The program
“Outbound” cycle
Tuesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m.. The train will whistle three times by Fred Zinnemann ”(USA, 1952, 85 min). With Gary Cooper, a legendary western that takes place almost in real time.
Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m.. Central races by Youssef Chahine (Egypt, 1958, 90 min). In the frenetic microcosm of Cairo station, the greatest Egyptian filmmaker orchestrates the play of fates and passions, desires and disorders.
Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m.. General’s mechanic by Buster Keaton (USA, 1926, 95 min). Inspired by an authentic feat of arms from the Civil War, Keaton recounts the adventures of Johnnie Gray, caught between his two loves: Annabelle Lee and… his locomotive.
“Powerful passions” cycle
Tuesday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m.. In the mood for love by Wong Kar-wai (China, 2000, 98 min). With two Chinese stars (Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung), Wong Kar-wai distils in the Hong Kong of 1962 a romance as elegant as it is hypnotic.
Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. : Golden helmet , by Jacques Becker (France, 1951, 96 min). With Serge Reggiani and Simone Signoret. On the side of the taverns, a tragic passion put to the test of the little world of thugs.
Tuesday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.. When the storks pass by Mikhaïl Kalatozov (Soviet Union, 1958, 98 min). Awaiting the return of Boris, her fiancé who had gone to the front, Veronika succumbs to the advances of Boris’s cousin, a selfish hideaway. A pathetic love song, Palme d’or 1958.
Tuesday March 16 at 7:30 p.m.. Round by Max Ophüls (France, 1950, 93 min). In Vienna, the playmaker presents stories revolving around romantic or romantic encounters. Ophüls the fatalist distills a tale about happiness that does not exist.
Cycle “Beautiful humanity”
Tuesday April 13 at 7:30 p.m.. Twelve angry men by Sidney Lumet (USA, 1957, 95 min). At the New York courthouse, twelve jurors must rule, unanimously, on the fate of a young man accused of the murder of his father.
Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.. Hello by Yasujiro Ozu (Japan, 1959, 94 min). Ozu’s second color film, in a refined staging, observes the conflicts of generations. A minimalist and funny work.
Tuesday June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Le Havre by Aki Kaurismaki (Finland, 2011, 93 min). Shoe shine in Le Havre, Marcel Marx (André Wilms) takes in Idrissa, a young underground man. When the universe of the Finnish melancholy fable rubs shoulders with burning topicality.
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