Lumière Classics
For the past 15 years, the Lumière Film Festival has been expressing its commitment and support for the cinema of yesteryear and today, by paying tribute to its history, celebrating its diversity and richness, and bringing together all those involved in preserving its heritage and continued vitality.
The Lumière Classics label was created to showcase the year's finest restorations of 20th century films and support their (re)discovery. The films awarded the label are shown as exclusives at the festival in the ‘New restorations’ section, as well as in other sections of the festival. This label highlights the extent of the work carried out by archives, film libraries, rights holders, studios and foundations to restore both classic films from the history of cinema and lesser-known films that are nevertheless essential to the world cinema landscape.
Screenings
New restorations
Ours thanks to the British Film Institute, Carlotta Films, Cineteca di Bologna, Cineteca Nazionale di Roma, Di Factory, Documentary and Feature Film Studios, Gaumont, GP Archives, L’Atelier d’Images, Les Acacias, Les Films du Camélia, Malavida, mk2 Films, Pathé, Studiocanal, Tamasa, TF1 Studio, The Film Foundation, TVCO, Universal Pictures USA.
Blackmail by Alfred Hitchcock (1929, 1h25)
Alice is dating a detective but is also interested in an artist. The former sees her leave with the latter... In self-defence, Alice kills the artist, who tries to rape her. There is a witness to the crime... This flick of fluid editing paints a vibrant portrait of life in London. The first film with truly Hitchcockian motifs and one of the earliest films with sound.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 6:45pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 7pm | Lumière Terreaux Fri 18 7:30pm | Lumière Bellecour Sat 19 8:30pm
Pension Mimosas by Jacques Feyder (1935, 1h54)
Ten years ago, Mr and Mrs Noblet were given custody of Pierre. Now an adult, Pierre, who lives off dealing, finds refuge with them... An original story centred on the relationship between a young man and his adoptive mother, who harbours a troubling passion for him.
UGC Astoria Wed 16 2pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu 17 2:30pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Fri 18 11:15am
VR installation: experience a cinema session in 1935 (Hangar du Premier-Film, Friday 18/10)
Pontcarral by Jean Delannoy (Pontcarral, colonel d’Empire, 1942, 2h04, VFSTA)
In 1824, Baron de Pontcarral, a former officer who has remained faithful to the memory of the Emperor, marries Garlone de Ransac, betrayed by the man she was betrothed to... A compelling film with a forceful message for the era, which hid its subversive impact behind a historical subject.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Tue 15 4:15pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed 16 11;15am | Lumière Bellecour Fri 18 8pm ST-SME
The Gates of Heaven by Vittorio De Sica (La porta del cielo, 1945, 1h27)
A train transports sick people on a pilgrimage to Loreto. All of them have reason to hope for a miracle... A film that is illuminated by a religious sense of love and pain, with sequences of noble cinematic grace.
UGC Astoria Mon 14 3:30pm | Lumière Terreaux Tue 15 2:15pm | UGC Confluence Sat 19 3:45pm
To Each His Own by Mitchell Leisen (1946, 2h02)
Jody Norris was denied the right to claim her child and was forced to abandon him. Over the years, she watches her son grow up in the care of another woman, but she cannot tell him the truth... For this complex and sensitive role, Olivia de Havilland was awarded the Oscar for Best Actress in 1947.
Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sat 12 2:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue 15 6:30pm | UGC Astoria Wed 16 4:45pm
The Small Back Room by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1949, 1h48)
Un spécialiste en explosifs, devenu dépressif et alcoolique, accepte la responsabilité de désamorcer une bombe... Un drame percutant sur la lutte d’un homme contre ses démons, emmené par les formidables David Farrar et Kathleen Byron.
