The program Lumière Festival From October 13 to October 19, 2014 Pedro Almodóvar, Lumière Award 2014 RETROSPECTIVES 1964 : A certain Bob Robertson... The Invention of the Italian Western Pedro Almodóvar: Lumière Award 2014 With A Fistful of Dollars, Sergio Leone (alias Bob The filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar will receive the Robertson) made the first Italian western and Lumière Award for his filmography, for his intense its success gave rise to a decade of continuous passion for the cinema that nourishes his work, waves of the genre by the likes of Corbucci and for his generosity, exuberance, and the audacious Sollima. Lumière will screen his most iconic films, vitality he brings to the cinema. populated by individuals who are violent and offbeat, but also generous and funny. Back for the first time in many years on the big screen in Cartes blanches restored prints. to Pedro Almodóvar The Program The director has chosen two A permanent history of women categories of films: the Spanish cinema filmmakers: Ida Lupino and works that have inspired his films. Actress, writer, producer and director of postwar America, Ida Lupino was a trailblazing figure of daring cinema, audacious both in her career choices and her films, which included intriguing The Era de Claude Sautet (1960-1995) titles like The Bigamist, Never Fear, The Hitch- César and Rosalie, The Things of Life... A Hiker, or Not Wanted. rediscovery of realistic and timeless films by a unique director, a sensitive analyst of human Splendors of Restoration 2014 relations (friends, or lovers) who has painted The finest restorations of the year, some to be an intimate portrait of France over several re-released in theaters in the coming months. A decades. Copies restored by StudioCanal, Pathé selection from around the globe with films that Distribution and SND. are Czech (Closely Watched Trains), French (Two Men in Town), Italian (A Special Day), Russian Reissue on October 8th of the book Conversations (Andrei Rublev), English (The Jamaica Inn) or with Claude Sautet by Michel Boujut (Actes Sud / Canadian (Good Riddance). Institut Lumière). Directed by Frank Capra Epic screenings Classic American cinema in the spotlight: Larger-than-life films in restored prints come alive discover both rarities and popular hits of the on the big screen: Apocalypse Now Redux by great humanist filmmaker of Hollywood’s golden Francis Ford Coppola, Ben-Hur by William Wyler age. The focus will be on his films from the or 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick. 1930s, a particularly prolific period, but also Sublime moments of silent cinema on later masterpieces like It’s a Wonderful Life. Two films by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau in cine- Capra offers a subtle blend of humor, optimism concerts at the Auditorium de Lyon, Nosferatu, and insight, where we find James Stewart, Gary accompanied by the Orchestre National de Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck or Clark Gable. Lyon and The Last Laugh, accompanied by the organ. At the Institut Lumière, accompanied by SPECIAL SERIES piano, see the exotic The Thief of Bagdad by Raoul Walsh, the haunting Berlin: Symphony of The Cinéma Français a Great City by Walther Ruttmann, the never- by Bertrand Tavernier before-screened L’Indésirable, a Hungarian film by Michael Curtiz, and Love Everlasting by Mario While preparing a documentary on the history of Caserini. French cinema from the 1930s to 1970s, filmmaker and cinephile Bertrand Tavernier will share a Cult Classics selection of rarities and grand films from the 40s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, First Blood and 50s, some of them not seen in years. (Rambo) and Ghostbusters: grave-robbing killers, The saga of Musashi Miyamoto a war hero and ghosts… three radically different themes, three films that have stood the test of After Baby Cart in 2012, discover this samurai saga time to become cinema classics. through six films directed by Tomu Uchida, one of the leading Japanese directors of the postwar period. A master of «jidaigeki» period dramas devoted to the medieval history of Japan, he tells All screenings will be introduced us the story of Musashi Miyamoto, the legendary by festival guests : warrior deftly wielding his sword and challenging actors, directors, critics. over 60 opponents in a duel. All the latest news at www.festival lumiere.org/en/ EVENTS AND TRIBUTES David Lynch) and is currently directing offbeat short films on the sexuality of animals ! Invitation to Jean Rochefort Ted Kotcheff : The Canadian director will discuss a career of festival awards collected before receiving The French actor, with a filmography comprising public recognition with the global success of First over 150 works, will present the film he made in Blood (Rambo). collaboration with director Alain Cavalier : Un étrange voyage. Michael Cimino : A regular and welcome presence at the festival, this year the director of Heaven’s Gate Coluche, actor and The Deer