofficial bienvenue to LGBT Pride.