Films

LA PISCINE a film by Jacques Deray

Starring : Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin

Jean-Paul and Marianne spend lazy holidays at their villa in idyllic Southern France. However when Harry and his attractive young daughter Penelope show up, the dreamy summer days are suddenly filled with unspoken tension and jealousy. The shimmering swimming pool becomes the scene of a crime of passion.

Music by Michel Legrand, Screenplay by

ORPHÉE a film by Jean Cocteau

Starring : Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casarès, Marie Déa, Roger Blin, Juliette Greco

1950 | 91’ | B&W | OV French | Fantasy | DCP – Film restored in 2008
Subtitles : English, German, Finnish

Once again Jean Cocteau updates a classic to a compelling modern allegory. Jean Marais is Orpheus, a poet in search of inspiration. Marie Déa is radiant as Eurydice. María Casarès is Death, the imperious and seductive princess, whose glove-clad hand ripples though a mirror, leading Orpheus to another world.

“If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.” – Jean Cocteau

Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Classics, 2008

LE GENDARME DE SAINT-TROPEZ a film by Jean Girault

Starring : Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Geneviève Grad, Christian Marin

Following a promotion, Ludovic Cruchot, a strict State Trooper, leaves his provincial little village for Saint-Tro- pez. Nicole, his daughter, is overjoyed and doesn’t waste any time making lots of friends and causing even more problems for her father.

“… Louis de Funès is explosive, twirling and bellyaching for the pleasure of all his fans.” – Cécile Mury, Télérama, 2014

FILM D’AMORE E D’ANARCHIA a film by Lina Wertmüller

Starring : Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Eros Pagni

1930s, fascist Italy. Tunino, a young anarchist, is sent to assassinate Mussolini. Tunino’s contact in Rome arranges for him to stay at a brothel while preparing the assassination. Living in the company of prostitutes can be very distracting : love and politics do not always mix well.

Music by Nino Rota & Carlo Savina

Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor, 1973

Italian Film Journalists, Best New Actress, 1973

MIMI METALLURGICO, FERITO NELL’ ONORE a film by Lina Wertmüller

Starring : Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, and Turi Ferro

Mimi, a Sicilian, loses his job after voting against a Mafia candidate in a seemingly secret ballot. Leaving his wife behind he goes to Turin where he meets and moves in with Fiore, a communist street vendor. He works non-union jobs and once again comes to the Mafia’s attention. This time they’re impressed, promoting him to a supervisor’s job back in Sicily where he must juggle the complexities of his wife, his lover… and the Mafia.

“Mimi is one of the best films of this season.” The New York Times, 1974

Donatello Awards, Best Actor, 1972

Globo d’oro, Best Actor & Best New Actress, 1972

Italian Film Journalists, Best Actress & Best Actor, 1973

TUTTO A POSTO E NIENTE IN ORDINE a film by Lina Wertmüller

Starring: Luigi Diberti, Lina Polito, Nino Bignamini

1974. A group of immigrants from southern Italy live collectively in Milan’s suburbia. Along with sharing the house they also share their hopes and troubles while confronting the cruelty of modern living in Milan.

MEDEA a film by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Starring : Maria Callas, Laurent Terzieff, Massimo Girotti, Giuseppe Gentile

Pasolini electrifies the myth of Medea with a mixture of ritual theatre and social anthropology. Maria Callas is riveting in the title role as the deranged sorceress. Under Pasolini’s direction, the plight of colonised cultures is symbolised by Medea as she surrenders to the foreign intruder, betrays the secrets of her people and, in doing so, is driven to madness and murder.

Production Design by Dante Ferretti

Based on the play of the same name by Euripides

I CANNIBALI a film by Liliana Cavani

Starring : Britt Ekland, Pierre Clementi, Tomas Milian

A young couple in a totalitarian society transgress the law which forbids the burial of bodies murdered by the police, for being enemies of the State. Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, sets out to bury the dead in the name of pietas, setting an example of defiance for other young people.

Music by Ennio Morricone

Inspired by Sophocle’s play Antigone

LES PETROLEUSES a film by Christian-Jaque

Starring : Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale

It’s 1880 and in the French-speaking town of Bougival Junction deep in the heart of New Mexico, Frenchie King, alias Louise (Brigitte Bardot) and her gang of four women wage a tough battle against Maria (Claudia Cardinale) over rights to oil-rich land.

TANTE ZITA a film by Robert Enrico

Starring : Joanna Shimkus, Katrina Paxinou, Paul Crauchet, Suzanne Flon

Shaken by the suffering of her dying beloved Aunt, Annie spends an entire night wandering through the streets of pre-May 68’ Paris. Her nostalgic encounters – humorous, moving or philosophical – help her confront the realities of dying and the responsibilities of adulthood.