Lumière Terreaux Sun 13 2pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 7pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 7:15pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Thu 17 9am
Girls’ Dormitory by Henri Decoin (Dortoir des grandes, 1953, 1h42, VFSTA)
While investigating the murder of a student at a boarding school, Inspector Marco discovers that the young girls are not innocent little angels... A crime comedy that hides dark secrets, conjured up by the great Jean Marais.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 11am | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 11:15am | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Wed 16 4:15pm | UGC Astoria Fri 18 2:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat 19 2pm
Unknown Woman by Luigi Comencini (Senza sapere niente di lei, 1969, 1h36)
A few hours before the expiration of her life insurance policy, an old woman dies, awakening the suspicions of an insurance company agent... A magnificent portrait of a woman. A little-known, intimate film, enhanced by Ennio Morricone's music.
Lumière Terreaux Fri 18 10:45am | UGC Confluence Sat 19 1:30pm
Four Nights of a Dreamer by Robert Bresson (Quatre nuits d’un rêveur, 1971, 1h22, VFSTA)
Weary of waiting for her lover to return, Marthe wants to commit suicide by jumping into the Seine, but Jacques stops her. They wander around Paris and confide in each other... A portrait of two lonely people, full of restraint and understatement.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 9:15am | Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 9:30am | Comœdia Thu 17 11:15am
Slap the Monster on Page One by Marco Bellocchio (Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina, 1972, 1h27)
The editor-in-chief of a leading Milanese daily publication exploits a gruesome news story for political gain... A story of collusion between the press and the police, and a portrayal of a democracy on the brink of implosion.
UGC Astoria Sun 13 11am | UGC Confluence Tue 15 4:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 6:15pm
The Promised Land by Andrzej Wajda (Ziemia obiecana, 1975, 2h50)
In Poland in the late 19th century, three friends dream of establishing their own factory in Lodz, the city of wool and cotton... A veritable political saga with a flamboyant style, the story traces the rise of a group, seeking to better illustrate a collective turning point.
Lumière Terreaux Thu 17 1:30pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sat 19 9:45am
Now We've Seen It All! by Georges Lautner (1976, 1h42, VFSTA)
A photographer wants to make a movie about a love story, but when he finds a producer, the latter wants to transform it into a porn flick... The fine cast includes Pierre Richard, Miou-Miou, Henri Guybet and Jean- Pierre Marielle.
Lumière Terreaux Mon 14 5:45pm | UGC Confluence Thu 17 4:45pm | UGC Astoria Sat 19 11am
Convoy by Sam Peckinpah (Convoy, 1978, 1h51)
In Arizona, lorry drivers form a protest convoy in solidarity with Rubber Duck, who is involved in a dispute with a policeman. The movement gains momentum... This modern western starring Kris Kristofferson is a pleasant odyssey filmed with a certain lightness.
Pathé Bellecour Thu 17 9:30pm | UGC Confluence Sat 19 6pm
Hellraiser by Clive Barker (1987, 1h34, int -12 ans)
Frank buys a mysterious cube and is taken over by monstrous creatures that make his body disappear. He haunts a house while he is in a frightening form... A movie loaded with special effects and ripped flesh, where suffering is portrayed as the ultimate stage of pleasure.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 9:45pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 10pm | Lumière Terreaux Wed 16 9:30pm | UGC Confluence Thu 17 9:15pm
Treasures and curiosities
With the support of 
Ours thanks to the Cinémathèque Basque, Cité de mémoire, Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Fondation DEFA, Lithuanian Film Centre, National Film Archive de Prague, Philippine Film Archive, Society for Audiovisual Heritage, Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, Tamasa, The French Connection.
Argentina
Rosaura at 10 O’Clock by Mario Soffici (1958, 1h42)
A shy painting restorer suddenly receives love letters from a certain Rosaura... A comedy of manners that veers into film noir, both in the meandering narrative and in its mise en scène.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Tue 15 7pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Tue 15 7:15pm | Lumière Terreaux Wed 16 11am | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 20 4:45pm| Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 20 5pm
Tunisia/Germany
Hamida by Jean Mailland (H’mida, 1966, 1h20, VOSTF/A)
Hamida, an 11-year-old Arab shepherd, works on a farm. His friend Renaud is the grandson of the plantation's rich owner. One day, Hamida sets off to find a lost sheep... A beautiful film with a humanist message and superb photography.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 4:45pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 5pm | Comœdia Tue 15 11:15am
Germany
Destination Death by Wolfgang Staudte (1964, 1h33)
A German choir bus breaks down in the Yugoslav mountains, near a village inhabited by women who are still mourning the loss of their husbands who were executed by Nazi soldiers... A powerful film that explores a country’s guilt.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Thu 17 2pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Thu 17 2:15pm| Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 4pm
Spain
Tasio by Montxo Armendáriz (1984, 1h36)
Tasio is a charcoal-burner in the foothills of the Basque Country. He poaches to feed his family. No one can make him change his way of life... A gentle and discreet chronicle, the filmmaker captures his attachment to his region with feeling.
