Venue: ULIP
7 December 2017
Etienne Aussel & Valerie Gabail | 2017 | France | ...read moreCalendar of Events › LIDF 2017
Sat25Nov
“Who’s Afraid of Julia Kristeva?”
Venue: The Archivist
25 November 2017
Iskra Angelova | 2017 | Bulgaria | 83 1966. Bulgaria is still behind the Iron Curtain. Julia Kristeva - a young and smart student - goes to Paris on a scholarship from the French government. There she finds herself among the cream of the French intelligentsia, ...read moreFri24Nov
Acqua Alta – Meanderings
Venue: The Archivist
24 November 2017
Stephan Lichtensteiger | 2017 | Switzerland | 52 A draftsman, a gilder, a weaver, a street artist, a culture manager and me, the elderly filmmaker meet by chance in Venice, talk about life and move on again. Threads of our personal histories are linked by an ...read moreFri24Nov
Flâneurs
Venue: The Archivist
24 November 2017
Matthew Lancit | 2017 | Canada/France | 79 Between film projects and following the birth of his daughter, a Canadian in Paris must confront his slacker lifestyle and decide if there is something in it worth passing on to the next generation, or if he is ...read moreThu23Nov
Callum Innes Exposed
Venue: The Archivist
23 November 2017
Callum Innes Exposed Gautier Deblonde | 2017 | Scotland | 12 Callum Innes, born in 1962, is one of the most important Scottish minimalist painters of his generation. His paintings are created through a process of addition and subtraction, sometimes removing sections of paint from the canvases surface with turpentine. Filmed during 5 days, in silent sequence shots, we see the artist at work, in the solitude of his studio. ...read moreThu23Nov
Portrait of a Young Woman
Venue: The Archivist
23 November 2017
Stephane Arnoux | 2017 | France | 80 ‘Misungui' is Marion's pseudonym. Her identity is built on sensual or startling pictures that abound on social networks. In queer Parisian circles, she is famous for her erotic and situationist performances. In "real life", the young libertarian feminist ...read moreThu15Jun
The Graduation (Le Concours)
Venue: Cine Lumiere
15 June 2017 8:00 am
Director: Claire Simon Country: France Year of Production: 2016 Length: 90 mins Original language: French (English sub-titles) Produced by: Andolfi Synopsis: With ‘The Graduation’ the director will delve into the daily life of the Parisian cinema school, la Fémis, where a specific Republican ideal of excellence is practiced and entry into which can be summed up as follows: "everyone’s equal, but only the best get in…" Through the admission process, the hard work all year and the graduation exams, ‘The Graduation’ will establish a portrait of our relationship ...read moreThe Graduation (Le Concours)
Claire Simon | France | 90 mins
With ‘The Graduation’ the director will delve into the daily life of the Parisian cinema school, la Fémis, where a specific Republican ideal of excellence is practiced and entry into which can be summed up as follows: "everyone’s equal, but only the best get in…" Through the admission process, the hard work all year and the ...read more
Fri31Mar
‘Lumiere’
Venue: Studio 28
31 March 2017
☞ FILM: ‘Lumière!’ directed by Thierry Fremaux (90 mins)
☞ DATE & TIME: Friday 31 March – film-themed cocktail (€4.50, or €6.00 with a packet of popcorn) available from 8pm; screening starts at 9pm
☞ CINEMA: Studio 28, 10 rue Tholozé, Montmartre 75018 Paris
☞ TICKETS: €9 full price; €7.50 for students and all other concessions. Available at the cinema only (please arrive early to avoid disappointment and bring cash as Studio 28 does ...read more
Fri24Mar
‘My Best: George Best – the man behind the legend’ with Calum and Angie Best and director Luigi Maria Perotti
Venue: Soho Hotel
24 March 2017 8:00 pm
MY BEST: George Best – the man behind the legend Followed by a discussion with Calum Best, Angie Best, Phil Hughes and director Luigi Maria Perotti World Premier Dir. Luigi Maria Perotti | 2017 | 82 min | Italy/UK “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered” So wrote George Best, one of the greatest football players. Handsome, talented and utterly cheeky, he became the Fifth Beatle, the footballing rock star of the late sixties and ...read more
