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QUELLE COMÉDIE ! CHARLIE CHAPLIN BUSTER KEATON HAROLD LLOYD CINÉMA • VISITES 16 JUIN 2021 — 17 JUIL. 2021 Programmation D QUELLE COMÉDIE ! CINÉMA • VISITES CHARLIE CHAPLIN 16 JUIN 2021 — 17 JUIL. 2021 BUSTER KEATON HAROLD LLOYD Programmation de films muets en ciné-concert, Centre de recherche, Galerie des collections, Visites guidées, Galerie des appareils Café, Librairie 1 PROGRAMME PROGRAMME ÉDITORIAL 16 JUIN 2021 - 17 JUIL. 2021 La Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé présente « Quelle comédie ! », un cycle dédié à Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton et Harold Lloyd, dont le génie burlesque continue de faire rire les spectateurs du monde entier. Composée de leurs longs métrages les plus fameux (The Gold Rush, 1925, Safety Last!, 1923, ou encore Our Hospitality, 1923) ainsi que de plu- sieurs séances de courts métrages, la programmation ravira petits et grands. Le thème de la mer revient régulièrement (Steamboat Bill Jr., 1928 ou A Sailor-Made Man, 1921), préparant en douceur l’arrivée des vacances d’été. En parallèle, une exposition met toujours à l’honneur l’illustrateur de cinéma Yves Thos, qui a notamment signé les affiches des films Il bidone, Les Dents du diable, La Femme et le Pantin ou encore Spartacus. Au début de sa carrière, il travaille pour le Consortium des Arts Publicitaires puis Pilote Publicité, deux sociétés qui collaborent étroi- tement avec Pathé. La Fondation expose principalement des affiches, des maquettes et des documents personnels de l’artiste. Guillaume Boulangé et Christian Rolot, commis- saires de l’exposition et auteurs d’une monographie consacrée à Yves Thos, proposent une visite commentée exceptionnelle, suivie d’une présentation de Marie-Octobre (1959) de Julien Duvivier le 22 juin. Ce mois-ci, nous poursuivons également notre série de projections en lien avec la parution d’ouvrages de cinéma. Autour de la Roue et Autour de Napoléon sont ainsi intro- duits par Elodie Tamayo et suivis d’une signature de son livre Abel Gance, Charles Pathé, Correspondance (1918-1955) publié chez Gallimard. Manon Billaut accompagne la sortie de André Antoine au cinéma. Une méthode expérimentale aux éditions Mimésis avec une projection de L'Arlésienne. Enfin, la Cinémathèque16 dévoile une copie rare en 16 mm de Raymond ne veut plus de femmes (1925) de Paul Iribe et Frank Urson. L’activité jeune public continue quant à elle avec le ciné-spectacle « La Lanterne fait son cirque ». Fin août, la Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé rouvrira avec un cycle Julien Duvivier et une exposition Autour d'Eiffel, en lien avec la sortie du film de Martin Bourboulon, Eiffel, le 25 août. L’équipe de la Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé 1 YVES THOS, GALERIE AFFICHISTE DE CINÉMA DES COLLECTIONS JUSQU'AU 17 JUIL. 2021 Fameux illustrateur de cinéma, Yves Thos a créé les affiches de La dolce vita, du Capitan, des Dents du diable, de La Femme et le Pantin, d'Il bidone ou encore de Spartacus. À partir du milieu des années 1950, qui marquent le début de sa carrière, jusqu’aux années 1980, il exprime à travers ses créations un certain esprit du cinéma. Ses talents de portrai- tiste popularisent les visages de vedettes internationales. Il illustre aussi bien des comédies que des films d’action, des intrigues policières que des fresques historiques ainsi que des péplums ou des films de capes et d’épées. « On faisait souvent appel à moi pour des films qui bougent », déclarait-il à Guillaume Boulangé et Christian Rolot, qui viennent de lui consacrer une monographie. Dire l’essentiel à travers une expression, en choisissant quelques éléments du film, synthétiser le sujet en mettant en valeur les personnages par un jeu d’échelle : Yves Thos crée des compositions fortes au service d’un marketing publicitaire de plus en plus exigeant. Dans les premières années de sa carrière, il est embauché par Publidécor, le Consortium des Arts Publicitaires puis par Pilote Publicité, deux sociétés qui travaillent étroitement avec Pathé. Il devient ensuite le colla- La dolce vita (Federico Fellini, 1960), affiche Yves Thos, borateur de Jouineau-Bourduge puis de René Ferraci. En trois Coll. Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé © Yves Thos / La Saif décennies, aux côtés de contemporains comme Jean Mascii, Léo Kouper, André Bertrand et Jacques Fourastié, il est aussi le témoin de l’évolution des techniques d’impression, qui passent de la lithographie à l'offset puis à la photocomposi- tion. Tandis que les affichistes font de plus en plus appel au photomontage, lui reste avant tout un dessinateur et un peintre. La Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé présente une sélection d’affiches créées par Yves Thos tout au long de sa carrière. Conçue par Guillaume Boulangé et Christian Rolot, cette expo- sition s’inscrit dans le parcours des expositions qui rendent hommage à l’affichiste en 2021, au Carré d’art de Nîmes, à Perpignan et à la Cinémathèque de Toulouse. Elle est organi- sée avec le concours de la collection Yves et Béatrice Thos et de l’Institut Jean Vigo. Elle présente principalement des affiches, des maquettes et des documents personnels de l’illustrateur. L’exposition bénéficie de prêts exceptionnels de la collection Yves et Béatrice Thos et de l’Institut Jean Vigo. 2 Il bidone (Federico Fellini, 1955), Collection Yves Thos © Yves Thos / La Saif Marie-Octobre (Julien Duvivier, 1959). Coll. Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé © Yves Thos / La Saif 3 The Immigrant (Charles Chaplin, 1917) © Archives de Roy Export Co. Ltd. Steamboat Bill Jr. (Charles Reisner, 1920). © Lobster films 4 QUELLE COMÉDIE ! PROGRAMMATION CHAPLIN, KEATON, LLOYD 16 JUIN 2021 - 17 JUIL. 2021 "A day without laughter is a day wasted." « Une journée sans rire est une journée perdue.» - Charlie Chaplin Commençons l’été sur une note comique ! Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton et Harold Lloyd vous donnent rendez-vous à la Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé pendant le cycle « Quelle comédie ! » du 16 juin au 17 juillet 2021. Les trois mousque- taires du cinéma burlesque égayeront petits et grands pen- dant l’été. En 1916, Charlie Chaplin intègre la Mutual Company, où il est doté d’un studio et d’une équipe exclusivement dédiée à la réalisation de ses projets les plus fous. Il y signe là-bas de nombreuses comédies où le personnage de Charlot le vaga- bond ne cesse de s’étoffer et où chaque film est un véritable feu d’artifice d’humour, d’invention et de drôlerie (The Rink ou encore Behind the Screen, 1916). En 1919, il fonde avec Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford et D. W. Griffith la mythique société de distribution et de production United Artists, où il réalise ses films les plus célèbres dont The Gold Rush (1925). De son côté, Buster Keaton, après une riche carrière dans le vaudeville, rencontre Roscoe « Fatty » Arbuckle et décide The Kid Brother, Ted Wilde, 1927 © Carlotta films de se lancer dans l’aventure cinématographique. Ensemble, les deux amis osent les folies les plus périlleuses. Adeptes d’un comique de destruction, leurs aventures se concluent bien souvent dans un joyeux chaos : l’effondrement d’une façade de maison à étage sur Fatty (Back Stage, 1919), une autre sur Keaton (Steamboat Bill Jr., 1928) ou des bureaux de banque complètement dévastés (The Bell Boy, 1918). Harold Lloyd, quant à lui, incarne le citoyen américain qui aspire à la réussite sociale mais que le destin ne cesse de tourmenter. Il se trouve, bien souvent contre sa volonté, entraîné dans de folles péripéties. Tous ceux qui se sou- viennent de lui suspendu au-dessus du vide aux aiguilles d’une horloge (Safety Last!, 1923) savoureront son engage- ment dans la marine pour plaire à son beau-père (A Sailor- Made Man, 1921). Dans Grandma's Boy (1922), c’est le cœur de sa bien-aimée qu’il cherche à conquérir en faisant preuve d’une bravoure inédite. En présentant une sélection d’œuvres de ces génies du gag, la Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé offre à son public une cure de divertissement et de rire intemporelle. Les séances sont accompagnées Certains films de Charlie Chaplin par les pianistes issus de la classe sont présentés avec sa musique d’improvisation de Jean-François enregistrée. Zygel (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris). 5 QUELLE COMÉDIE ! FILMS CHAPLIN, KEATON, LLOYD 16 JUIN. 2021 - 17 JUIL. 2021 THE GOLD RUSH, 1925 (1H10) SAFETY LAST !, 1923 (1H10) MERCREDI 23 JUIN 16:00 MARDI 6 JUIL. 16:00 SAMEDI 17 JUIL. 16:00 (La Ruée vers l'or) USA • de Charles Chaplin • Production (Monte là-dessus !) USA • de Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam : United Artists • Avec : Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Taylor • Production : Hal Roach Studios • Avec : Harold Murray, Henry Bergman, Georgia Hale Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother Klondike, fin du XIXème siècle. Des aventuriers partent en quête Harold Lloyd arrive à Los Angeles avec l’ambition de faire for- de filons d’or dans les montagnes enneigées. tune, pour épouser celle qu’il aime. DCP / Lobster Films Conseillé dès 6 ans. Copie 35mm / Carlotta Films Conseillé dès 6 ans Version sonore de 1942 23.06 présenté par Kate Musique de Charles Chaplin Guyonvarch Sous-titré en français STEAMBOAT BILL, JR., 1928 (1H10) VENDREDI 25 JUIN 16:00 MARDI 13 JUIL. 19:00 GRANDMA'S BOY, 1922 (1H) (Cadet d'eau douce) USA • de Charles Reiser & Buster MARDI 29 JUIN 14:30 SAMEDI 10 JUIL. 16:00 Keaton • Production : Buster Keaton Comedies • Avec : Buster Keaton, Marion Byron, Ernest Torrence (Le Talisman de grand-mère) USA • de Fred C. Newmeyer • Le jeune William Canfield, de retour de la ville où il a fait Production : Rolin Film Company • Avec : Harold Lloyd, ses études, retrouve son père marinier sur le Mississippi. Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend, Charles Stevenson Harold est timide et couard. Sa grand-mère lui donne le talisman DCP / Lobster Films 25.06 présenté par Jean-Philippe qui sauva son grand-père au cours de la guerre de Sécession.
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