Lumière Bellecour Tue 15 8:30pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Thu 17 11:30am
Lithuania
Andrius by Algirdas Araminas (1980, 1h03)
A 10-year-old boy keeps himself busy by walking with his neighbour and going to music school. One day, the town welcomes a children's choir from Prague... A portrait of a child like no other. A poetic Lithuanian film, somewhere between reality and fantasy.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Wed 16 7:45pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Wed 16 8pm | Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 2:15pm
Czech Republic
Calamity by Vera Chytilová (Kalamita, 1980, 1h41)
Disillusioned, Honza drops out of the university to follow in his father's footsteps and become a railway machinist. He bumbles his way through the coded world, leaving his father at a loss... A lively, ironic and caustic satire on love, sex and social status.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 9:30pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon 14 9:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed 16 2pm
Philippines
Jaguar by Lino Brocka (1979, 1h47)
A night watchman tries to curry favour with his boss, a rich gang leader, to climb the social ladder... The filmmaker takes a sharp look at the reality of his country. A social critique with a hint of film noir.
Lumière Terreaux Thu 17 5pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Fri 18 11:30am| Institut Lumière (Villa) Fri 18 11:45am
Taiwan
The Woman of Wrath by Tseng Chuang-hsiang (Sha Fu, 1984, 1h40)
Lin Shih, an orphan, is forced to marry a butcher who treats her brutally in order to satisfy his sexual urges... In a precise and sober mise en scène, the filmmaker underlines the mindlessness of a stifling patriarchal society.
Lumière Terreaux Fri 18 9:30pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 19 10pm
And a short film:
Giraglia by Thierry Vincens (1968, 6min)
In a cinemascope of sumptuous colours, the screen explodes in textures of hot wax, thrown into cold water. Psychedelic images succeed one another to the rhythm of the Electronic Jerks.
Institut Lumière (Hangar) Wed 16 9:15am
Other films of the Lumière Classics label
Rouletabille and the Gypsies by Henri Fescourt (Rouletabille chez les Bohémiens – Episode 1, 1922, 1h10, VFSTA)
An aristocrat, Jean takes the gypsy Callixte as his mistress. Callixte has no intention of letting the beautiful Odette steal her lover... The first of ten episodes adapted from the stories of Gaston Leroux. A romantic detective story with a lively pace.
CC Institut Lumière (Hangar) Tue 15 11:30am
Iceland Fishermen by Jacques de Baroncelli (Pêcheur d’Islande, 1924, 1h33, VFSTA)
Gaud Mével is in love with sailor Yann Gaos, whose life is destined for the sea... This adaptation of Pierre Loti's novel delivers poetic impressionism and attention to detail. Charles Vanel stars alongside Sandra Milowanoff, a few years before Dans la nuit.
CC Auditorium Sat 19 11am
Manolescu by Victor Tourjansky (Manolescu – Der König der Hochstapler, 1929, 1h51)
Manolesco, a great seducer, falls in love with a high-society woman. He starts stealing in order to pay for their life of luxury... The story of a downfall of a swindler, from Monegasque palaces to Alpine settings, featuring Ivan Mosjoukine (Casanova) and Brigitte Helm (Metropolis).