“The movie is a small, flawless gem, wise, fresh, fragile-hearted and haunting.”
The New York Times, 1968

PECCATO CHE SIA UNA CANAGLIA a film by Alessandro Blasetti

Starring : Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni

Young and beautiful Lina Stroppiani is a thief like the rest of her family. With the help of two friends she attempts to steal Paolo’s taxi. Little does she know of the conse- quences this will have.

“Inspired by Moravia’s novel, the film has the added advantage of throwing Sophia Loren into Marcello Mastroianni’s arms, under the watchful eye of Vittorio De Sica.” L’Humanité, 1997

Globo d’oro, Best Actor, 1955

LA COLLINA DEGLI STIVALI a film by Colizzi Giuseppe

Architect

She plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice, architecture means to provide services in connection with the creation of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their purpose.

LA BANDERA a film by Julien Duvivier

Starring : Jean Gabin, Anabella, Robert Le Vigan

1935 | 100’ | B&W | OV French | French classic | DCP – Film restored in 2006
Subtitles : English, German

Jean Gabin is unforgettable as a French Legionnaire relentlessly pursued by his criminal past – and a fellow soldier who seems to know a little too much about him… Sent to the frontline, the two men come to terms with their courage in the face of danger.

Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Classics, 2007

RUY BLAS a film by Pierre Billon

Starring : Jean Marais, Danielle Darrieux, Marcel Herrand

1947 | 93’ | B&W | OV French | French classic | DCP – Film restored in 2008
Subtitles : English, German

Don Salluste, exiled from Spain, plans his revenge on the Queen. He introduces Ruy Blas – a young student who is the spitting image of Salluste’s friend, Don Cesar – to the Queen. Soon Ruy Blas becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. But Salluste has not abandoned his plans for revenge.

Based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo

LES CHOUANS a film by Henri Calef

Starring : Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson, Marcel Herrand

1946 | 92’ | B&W | OV French | Historical drama | DCP – Film restored in 2008

1799. Breton peasants arm themselves for the return of the King and against the Republicans under the orders of Commander Hulot. Marie-Nathalie de Verneuil, an aristocrat, is sent by Joseph Fouché to seduce and capture their leader, the Marquis de Montauran, called ‘le Gars’. Corentin, a scrupulous, ambitious and capable constable, is meant to help her, but instead she falls in love with le Gars.

Music by Joseph Kosma, Screenplay by Charles Spaak

Adapted from the novel by Honoré de Balzac

SYLVIE ET LE FANTOME a film by Claude Autant-Lara

Starring : Odette Joyeux, François Périer, Pierre Larquey, Jacques Tati

1946 | 90’ | B&W | OV French | Comedy | DCP – Film restored in 2011

Sylvie is fascinated by the portrait of long dead Alain de Francigny. Upset when her father, Baron Eduard, is forced to sell the painting, the Baron hires an actor to appear as Alain’s ghost on the eve of Sylvie’s 16th birthday. Two admirers of Sylvie decide to also appear as ghosts. All this annoys the actual ghost of Alain de Francigny and he too makes an appearance.

UN PEU DE SOLEIL DANS L’EAU FROIDE a film by Jacques Deray

Nathalie, a married woman, meets Gilles, a brillaint but depressive journalist. They fall in love and she moves back to Paris with him. She cuts off all her ties to her old life in order to be with him and then discovers that her love for him is much greater than his for her.

Music by Michel Legrand

Adapted from the novel by Françoise Sagan

PETRUS a film by Marc Allégret

Starring : Fernandel, Simone Simon, Pierre Brasseur

1946 | 87’ | B&W | OV French | Police comedy | DCP – Film restored in 2007

Migo, a dancer at the cabaret Frou-Frou in Montmartre, shoots at her cheating lover, Rodrigue. She misses and accidentaly hits Petrus. He falls for Migo and tries by every means, including some less than legal, to make her happy.

Music by Joseph Kosma

“Max Douy’s dark decor makes the chiseled dialogue in this noir, vaudeville comedy wry and droll.” Guilemette Odicino, Télarama, 2009

LE MUR DE L’ATLANTIQUE a film by Marcel Camus

Starring : Bourvil, Sophie Desmarets, Peter McEnery, Jean Poiret

1944. Léon, an innkeeper in Normandy manages to stay clear of any political activity during the German Occu- pation. One day a British aviator shows up at his inn. Léon’s daughter falls in love with the British pilot and, just to complicate things, Léon finds himself caught up in a plot to assassinate Rommel.

