Le Programme December 2019 – January 2020 02 Contents/Highlights Ciné Lumière 3-14 Night of Ideas 15 Before the Night 16-18 Little Night 19 The Wolf's Call William Christie, un art de Tribute to Delphine Seyrig From 6 Dec donner 1 Dec - 4 Feb p.3 9 Dec pp.10-12 Talks & Special Events 20-21 p.22 Music 22-23 Kids & Families 24-26 We Support / We Recommend 27-28 French Courses 29 Before the Night Night of Ideas Orchestre de Lille – UK Tour La Médiathèque / Culturethèque 30 24-29 Jan 30 Jan 28 Jan - 1 Feb p.16-18 p.15 p.27 General Information 31-35 various venues across UK front cover image: Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia by Ulrike Ottinger Programme design by dothtm Ciné Lumière New Releases La Belle époque Shooting the Mafia The Wolf’s Call The Cave FRA | 2019 | 115 mins | dir. Nicolas Bedos, UK/ITA | 2019 | 94 mins | dir. Kim Longinotto Le Chant du Loup DNK/SYR | 2019 | 95 mins | dir. Feras Fayyad, with Guillaume Canet, Daniel Auteuil, Fanny doc | cert. 15 | in Italian with EN subs FRA | 2019 | 115 mins | dir. Antonin Baudry, with Amani Ballour, Salin Namour | cert. tbc Ardant, Pierre Arditi | cert. 15 | in French with François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu in Arabic with EN subs with EN subs Selected at the Berlin and Sundance Film Kassovitz, Reda Kateb | cert. 15 | in French Festivals, this documentary celebrates with EN subs Oscar nominated director Feras Fayyad Victor (Daniel Auteuil), a disillusioned the ground-breaking and committed (Last Men in Aleppo) returns to his native, sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside work of the free-spirited and charismatic Featuring a stellar cast, including Omar war-torn Syria to follow a dedicated team down when Antoine (Guillaume Canet), photojournalist Letizia Battaglia. Through Sy and Mathieu Kassovitz, submarine of female doctors who tirelessly treat a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him the interviews, news footage, clips from Italian thriller The Wolf’s Call follows in the casualties in an underground hospital with chance to relive a period of his past. He films and some of her extraordinary cinematic tradition of such titles as The limited resources while battling systemic chooses the most memorable week of images, we get a sense of both Battaglia Hunt for Red October and Das Boot. With sexism. his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, herself and the social landscape of Russia heading towards conflict with he met the great love of his life (Fanny organised crime in Italy. Europe, the stakes are high and a young From 6 Dec Ardant)... His hope is that by replaying submarine sonar technician has a crucial the past he might change the present. From Fri 29 Nov and nail-biting role to play. Fasten your seat belts – the tension is palpable! From Fri 22 Nov From 6 Dec For full runs (days & times): Visit www.institut-francais.org.uk Pick up the Cinema Weekly Calendar available at the box office every Wednesday (or download the pdf online) InstitutFrancaisLondon ifru_london Sign up to our weekly cinema e-newsletter and follow us on our social media for regular updates 03 04 Ciné Lumière New Releases © Jean-Claude Lother The Two Popes Amanda La Dolce Vita Lullaby USA | 2019 | 125 mins | dir. Fernando FRA | 2018 | 107 mins | dir. Mikhaël Hers, ITA | 1960 | 174 mins | dir. Federico Fellini, Chanson douce Meirelles, with Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan with Vincent Lacoste, Isaure Multrier, Stacy with Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, FRA | 2019 | 120 mins | dir. Lucie Borleteau, Pryce | cert. 12 | in English Martin, Ophélia Kolb | cert. 15 | in French with Anouk Aimée | cert. 12 | in Italian with EN with Karin Viard, Antoine Reinartz, Leïla EN subs subs | Digital 4K Restoration Bekhti | cert. tbc | in French with EN subs Travelling from the streets of Buenos Aires to the hallowed halls of the Vatican, In his early twenties, David (Vincent Marcello Mastroianni, joined iconically by Lucie Borleteau’s second feature outing, Jorge Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) has Lacoste) is just beginning to figure out Anita Ekberg, plays a gossip columnist Chanson Douce, is an adaptation of Leila become disillusioned with the direction of life when his sister dies abruptly, leaving who journeys through Rome in search of Slimani’s eponymous novel. Myriam, a the Catholic Church, even though he’s a behind her 7-year-old daughter. The stories, love and happiness. At the time, mother of two, decides to return to work rumoured contender for the top job. When grief-stricken David must assume new the film’s atmosphere of moral frustration despite her husband’s reservations. They Joseph Ratzinger (Anthony Hopkins) responsibility as a potential guardian for and sexual candidness created a popular find Louise (Karin Viard), a babysitter who gets the gig, becoming Pope Benedict his niece. A touching story of resilience sensation, introducing the audience to the immediately