Moments in the History of Cinema
Cinema was born 130 years ago!
In 1895, Louis and Auguste Lumière brought an astonishing universal process to completion by pointing their Cinématographe at the family factories in Lyon. 130 years later: a year celebrating the vitality and memory of cinema.
Lumière and compagnie by Sarah Moon (Lumière et compagnie, 1995, 1h32)
In 1995, a genuine Lumière Cinematograph was made available to 40 filmmakers from across the globe (Costa-Gavras, David Lynch, Liv Ullmann, Zhang Yimou...). They filmed their own visions made with the history-defining device.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon13 7pm | Lumière Terreaux Tue14 11am
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
« The Lumière Adventure – People and Landscapes Seen in the Lumière Films »
FILMING
Saturday 18 October, filming of a remake of Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory by the festival’s guests
In Memory of David Lynch
Having passed away this year, the great David Lynch will be honoured with a screening of Wild at Heart and an exhibition revisiting the filmmaker’s unique world.
Wild at Heart by David Lynch (1990, 2h05, Prohibited ages -12)
Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern), passionately in love, flee from Lula’s mother, who opposes their union... This road movie, film noir, incendiary western and infernal fairy tale was awarded the Palme d'Or in 1990.
Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sat11 10.30pm | Vaulx-en-Velin Wed15 8pm | UGC Confluence Fri17 6.15pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat18 8.30pm | Comœdia Sun19 5.15pm
EXHIBITION:
« David Lynch, Our American Friend », from the collections of the Institut Lumière
At the Heart of Apocalypse Now
In the mid-1970s, Francis Ford Coppola embarked on adapting Joseph Conrad’s legendary novella Heart of Darkness… He would go on to make a monument of cinema, after one of the most gruelling shoots in film history.
Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola (1979, 2h27)
UGC Astoria Sat18 5pm
Apocalypse Now Redux by Francis Ford Coppola (1979-2001, 3h23)
Pathé Bellecour Fri17 7.45pm
Apocalypse Now Final Cut by Francis Ford Coppola (1979-2019, 3h02)
UGC Confluence Sun12 2.30pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue14 7.45pm
Vietnam War. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) has a mission: find and eliminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando)… A sprawling war film that marked cinema history as much for its scale as for its beauty. A second version appeared in 2001, then a final version in 2019.
History of an Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse by Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr et George Hickenlooper (1991, 1h36)
In 1976, Francis Ford Coppola arrived in the Philippines to film Apocalypse Now. His wife Eleanor Coppola recorded and filmed an account of the extravagantly notorious shoot...
Institut Lumière (Villa) Wed15 4.45pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu16 7pm
Meet
"Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: the story of an adaptation" by Delphine Valloire, author of Once Upon a Time… Apocalypse Now (Rockyrama, 2025)
Wednesday 15 October, Lumière Village hall
Swedish Cinema: the Case of Victor Sjöström
A pioneer of the seventh art, Victor Sjöström is a major figure of Scandinavian cinema and the silent era’s golden age. From Sweden to Hollywood, his works inspired Murnau, Bergman and Duvivier. A look back at his career with two Swedish masterpieces and his Hollywood jewel to (re)discover.
The Outlaw and His Wife by Victor Sjöström (Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru, 1918, 1h50)
In mid-19th century Iceland, a man is hired to work on a farm by a widow. The pair fall in love but must flee to the mountains... A film of great lyrical beauty, with virtuoso directing.
CC Institut Lumière (Hangar) Wed15 11.15am
The Phantom Carriage by Victor Sjöström (Körkarlen, 1921, 1h47)
According to popular legend, the last fisherman to die in the year must drive the phantom carriage. Drunkard David Holm (Victor Sjöström) passes away... A masterful and bold production made this a great classic of Scandinavian cinema.
CC Auditorium Sat18 6pm
The Wind by Victor Sjöström (The Wind, 1928, 1h14)
A young orphan (Lillian Gish) takes refuge with her cousin but is immediately tormented by the harsh atmosphere and the wind that blows relentlessly... A marvel from the end of the silent era, mixing Hollywood codes with Scandinavian naturalism.
CC Auditorium Thu16 8pm
Wild Strawberries by Ingmar Bergman (Smultronstället, 1957, 1h31)
On a trip with his stepdaughter (Ingrid Thulin), a lonely old man (Victor Sjöström) looks back on the moments that have shaped his existence... A poignant meditation on life characterised by magnificent direction.
Lumière Terreaux Sun12 3.45pm | Comœdia Mon13 2.30pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed15 2.15pm
Meet
"Victor Sjöström: from Sweden to Hollywood" by Jon Wengström
Tuesday 14 October at the Villa Lumière
A History of the Cartoon
From Looney Tunes to Tex Avery: a cinephile, family-friendly journey through the history of Hollywood cartoons by Philippe Dana, former presenter of the cult TV show “Ça cartoon”.
TALK: « In Toonland » by Philippe Dana
Followed by a signing of his book Au pays des toons (Calmann-Lévy, 2024)
Institut Lumière Sun 19 11:15
Documentaries About Cinema
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band by Vassili Silovic et Oja Kodar (1995, 1h28)
Vassili Silovic unearths the unfinished projects of the last twenty years of the life of Welles, the prodigal son of cinema.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Thu16 2pm
Dis pas de bêtises by Vincent Glenn (2025, 1h20, VFSTA)
A film that reads like a love letter, a tribute from a son to his father, Pierre-William Glenn, a brilliant cinematographer.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Fri17 11.30am
All I Had Was Nothingness by Guillaume Ribot (Je n’avais que le néant, Shoah par Lanzmann, 2025, 1h34)
The film Shoah by Claude Lanzmann required twelve years of work and thousands of hours of preparation.
Institut Lumière (Villa) sa 18 10h45
Abel Gance’s Napoléon: The Saga by Georges Mourier (2025, 54min)
The incredible adventure of filming Napoleon (Napoléon vu par Abel Gance, 1927), which was slated to last only three months but ended up taking fourteen years.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Tue14 11.45am
Memory of the Forgotten by Javier Espada (Memoria de Los Olvidados, 2025, 1h42)
Spotlight on a major film in cinema heritage: Luis Buñuel's Los Olvidados, listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Sun12 4.15pm
MegaDoc by Mike Figgis (2025, 1h47)
The film takes you behind the scenes of the ‘gargantuan’ filming of Megalopolis, the project Francis Ford Coppola had been dreaming about for four decades, offering valuable insight.
Institut Lumière (Villa) Mon13 4.30pm
Sangre Del Toro by Yves Montmayeur (2025, 1h25)
An illuminating journey through the life and career of Guillermo del Toro, three-time Academy Award-winning director, modern-day Minotaur, the guardian of an enchanted and monstrous labyrinth.
Pathé Bellecour Wed15 4.30pm
