First Cinema

Experimental short film that proposes the discussion and deconstruction of the cinematographic form. It brings new dialogues between films by different directors, including classic, modern, experimental and contemporary.

How to Die in Cinema

Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.

Women Who Loved Cinema

Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country was, despite the liberal ripples, still steeped in conservative tradition. The

Anemic Cinema

A spiral design spins. It's replaced by a spinning disk. These two continue in perfect alternation until the end: a spiral design, a disk. Each disk is labelled and can be read as it rotates. The messages, in French, fea

If This Is Cinema, I’m Sorry

Two young Brazilian filmmakers navigate doubt, intimacy, and the harsh realities of the film industry while trying to make their next movie — without losing each other in the process.

Bernardo Bertolucci: What Is the Purpose of Cinema?

It is a chronological compilation of film clips, awards ceremonies and brief period interviews gathered by journalist Sandro Lai.

The Cinema of Francis Lai

Radio France, with the support of Lambert Wilson, Anne Sila and Gabriel Yared, pays tribute to the great film composer Francis Lai with a journey through his work, from A Man and a Woman to Black Eyes.

From the Room to the Cinema to Outside

An experimental short where a character sends a series of progressively desperate emails asking for a job.

1940: Taking over French Cinema

Paris, 1940. German occupation forces create a new film production company, Continental, and put Alfred Greven – producer, cinephile, and opportunistic businessman – in charge. During the occupation, under Joseph Goebbel

The Pariahs of Cinema

Within the framework of the “Half a Century of Locarno, Thoughts on the Future” project, seven directors, Idrissa Ouedraogo among them, have the chance to express their vision of the future of the film industry by means

Cinema Tragedy at Carnival Time

Antonio is jealous of his wife Clara and follows her everywhere; one day he sees her walking with a man on the street. He immediately becomes convinced that they went together to the movies (instead they went separate wa

I Adore the Cinema

George is to make a film with the cooperation of the students of a Brussels high school. The subject suggested by Saïda and Julie is tricky: they want George to film their own love story. George accepts and tries to impo

Cinema is Magic

Cinema is Magic offers a rare insight into the filmmaking process of one of African cinema’s foremost directors Djibril Diop Mambéty. Interspersed with clips from his films, Mambety poetically discusses his deep love of

The Invention of Cinema: Cinema's First Colors

Details the early attempts, what worked, or why it didn't, in the history of adding partial or full colour to films. Includes early film clips to illustrate how most tries appeared to audiences.

Cinema of Tears

An aging Brazilian actor teams up with a film student on a trip to Mexico, in order to find out an unknown movie his mother allegedly watched before she committed suicide.

Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema

This portrait of the French film theorist and avant-garde director Jean Epstein (1897-1953) concentrates on the period when he filmed in Brittany, the spot where he became inspired by the sea. Using rare archive footage,

10,000 Years of Cinema

This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye Coulibaly, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Mansour Sora Wade... express their faith in the eter

Cinemaker

Two children are directed by a cinemaker.

El lenguaje cinematográfico REMAKE

Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française

On February 22, 1986, Bette Davis received an honorary César award – and presented one to the Cinémathèque française, which was then celebrating its 50th anniversary. Two days later, Costa-Gavras, president of the Cinéma