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.
Every day, we feature a little-known filmmaker and a film to rediscover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
A recurring theme in Denys de la Patellière's films: fathers in conflict with their offspring. Let's play the seven daddies game.
Le parcours de James Stewart, comédien marqué par la guerre, fidèle à Capra, Hitchcock et Anthony Mann.
"Wanda was sort of based on my own personality... A sort of passivity, drifting, moving from one person to another with no direction...
Are you familiar with George Miller's Mad Max saga, including Mad Max: Fury Road starring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy?
Michel Hazanavicius introducing La Classe américaine, Hippolyte Girardot introducing The Darjeeling Limited and Patrick Bouchitey introducing Lune froide
Elsa Heizmann, directrice des Relations de la Mode avec le Cinéma, détaille la synergie singulière entre le 7e art et la maison Chanel, partenaire fidèle du festival Lumière.
Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
Accompanied by their teachers, Sandrine Charavy and Louis Brun, the students from Jacob Holtzer High School in Firminy, attended screenings of Twelve Monkeys and Ray.
As a teenager, Françoise Bichonnier would jot down the bios and filmographies of her favourite actors in a notebook.
With a few swift strokes of his sword, Japanese filmmaker Kenji Misumi delivers his version of chambara, a highly-codified film genre, featuring a solitary warrior and an invincible sense of honour.
Like a ray of sunshine in Lyon, luminous and gracious actress Marisa Paredes warmed the hearts of film fans at a masterclass of anthology at the Pathé Bellecour on Thursday. Highlights.
Wim Wenders' seminal works are stories of men who come across young women in soft apparition mode. Whether terrestrial or celestial, they are defining figures of Wenders' cinema.
The inventive Mark Cousins follows the career of a British cinephile and producer, Lynda Myles, reflecting on an era blessed with theories and practices…
In 1993, Michel Hazanavicius and Dominique Mézerette directed La Classe américaine. This popular movie is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the festival!
D-Day for the Lumière Award ceremony has finally come, so here's a little alphabetic primer to help us delineate this multi-faceted filmmaker of constantly-renewed inspiration.
A House Divided is full of fury.
From 1955 to 1959, Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray shot a series of three movies, depicting life in India in the 20th century as seen through the eyes of Apu, first as a child, then as a teenager and finally as a young adult.
Suzanne Lindon introducing Don't Come Knocking and Wim Wenders introducing Kings of the Road.
Volunteers Olivier Drouet and Céline Guerois, a couple from Lyon who are fans of George Lucas's saga, give us some advice on how to make the most of this anthology all-nighter.
The Hangar at the Lumière Institute looked like an international summit on Thursday morning.
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind is one of Tsui Hark's contemporary movies. The Hong Kong filmmaker delivers a pitch-black political thriller.
Co-president and artistic director of Chopard, Caroline Scheufele explains the strong affinity between her creations and the cinema.
The director of Ray and An Officer and a Gentleman explains his method and his concerns about the future of Hollywood.
Always the same, always new, the films of Yasujiro Ozu (1903-1963) tell the same simple story over and over again, about the same people in the same city, Tokyo. And they touch our hearts.
A very young woman arrives from her native Texas to work in California. Frail and colourless to the extreme, she strikes up a somewhat unhealthy friendship with her future flatmate,...
Every day, we feature a little-known filmmaker and a film to rediscover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
Who better to discuss the work of Swiss director Alain Tanner than Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón?!
Animation giant Rintaro drew his inspiration from scripts by the forgotten filmmaker Yamanaka, whose comedy from the 1930s we are delighted to rediscover.
Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
Helen Mirren introducing White Nights and Kleber Mendonça Filho, introducing his new documentary Pictures of Ghosts, about the city of Recife.
« Est-ce que vous rêvez beaucoup ? », demande la présidente de l’Institut Lumière, Irène Jacob.
Half a century ago, The Exorcist was released, the film that was to revolutionise horror cinema.
But are you really familiar with this cult film by William Friedkin?
Vincent Thiéry, Regional Director of BCEF Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, explains what BNP Paribas is doing to support the Lumière film festival and cinema in general.
Originally from Odessa, Oleksandra Alya Gorchakova has been living in Lyon since 2022 and aspires to become a film director.
Lumière pays tribute to one of Pedro Almodóvar’s muses, Marisa Paredes, with her illustrious career and impeccable commitment.
Exactly forty years ago, in the middle of the desert, Wim Wenders shot his best-known film, Paris, Texas, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Recollections.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) raises many questions...
Every day, we feature a little-known director and a film to (re)discover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
For her directorial debut in the early 1950s, actress Ana Mariscal did not hesitate to shed her status as "darling of the regime"...
Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
Victor Ehrmann, 24, has a degree in cinema and has worked as a volunteer at music festivals. He is currently retraining to become a production manager for contemporary music.
Marisa Paredes, one of Pedro Almodóvar’s favourite actresses, is an honoured guest for this 15th edition of the festival.
