Cult flicks!
From action and crime movies to comedy, adventure and thrillers, it’s the perfect section for fans of cult films: contemporary movies that have already achieved legendary status and must absolutely be (re)seen in a cinema!
Ours thanks to Gaumont, Metropolitan Filmexport, Le Pacte, Park Circus, Tamasa, Warner Bros.
Screenings
Malcolm X by Spike Lee (1992, 3h21, Prohib. ages -12)
The life of Malcolm X, the pivotal American figure in the civil rights movement, from his childhood to his greatest hours as an activist... A shocking, fascinating and instructive biopic, for which Denzel Washington won the Silver Bear award for Best Actor at the Berlinale.
Pathé Bellecour Mon 14 8pm | UGC Confluence Wed 16 1:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 20 4:15pm
The Shawshank Redemption by Frank Darabont (1994, 2h22)
Red, sentenced to life in prison, and Andy Dufresne, a gentleman banker wrongly convicted of murder, strike up an unlikely friendship... A powerful and captivating prison film, expertly portrayed by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
Pathé Bellecour Sun 13 5pm | Vaulx-en-Velin Mon 14 8pm | UGC Confluence Tue 15 10:45 | UGC Astoria Wed 16 7:30pm | Meyzieu Sat 19 8pm
Se7en by David Fincher (1995, 2h07, Prohib. ages -12)
L’inspecteur Somerset (Morgan Freeman) fait équipe avec son futur remplaçant David Mills (Brad Pitt) pour une enquête criminelle peu ordinaire... Atmosphère étouffante et sordide, une véritable plongée dans l’obscurité avec un casting de choix.
Pathé Bellecour Wed 16 9:15pm | Comœdia je 17 9pm | UGC Confluence Fri 18 9:30pm | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sat 19 9::15pm
Mulholland Drive by David Lynch (2000, 2h26)
Following a car accident Rita (Laura Harring) suffers from amnesia and takes refuge with Betty (Naomi Watts). Together, they try to piece together the parts of her past... David Lynch, at the height of his art, delivers a sensory, spellbinding, vertiginous film
UGC Confluence Mon 14 9:15pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue 15 8pm | UGC Astoria Thu 17 5pm | UGC Confluence Sat 19 9:15pm
OSS 117: Lost in Rio by Michel Hazanavicius (2009, 1h41, VFSTA)
Secret agent OSS 117 (Jean Dujardin) is sent to Rio to find microfilms held by a former Nazi dignitary... This brilliant parodic comedy with an offbeat sense of humour is an ode to the cinema of the 1950s and 1960s.
UGC Confluence Tue 15 6:45pm | Comœdia Wed 16 11:15am | Pathé Bellecour Fri 18 9:15pm | Lumière Terreaux Sun 20 4:15pm
Drive by Nicolas Winding Refn (2011, 1h40, Prohib. ages -12)
An expert driver (Ryan Gosling) makes a living doing heists and stunts in Los Angeles... A virtuoso thriller of extreme graphic violence, the tale of a man hurtling towards dehumanisation. Winner of the Best Director award at Cannes.
UGC Confluence Sun 13 9:30pm | UGC Confluence Tue 15 9pm | Francheville Wed 16 8:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu 17 8pm preceded by the short film Beauty is not a Sin by Nicolas Winding Refn (2024, 8min) | Comœdia Fri 18 11:15am
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino (2012, 2h45, Prohib. ages -12)
A bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) and a slave (Jamie Foxx) set off on a quest to find his fiancée... Humorous dialogue, a thunderous soundtrack, a real jolt of cultures and references.
Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sat 12 8:30pm | UGC Astoria Mon 14 8pm | Saint-Priest Thu 17 8pm | UGC Confluence Sat 19 8:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun 20 2:30pm