Hunter will introduce Thunderbolt and Comedian, provocateur, agitator, Coluche is also a Lightfoot on the occasion of its release on DVD/Blu-ray. great actor of the people who launched his movie career in the 1970s before reaching heights at the box MAIN EVENTS office in the 1980s. There are many facets of his talent on view in this selection, which will be alternately Opening Night funny, touching or disconcerting. Monday, October 13 at 7:45pm at the Halle Tony Garnier Invitation to the Filmoteca española A special tribute in the exceptional presence of Pedro Almodóvar and the festival will celebrate the American actress Faye Dunaway and the screening Filmoteca española, the film library of Madrid, which of Bonnie and Clyde by Arthur Penn. will present two films restored under their direction, Embrujo by Carlos Serrano de Osma, preceded by Lumière Award Presentation Ceremony the classic surrealist film Un Chien Andalou by Luis 2014 to Pedro Almodóvar Buñuel. Friday, October 17 at the Centre de Congrès Created in 2009 to celebrate the work of a filmmaker Figures of cinephilia and his relationship to the history of cinema, the Two great figures of cinephilia will be honored : Henri 6th Lumière Award will be presented to Pedro Langlois, founder of the Cinémathèque française, Almodóvar with many special guests in attendance. as told by current director Serge Toubiana, and The ceremony will be followed by the screening of a Dominique Païni, who ran the film library from 1993 Pedro Almodóvar film. to 2000, and Patrick Brion and his famous voice of the TV show Midnight Cinema, broadcast on France Cine-concerts Télévisions since 1976 Wednesday, October 15 and Sunday, October 19 Trailers galore ! at the Auditorium de Lyon A double feature dedicated to Friedrich W. Murnau Axel Brücker returns to the festival, delving into the (director of Sunrise, Tabu...) with Nosferatu on Wednesday 25,000 trailers of his Trailers Museum to present an night, accompanied by the Orchestre National de Lyon explosive program. under the direction of Timothy Brock, and The Last Laugh Re-releases on Sunday morning, accompanied by the organ. Lumière 2014 salutes the DVD/Blu-ray release of Alien Night Reflections in a Golden Eye and Fat City by John Huston, the theater re-release of Mr. Klein by Joseph Saturday, October 18th from 9pm until dawn, Losey and The Old Gun by Robert Enrico. at the Halle Tony Garnier Screening of the four films of the Alien saga by Ridley Documentaries on the cinema Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher and Jean-Pierre A selection of documentaries including films on the Jeunet. Makeshift dormitory behind the screen and director Alan Parker, the producers of Cannon Films, complimentary breakfast at dawn. the Italian western, and variations on the cinema. With the support of the SCAM. Lumière for Kids (and big kids too!) HOMAGES IN THEIR PRESENCE Wednesday, October 15 at 2:30pm at the Halle Tony Garnier Master classes, meetings and screenings in their For this event on Wednesday afternoon, take a presence : stunning, magical escapade to Japan with the Faye Dunaway : The legendary Hollywood actress masterpiece of Hayao Miyazaki, (in French), a jewel of made her mark on the cinema of the 1960s and 1970s animation seldom screened in theaters. with portraits of powerful, independent, fragile or careerist women. Closing Ceremony ! Michel Legrand : A tribute to the three-time Oscar Sunday, October 19 at the Halle Tony Garnier winner, composer of 200 film scores. Join us at the Halle on Sunday afternoon for a Isabella Rossellini : Known both as an international grand screening to close out the festival. Program celebrity and an underground icon, Isabella Rossellini to be announced soon. has always favored original roles (Blue Velvet by MASTER CLASSES INDUSTRY AND HERITAGE Special meetings with festival guests at the The Classic Film Market (the MFC), 2nd Institut Lumière. Edition (Wednesday 15, Thursday 16, Friday Tuesday, October 14 : Patrick Brion at 11am, Michel 17 of October). Legrand at 2:30pm. Reserved for film industry professionals, the Wednesday, October 15 : Writing film music by MFC will include a round table discussion on Stéphane Lerouge at 10:30am, the Cinéma Français the distribution and promotion of heritage films by Bertrand Tavernier at 11:30am, Ted Kotcheff at (co-organized with the SACD), a symposium on 3:15pm, Warren Lieberfarb, inventor of the DVD, at making cinema documentaries (with the support 5:30pm. of the SCAM), a Distributors’ Day on heritage Thursday, October 16 : recreating film themes by The Program films... Supported by the CNC, Le Film français, Gaumont and Eclair Laboratories at 11:30am, and Variety. Michael Cimino at 6pm. Friday, October 17: The Italian western by Jean- Warren Lieberfarb, inventor of the DVD François Giré at 4:30pm. A tribute to a man in the shadows little recognized Saturday, October 18: Isabella Rossellini at 11am, Jean- for his contribution…Film buffs should be grateful Pierre Jeunet on Alien (time to be announced).