Restored with the financial help of the CNC

LA HORSE a film by Pierre Granier-Deferre

Starring : Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey

Wealthy landowner, Auguste Maroilleur, discovers a package of heroin in a shack on his land. When he connects the drug dealers to his own grandson he decides not to take matters to the police, but to deal with the traffickers on his own terms, with his family.

Music by Serge Gainsbourg

HISTOIRE DE CHANTER a film by Gilles Granger

Starring : Luis Mariano, Arlette Merry, Noël Roquevert, Jacqueline Roman

1946 | 95’ | B&W | OV French | Musical comedy | DCP – Film restored in 2014

A handsome tenor uses his vocal talents to seduce as many women as possible, including the wife of a famous surgeon. Furious, the jealous husband preforms an in- credible surgical prowess: he switches the tenor’s vocal cords with those of a shop keeper. But now the shop keeper has an amazing voice – and soon he attracts the favours of the surgeon’s wife

Restored with the financial help of the CNC

BAGARRES a film by Henri Calef

Starring : Maria Casarès, Roger Pigaut, Jean Murat

1948 | 95’ | B&W | OV French | Drama | DCP – 4K Film restored in 2015

Carmelle, a beautiful farm servant, dreams of a better life. Following her poor lover’s advice, Jacques, she charms the elderly and rich farmer, Rabasse, becoming his mistress. When Rabasse suddenly dies Carmelle is named the beneficiary of his estate and becomes the object of desire by the men of the village.

Music by Joseph Kosma

Restored with the financial help of the CNC

CE SACRE GRAND-PERE a film by Jacques Poitrenaud

Starring : Michel Simon, Marie Dubois, Yves Lefevre

Jacques, accompanied by his wife, Marie, spends his summer vacation at his grandfather’s home. The mis- chievous old man realises that his grandson’s marriage is falling apart and he does everything he can to save it.

Music by Serge Gainsbourg

LA CHARRETTE FANTOME a film by Julien Duvivier

Starring : Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Louis Jouvet

1939 | 88’ | B&W | OV French | Classic | DCP – Film restored in 2006
Subtitles : English, German, Finnish

The creaking wheels of the phantom carriage ridden by Death himself – and driven for a year by the hapless man who dies at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve – provide the sinister backdrop for this rare French film. Pierre Fresnay is remarkable as hard-drinking tough guy, David, whose buddy Georges (the equally re- markable Louis Jouvet) haunts his nights as the ghostly carriage driver.

A highly successful remake of Swedish master Victor Sjöström’s silent classic (1920) of the same name.

LA CHARTREUSE DE PARME a film by Christian-Jaque

Starring : Renée Faure, Maria Casarès, Gérard Philipe

1947 | 166’ | B&W | OV French | French classic | DCP – Film restored in 2007
Subtitles : English, German

1815. Fabrizio’s soldiering dreams of glory are quickly dashed when Napoleon suffers defeat at Waterloo. Re- turning to Italy, the young idealist is branded a traitor and imprisoned. Gina, the Duchess Sanseverina becomes the Prime minister’s mistress in order to save Fabrizio from execution and gain his love. But Fabrizio is already in love with his jailer’s daughter, Clelia.

Based on the novel of the same name by Stendhal

Locarno Film Festival, Best Cinematography, 1948

L’ETERNEL RETOUR a film by Jean Delannoy

Starring : Jean Marais, Madeleine Solonge, Jean Murat

1943 | 115’ | B&W | OV French | French classic | DCP Film restored in 2008
Subtitles : English, German

A dramatic update of the Tristan and Isolde legend, scripted by Jean Cocteau, under the watchful eye of Nazi censorship. The legend is beautifully captured by the marvelously photogenic star-crossed lovers, with Tristan modernised by Jean Marais and Isolde by Madeleine Solonge. Set in an ancient castle overlooking the sea, the film has a timeless dreamlike quality which perfectly suits the myth.

Dialogues and story by Jean Cocteau

FELICIE NANTEUIL a film by Marc Allégret

Starring : Micheline Presle, Claude Dauphin, Louis Jourdan

1942 | 99’ | B&W | OV French | Drama | DCP – Film restored in 2009
Subtitles : English, German

During a school revue at which she gets to show off her singing talents, Félicie Nanteuil meets the well-known actor Aimé Cavalier, sent by the Odéon for a poetry reading. Félicie is a big fan of Cavalier and he admires her beauty. The actor persuades himself that the young woman has talent and gives her some lessons in diction, which turn out to be a pretext for her becoming his mistress.

Based on the novel of the same name by Anatole France

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