February 4-18, 2010
The Metropolis Association and the French Cultural Mission in Beirut are proud to present “Robert Bresson. La pellicule ensorcelée”, an integral retrospective of the films of the renowned French filmmaker Robert Bresson.
A discussion on the work of Bresson will take place on Saturday, February 6, at 7:00 with journalist, film critic and historian Jean-Michel Frodon. Editor-in-chief of the magazine “Les Cahiers du Cinéma” between 2003 and 2009, Frodon is also the author of the book “Robert Bresson” (collection Grands cineastes, Ed. Les Cahiers du cinema).
Schedule
Opening: Thursday February 4, at 8:00 pm
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s’est échappé)
France – 1956 – 101’ – 35mm – French with English subtitles
Friday February 5, at 8:00 pm
Angels of the Street (Les anges du péché) – 73’, 1943
Saturday February 6, at 7:00 pm
Lecture by Jean-Michel Frodon (Rencontre avec Jean-Michel Frodon)
Saturday February 6, at 8:00 pm
The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (Les dames du Bois de Boulogne) – 81’, 1945
Sunday February 7, at 8:00 pm
Diary of a Country Priest (Journal d’un curé de campagne) – 120’, 1950
Monday February 8, at 8:00 pm
Pickpocket – 75’, 1959
Tuesday February 9, at 8:00 pm
Public Affairs (Les affaires publiques) – 25’, 1934
The Trial of Joan of Arc (Procès de Jeanne d’Arc) – 61’, 1962
Wednesday February 10, at 8:00 pm
Balthazar (Au hazard Balthazar) – 95’, 1966
Thursday February 100, at 8:00 pm
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s’est échappé) – 101’, 1956
Friday February 12, at 8:00 pm
Mouchette – 82’, 1967
Saturday February 13, at 8:00 pm
A Gentle Woman (Une femme douce) – 87’, 1969
Sunday February 14, at 8:00 pm
Four Nights of a Dreamer (Quatre nuits d’un rêveur) - 90’, 1971
Monday February 15, at 8:00 pm
Lancelot (Lancelot du lac) – 85’, 1974
Tuesday February 16, at 8:00 pm
The Devil Probably (Le diable probablement) – 110’, 1976
Wednesday February 17, at 8:00 pm
Money (L’argent) – 80’, 1983
Thursday February 18, at 8:00 pm
The Portuguese Nun (La religieuse portugaise) by Eugène Green – 127’, 2009
Metropolis Empire Sophil, Ashrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
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