CC Institut Lumière (Hangar) Fri 18 2pm
Pépé le Moko by Julien Duvivier (1937, 1h34, VFSTA)
The police are hunting down a Parisian kingpin hiding in the Casbah of Algiers... This first ‘French’ film noir and love story exalts the desperate poetry of the underworld, with magnificent performances by Jean Gabin and Mireille Balin.
Comœdia Sun 13 10:45am | UGC Astoria Tue 15 2pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu 17 1:30pm | Cinéma St-Denis Sat 19 2:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 20 2pm
Viridiana by Luis Buñuel (Spain, Mexico, 1961, 1h39)
Viridiana is sent by her convent to live with her uncle in the countryside. A great beauty, she awakens a burning passion in him... Buñuel had no qualms about evoking religion, poverty or the bourgeoisie, causing a huge scandal in Cannes. Viridiana went on to win the Palme d'Or.
Bron Tue 15 8pm | UGC Confluence Wed 16 11:15am | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Fri 18 9am | Pathé Bellecour Sat 19 7:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 20 11:15am
A Wife Confesses by Yasuzo Masumura (Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru, 1961, 1h32)
A young woman (Ayako Wakao) goes on trial for killing her stern, much older husband in a mountain accident... An unflinching portrait of a woman crushed by the patriarchal codes of Japanese society.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 7:30pm | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sat 12 7:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 13 4:45pm | UGC Confluence Wed 16 1:30pm
Passion by Jean-Luc Godard (1982, 1h28)
While shooting a film, a director (Jerzy Radziwiłowicz) is distracted from his work upon discovering the union struggle of a young female worker (Isabelle Huppert)... A raw film with sublime aesthetics that connect the cinema, love and work.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 9:15am | Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun 13 9:30am | Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 11:15am
The Blind Beast by Yasuzo Masumura (Moju, 1969, 1h24, int -16ans)
A blind sculptor kidnaps a young model in order to use her body to create a statue. Although at first, she tries to escape, she gradually becomes attracted to her captor... An explosive mix of horror and eroticism, the film escapes all confines of realism.
Institut Lumière (Hangar) Mon 14 10pm | UGC Confluence Thu 17 7:15pm
Anatomie de Los Angeles by Yannick Bellon (Anatomie de Los Angeles, Documentary, 1969, 37min, VFSTA)
Los Angeles is a sprawling, pulsating city, in perpetual motion and constantly changing... Yannick Bellon observes her fellow citizens, examines the era and paints a portrait of an infinitely complex city.
Lumière Terreaux Mon 14 8:30pm
Sac de nœuds by Josiane Balasko (1985, 1h29)
During an argument with her violent husband, Rose-Marie defends herself and leaves him for dead. On the run, she enlists the help of her neighbour... A crazy, satirical road movie starring the colourful duo of Isabelle Huppert and Josiane Balasko.
UGC Confluence Mon 14 7pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat 19 11:15am
Everybody’s Fine by Giuseppe Tornatore (Stanno tutti bene, 1990, 2h07)
A retired Sicilian visits his five children who live in different cities. He gets to learn about Italy... and his children, who he knows so little about... Marcello Mastroianni plays the father, a role later reprised by Robert De Niro in the American remake of Everybody's Fine.
UGC Confluence Sun 13 6:45pm | Lumière Terreaux Mon 14 2:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 8:15pm
Malcolm X by Spike Lee (1992, 3h21, int -12ans)
The life of Malcolm X, the pivotal American figure in the civil rights movement, from his childhood to his greatest hours as an activist... A shocking, fascinating and instructive biopic, for which Denzel Washington won the Silver Bear award for Best Actor at the Berlinale.
Pathé Bellecour Mon 14 8pm | UGC Confluence Wed 16 1:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 20 4:15pm
La Reine Margot by Patrice Chéreau (1994, 2h41)
Marguerite de Valois, called Margot (Isabelle Adjani), a Catholic, is forced to marry the Protestant Henri de Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). During the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, she hides La Môle (Vincent Perez)... A sweeping film imbued with a dark, carnal atmosphere.
Craponne Sun 13 6pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Tue 15 7:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed 16 10:45am | UGC Astoria Sun 20 4:45pm