Valerio Zurlini as seen by a woman, documentary filmmaker Sandra Marti; an obvious choice, given the Italian director's commitment to female-themed cinema.
Arnaud Brun, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Adéquat Group, explains the Lyon-based company's commitment to the Lumière film festival.
The American filmmaker won over the audience at the Lyon Auditorium, who were able to see his delightful adaptation of Roald Dahl's short story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on the big screen.
With her trademark genuine and generous nature, actress Karin Viard opened up to the audience at the Pathé Bellecour for a master class.
Terry Gilliam talked about his career and his vision of the world, while keeping his audience laughing.
To this day, Dorothy Arzner holds the record for the woman who has directed the most films for a Hollywood studio.
An enormously popular actress in Spain in the 1940s, Mariscal was also a fearless director whose work has been overlooked for far too long.
"When I finish a movie, I put it aside and never look at it again", said Taylor Hackford in 2005...
Every day, we feature a little-known filmmaker and a film to rediscover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
Here's a quick quiz to test your knowledge of the master's work...
Bruce Weber introducing Let’s get lost, and also Sébastien Durand, Disney expert, introducing the studio's centenary screening.
The co-directors of the Wim Wenders Foundation, Hella Wenders, Wim's niece, and Claire Brunel talk about the institution, the only one of its kind in the world.
Originally from Bamenda in Cameroon, Mo-Ajok Clarisse Weazie lived several lives before joining the team of festival volunteers.
The Texan filmmaker has established his singular, colourful aesthetic, transforming his cinema into a finely tuned world that he arranges as he pleases.
Wes Anderson's cinema is always conveyed through the meaningful use of a series of symbols.
Karin Viard introducing Lulu femme nue by Solveig Anspach...
The director of Sideways gave a detailed account of his working methods and reminded us that cinema is nothing more than "a mirror of our existence".
On Sunday, British director Jonathan Glazer overcame his shyness to give the audience at the Pathé Bellecour some insight into his cinema.
Every day there is a little-known filmmaker and a film to rediscover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
Filmmaker Wes Anderson is a guest of honour at this 15th edition of the film festival. How familiar are you with his work?
Christophe Juhentet will be sharing the festival Lumière 2023 with his daughter Victorine, 16, who is also volunteering for the first time.
A film that seems to have come out of nowhere, a sad and ironic fable.
A fascinating close-up of a little-known figure in world cinema: actress and producer Keiko Kishi.
Every day, discover one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
In a sold-out and gleeful Halle Tony Garnier, the actor put on a show as a sometimes emotional, other times mischievous troublemaker, before declaring his love for cinema.
Without Pity is a cruelly poetic drama in the style of its elegiac filmmaker, Alberto Lattuada.
Here's a look back at a unique adventure that gave birth to an instant classic.
For the 5th annual Publishers’ DVD fair we asked five of the twenty-four publishers present to talk about their work.
Every day there is a little-known filmmaker and a film to rediscover; doing justice to those forgotten in the history of cinema is also the role of the Lumière film festival.
A filmmaker expresses his passion for another filmmaker: Dante Desarthe provides a comprehensive analysis of the work and career of Joseph Losey...
The Long Goodbye is an adventure featuring the famous fictional private eye, whose investigations are filled with calamity: Philip Marlowe.
Originally from Laval, Anatole Gignoux moved to Lyon a year ago to make his dream of becoming a director-producer come true.
Each day, we feature one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
A pure gem of science fiction, filmmaker Terry Gilliam's seventh feature plunges viewers into a strange, chaotic universe.
"There's always a bit of bitterness in not having made your own life," a shrivelled old bourgeois tells the protagonist as she ponders her fate.
Having MC Fabrice open the 15th Lumière film festival means a great show is guaranteed!
Winner of the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Zone of Interest is a staggering look at the Holocaust, confirming the importance and singularity of this English filmmaker.
A close-up of Alexander Payne, who has brought his eagerly-awaited new film, The Holdovers.
Between popular and auteur films, her career has been an uninterrupted series of judicious and often surprising choices.
Former Director of Fiction at Canal+ and now an independent producer, Fabrice de la Patellière is in Lyon to introduce works of the filmography of his father.
El Camino tells the story of life in a small village in a remote corner of Spain in the 1950s.
180 films in 448 screenings… For nine days, the Lumière film festival will be bringing its share of emotions and discoveries.
The first documentary devoted to actor Daniel Prévost, Bande de ringards by Julien Camy, is a fine blend of humorous memories and intimate confessions.
The OCS bouquet is a long-standing partner of the Lumière film festival. Its director, Guillaume Jouhet, looks back on a well-established synergy.
How much do you really know about these wildly humorous adventure films, which have elevated Johnny Depp to the rank of crazy, swashbuckling pirate?
Every day, we will feature one or more tracks from a film by Wim Wenders, for whom music is an integral part of the story.
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