wins the affections of the XVI, Bergoglio is relieved. However, when deepened by delicately nuanced world of paparazzi. La Dolce Vita went on children. Soon, however, a co-dependent the two men are brought together for a performances. to win both the Palme d’Or and an Oscar. relationship ensues and an eventual few days over one summer, their clash tragedy. of ideologies makes for passionate and From 3 Jan From 10 Jan enlightening discussion and debate. From 10 Jan From 13 Dec Followed by a Q&A with actress Karin Viard on 10 January For full runs (days & times): Visit www.institut-francais.org.uk Pick up the Cinema Weekly Calendar available at the box office every Wednesday (or download the pdf online) InstitutFrancaisLondon ifru_london Sign up to our weekly cinema e-newsletter and follow us on our social media for regular updates Ciné Lumière New Releases Did You Miss It? Midnight Traveler Be Natural: The Talking about Yves Saint USA/UK/QAT/CAN | 2019 | 86 mins | dir Untold Story of Trees Laurent: The Last Hassan Fazili | doc | cert. tbc | in Persian and English with EN subs Alice Guy-Blaché FRA/GER/QAT/SDN/CHA | 2019 | 93 mins Collections dir. Suhaib Gasmelbari | doc | cert. tbc | in In 2015, a death threat from the Taliban FRA | 2018 | 103 mins | dir. Pamela B. Green, Arabic, English and Russian with EN subs Célébration saw Afghan director Hassan Fazili, his with Alice Guy-Blaché, Jodie Foster, Julie FRA | 2018 | 74 mins | dir. Olivier Meyrou wife Fatima Hussaini, also a filmmaker, Delpy, Ava DuVernay | cert. tbc | in English In Sudan, a government controlled by cert. PG | in French with EN subs and their two daughters Nargis and Islamic fundamentalists for the past Zahra, flee from their homeland to distant When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her three decades leads to the demise of an In the late 1990s, director Olivier Meyrou Europe in search of safety. En route, first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only entire film industry and heritage, with spent several years filming behind the during long and uncertain stays in various the first female filmmaker, but one of the only a few remaining theatres screening scenes as Yves Saint Laurent worked refugee camps, they draw strength from first directors ever to make a narrative film. Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters on his final collection. He reveals the documenting their difficult situation on Narrated by Jodie Foster, this documentary in central Khartoum. In this context, a power dynamics between an ageing mobile phones. Despite adversities and follows her rise from Gaumont secretary group of retired directors hope to reopen and reclusive Saint Laurent and an setbacks, they never once lose their to her appointment as head of production a cinema and revive their country’s love of overbearing Pierre Bergé. Shot in 16mm, humanity. a year later, and her subsequent illustrious film. Winner of the audience & original alternating between B&W and colour, 20-year international career. documentary awards at the Berlin Film this is a unique, beautifully textured and From 17 Jan Festival. imaginative testament to Saint Laurent’s From 17 Jan visionary legacy. From 31 Jan For full runs (days & times): From 1 Dec Visit www.institut-francais.org.uk Pick up the Cinema Weekly Calendar available at the box office every Wednesday (or download the pdf online) InstitutFrancaisLondon ifru_london Sign up to our weekly cinema e-newsletter and follow us on our social media for regular updates 05 06 Ciné Lumière Did You Miss It? Singing in the The Irishman So Long My Son The Kingmaker Rain! USA | 2019 | 209 mins | dir. Martin Scorsese, CHN | 2019 | 185 mins | dir. Wang Xiaoshuai, USA | 2019 | 101 mins | dir. Lauren with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci with Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei, Qi Xi, Wang Greenfield, with Imelda Marcos | cert. tbc USA | 2019 | 103 mins | dir.s Stanley Donen & cert. 15 | in English Yuan | cert. tbc | in Mandarin with EN subs in English Gene Kelly, with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds | cert. U | in English Based on the book I Heard You Paint Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor Centered on the indomitable character Houses by Charles Brandt, Martin and Best Actress at the Berlinale, Wang of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker by It’s 1927 in Hollywood and Don Lockwood Scorsese's epic saga follows Frank ‘The Xiaoshuai's acclaimed drama chronicles Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles) (Gene Kelly), a stuntman-turned-matinee- Irishman’ Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a the lives of two families over three examines, with intimate access and idol star of Monumental Pictures, is union official with connections to the decades of social, political and human outstanding archival footage, the Marcos caught in the bumpy transition from mafia, and who allegedly murdered his upheaval in China.