The Jean Vigo hall of the Espace Magnan will therefore welcome cinephiles and enthusiasts starting January 17th. Attached you will find the detailed program (several reruns).
Specific to the Espace Magnan only: as part of its cinema mission, each film will be the subject of a discussion – debate between the audience and a professional (director, philosopher, teacher, journalist) during the 8:30 PM screenings.
Still in the framework of this mission, the Espace Magnan will present Davis Guggenheim’s “An Inconvenient Truth” about Al Gore’s passionate fight to raise awareness among his fellow citizens about global warming, which will be the subject of a relevant meeting… on Friday, January 19th at 8:30 PM with French climate change specialist, Agnès Sinaï.
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
The Weakest Link
Lucas Belvaux
Belgium-France/2006/1h56
The best of the 4 French films selected at the last Cannes Film Festival!
The story takes place in Liège, Belgium, today. It’s the story of four men, a woman, and a child who destiny brings together. It is a tale where money is scarce here, too visible there. It’s the story of people who can’t take it anymore, worn out, broken, emptied by their work. It’s the story of men who will take up arms to go get the money where it is, in the pockets of others because they believe they have the right!
Wednesday 17th at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted by Vincent Thabourey, critic at Positif in partnership with Cinémas du Sud
Friday 19th at 4:30 PM
Sunday 21st at 6 PM
Tuesday 23rd at 12 PM
In Paris
Christophe Honoré
France/2006/1h32
New Wave Spirit! A portrait of fiery youth embodied by the rising actors of French cinema (Romain Duris and Louis Garrel).
“In Paris” follows the sentimental adventures of two brothers and thus paints the portrait of a family whose motto would be “Take the trouble to ignore the sadness of your own.” Sprinkled with nods to the New Wave, this film is a strange family melodrama that exudes a brisk charm.
Thursday 18th at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted by Roland Meyer, philosopher and psychoanalyst in partnership with Cinémas du couple
Friday 19th at 6:30 PM
Saturday 20th at 2:30 PM
Monday 22nd at 12 PM
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Ken Loach
England/2006/2h04/vostf
Palme d’Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Ken Loach returns to the story of resistance, in the vein of Land and Freedom.
Ireland in 1920, in a misty countryside, peasants group together into an army of volunteers to fight against English troops sent to quash the rebellion. Young Damien abandons his medical studies to join his brother Teddy. From summary executions to vendettas, the civil war rages on until a treaty that pits the Irish against each other and Damien against his brother.
Wednesday 17th at 12 PM
Thursday 18th at 6 PM
Saturday 20th at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted by Jean Roy, critic at L’Humanité
Sunday 21st at 3:30 PM
Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee
USA/2006/2h14/vostf
Golden Lion at the 2005 Venice Film Festival
Ang Lee renews the romance of Hollywood cinema
Summer of 1963, Wyoming. Two young cowboys are hired to herd sheep together at Brokeback Mountain. Isolated in the midst of wild nature, their camaraderie slowly transforms into an irresistible and unexpected attraction. At the end of the grazing season, the two men return to their fiancées. When they meet again four years later, just one look is enough to rekindle the love that was born on Brokeback Mountain.
Wednesday 17th at 4 PM
Friday 19th at 12 PM
Sunday 21st at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted by Jean Roy, critic at L’Humanité
Monday 22nd at 6 PM
The Caiman (Il Caimano)
Nanni Moretti
Italy/2006/1h52/vostf
A film that reconciles cinema and political news.
Released in Italy during the full swing of the legislative elections, just days before the victory of the socialist Romano Prodi, The Caiman tells the story of a young filmmaker who aspires to make a film about Silvio Berlusconi and calls upon a producer of Z-series films in crisis to finance her project. “I tried to tell, with the means of cinema, a reality that we no longer manage to see, to perceive.” Nanni Moretti
Thursday 18th at 4 PM
Saturday 20th at 12 PM
Monday 22nd at 8:30 PM preceded by a presentation by Kaloust Andalian, cinema teacher
Tuesday 23rd at 6 PM
The Comedy of Power
Claude Chabrol
France/2006/1h50
The Chabrol/Huppert duo does not age!
Jeanne Charmant Killman, an investigative judge, is charged with untangling a complex case of embezzlement and fund diversion involving the president of a major industrial group. As her investigations and interrogations progress, she realizes her power increases. But at the same time, and for the same reasons, her personal life becomes fragile.
Thursday 18th at 12 PM
Saturday 20th at 6:30 PM
Monday 22nd at 4 PM
Tuesday 23rd at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted by Dominique Dourthe, investigating judge
U
Grégoire Solotareff and Serge Elissalde
France/2006/1h15
Animated film
Yet another poetic and surprising work that proves that animation cinema does indeed exist in France.
A unicorn named U comes to the rescue of Mona, a little girl despairing over the cruelty of her adoptive parents. Time passes, Mona grows up and transforms into a lovely dreamy teenager, very concerned about her physical appearance. One day, members of a loud and zany family of musicians arrive in this imaginary country, and among them, the charming Kulka…
Wednesday 17th at 2:30 PM
Saturday 20th at 4:30 PM
Sunday 21st at 11 AM
Monday 22nd at 2 PM
An Inconvenient Truth
Davis Guggenheim
USA/2006/1h38/vostf
A selection from the Cinema Mission of the Espace Magnan
A film that participates in raising awareness about the perils of our planet.
Rather than sounding the apocalypse alarm, the filmmaker chose to illustrate and relay the passionate struggle of a man, former Vice President Al Gore. For five years, he has been trying to persuade his fellow citizens of the urgency to combat global warming. A true advocacy for the adoption of alternative energy technologies and resources.
Wednesday 17th at 6:30 PM
Friday 19th at 8:30 PM followed by an evening hosted in partnership with the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique
Sunday 21st at 1:30 PM
Tuesday 23rd at 4 PM
