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50: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Golden movie, gilded party kick off festival's 50th year
The opening-night film for the golden anniversary? 'Golden Door,' of course. And then came the gala, where everybody glowed in a radiant light.
Ruthe Stein, Chronicle Senior Movie Writer
Saturday, April 28, 2007

“Partygoers plopped down on the grand staircase leading from the rotunda, not so much because they were tired but because it's a great place to people-watch. Everybody seemed to be bathed in a patina of gold. The special lighting was part of a theme marking the golden year -- even the linens were gold.”