Ciné-reel: An Exchange Between Cinematheques

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All day
6pm	18:00 The Small Back Room 18:00 Emilia Pérez \| Theatrical Release
8pm	20:15 Mars Express 20:30 The Teachers’ Lounge \| Theatrical Release

For the 2018 France-Israel Season, we are delighted to present, in partnership with the Institut français, Ciné-reel, an exchange programme between 4 French cinematheques - Cinémathèque de Toulouse, Institut Jean Vigo in Perpignan, Cinémathèque de Nice and Cinémathèque de Grenoble – and four Israeli cinematheques - Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Holon and Haifa.

The Cinémathèque de Toulouse is taking the lead for the French part, organising this operation alongside the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

This project will happen in two stages: the presentation of a French cinema programme in Israel in October 2018 and a programme of Israeli films in French cinemas in November 2018 to end the Season.

For this first part of the exchange in Israel, Ciné-reel aims to share the wealth and diversity of the collections kept in the four French cinematheques that are partners of the project. The priority will be given to discovering French cinema that is little known abroad. Within the selection chosen by the French film programmers, major films that are part of France’s heritage will obviously be shown but a large share of the programme will be given over to more recent and unexpected works.

Opening Event

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Franck Lubet La Cinémathèque de Toulouse

The Prayer

Dir.: Cédric Kahn

| 107 minutes

Thomas is sent to a Catholic rehabilitation center in the alps. In time, he feels God’s spirit, but events interfere and set him at a crossroads. A humanistic, powerful film by esteemed French director Cédric Kahn.

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Guillaume Poulet Cinémathèque de la Ville de Nice

À propos de Nice + L’Atalante

111 minutes

À propos de Nice - Jean Vigo’s first cinematographic work, a visually powerful piece filmed in just one day, presents a perspective of the city between the two wars / L’Atalante - An adventurous young girl marries the captain of the “Atalante”. Shortly after boarding, the bride’s bouquet falls and drifts away by the tide. An uncannily sensitive ode to mad love and the most accomplished work of Jean Vigo.

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Guillaume Poulet Cinémathèque de la Ville de Nice

Luna

Dir.: Elsa Diringer

| 87 minutes

The story of a young girl searching for independence. This is a solar journey of discovery, a passionate chronicle of youth, with a female character that will stay in your minds and hearts long after the lights turn on.

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Frédéric Borgia Institut Jean Vigo

Remorques

Dir.: Jean Gremillon

| 91 minutes

Andre Laurent is a tug boat captain whose wife Yvonne is terminally ill. On a routine rescue mission, he meets and falls in love with the wife of the captain of the rescued ship.... A cinematic masterpiece starring Jean Gabin.

Screening in the presence of the directors, Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu

L’amour est un crime parfait

Dir.: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu

| 111 minutes

After spending a night with one of his students, Marc learns that she has gone missing. He is warned not to talk to anyone about it, but the rumors spread like fire.

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Franck Lubet La Cinémathèque de Toulouse

La Campagne de Cicéron

Dir.: Jacques Davila

| 110 minutes

After an argument with his girlfriend, Christian, an out of work actor, decides to go visit his friend Nathalie. But when she falls in love with another man, Christian has to find a new safe haven.

Jacques Rivette – Three Short Films

Dir.: Jacques Rivette

| 100 minutes

The first three shorts by Jacques Rivette. An opportunity to discover these “apprenticeship films”, as they were called by their creator, that bear witness to his budding artistic engagement.

Animation Programme

| 68 minutes

Animated films are given pride of place in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region: from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the world’s biggest animated film festival, to renowned schools including La Poudriere in Valence, every form of animation is produced and recognized here.

Opening remarks (in Eng.): Franck Lubet La Cinémathèque de Toulouse. Screening will be accompanied by live music performed by Rodica Foighelman.

The Woman He Scorned

Dir.: Paul Czinner

| 92 minutes

John, a lighthouse keeper, saves a prostitute from gambler Maxim. The two marry, but John cannot forget her past. When Maxim reappears in their lives, thing becomes even more complicated. A dense and intense drama, where the conflict between men and woman is one of life and death.

21 Nights with Pattie

Dir.: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu

| 115 minutes

Caroline returns to her mother’s sleepy town to organize her mother’s funeral. There she meets Pattie who worked as her mother’s housekeeper, and who doesn’t seem to notice Caroline’s discomfort. A sweeping, original, and beautiful film about finding oneself.

L’Affaire des divisions Morituri

Dir.: F.J. Ossang

| 81 minutes

An accountant is questioned by the police about cases of prostitution and gladiatorial fights, in a world in which young people choose to turn their backs on the bourgeoisie and flirt with death. A unique French punk film.

Filmer les Pyrénées

Dir.: Clémentine Carrié

| 52 minutes

The Pyrenees Mountains have frequently been filmed since the turn of the 20th century. These films, many of which are kept at the Institut Jean Vigo and the Cinémathèque de Toulouse, tell the tale of a changing geography. The director poetically conveys how people have given these mountains meaning.

Sunday | 24.11.24

Ciné-reel: An Exchange Between Cinematheques

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