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With a good dose of humour, Wim Wenders masterfully directed the remake of Leaving the Lumière Factories.

Since its release in 1986, Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose has reached the status of a cult film.

As improbable as it is entertaining, this crime comedy was filmed in part (mostly at the starting point of stages) during the 1948 Tour de France.

Robert Altman's filmography is a cinema that features small American communities, all of which have one thing in common: they do whatever they want.

Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.

On his way from Paris to Texas, German filmmaker Wim Wenders made a stop in Lyon this week to become the 15th honouree of the Lumière Award.

Highlights from a superb Master Class, full of life and infused with Wim Wenders' quiet humour.

Upon discovering the Soviet film, The Stone Flower at the age of eight, the future creator of Space Pirate Captain Harlock was struck by the beauty of the cinema. 

"Wanda was sort of based on my own personality... A sort of passivity, drifting, moving from one person to another with no direction...

The Lumière film festival will continue its journey through American cinema of the 1970s, focusing on a major figure of independent cinema: Robert Altman.

For the French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, Denys de La Patellière (1921-2013) was above all a sure sign of success: fifteen of his films sold more than a million tickets.

Ana Mariscal was one of Spain's first female directors, a pioneer in production who defended her career through sheer determination.

To mark the 120th anniversary of Ozu’s birth and the 60th anniversary of his death, the festival is introducing six of his works in previously unseen restorations.

Although still young, he is already a giant of the cinema. The Lumière film festival is proud to welcome him as one of this edition’s guests of honour.

Alexander Payne is a major figure of American independent cinema. He will introduce the premiere of his eighth feature.

C’est une « grande » d’Espagne, l’une des muses de Pedro Almodóvar, magnifique dans Talons aiguilles ou La Fleur de mon secret.

A truly popular actress, with an XXL range and career, from zany comedy (Dear Mother in 2020) to dramatic realism. 

A filmmaker with a rich Hollywood career, he favours ordinary heroes who are hurled into an America plagued by the ills of the 20th century.

Jean-Jacques Annaud will be the guest of honour at the closing ceremony, where he will present the new restoration of The Name of the Rose, which has become a rarity on the big screen.

The ex-Monty Python member with the wild imagination will introduce a restored version of Twelve Monkeys, ahead of its theatrical and video re-release by L'Atelier d'Images.

Patrick Bouchitey, a distinctive actor and the genial priest in Life is a Long Quiet River, will introduce his first film as a director.

After being honoured at the festival in 2018, the Mexican director of And Your Mother Too, Gravity or Roma returns to the Lumière film festival for a tribute he wishes to pay to Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner.

Sadao Yamanaka was one of the leading Japanese directors of the 1930s, yet only three of his films were found.

It's the most cult of cult films: the future director of The Artist and OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies has had fun “hijacking” the greatest Warner films, “redialogued” with zany glee. 

Having passed away this year, she will reappear on the screen in films, with the presence of her daughters, Lou Doillon and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

The director will come to present his film The Zone of Interest.

Make your arrival and stay in the capital of gastronomy easy as pie.

Feel like taking advantage of the festival to explore Lyon’s monuments, recommended spots, hidden & secret corners? Head toward your office of tourism.

Lumière encourages public transportation. On festival Saturdays, get 40% off tickets, while kids ride free.