Martin Scorsese - USA – 1980 – fiction - black & white + color – 126’ – OV – STT NL / FR
Powerful evocation of the life and career of Italo-American boxer Jake La Motta and arguably one of Martin Scorsese’s best movies. A brilliant Robert De Niro plays the champion who wins in the ring while his private life disintegrates. Michael Chapman’s black-and-white photography is rich in contrasts and the fight scenes, filmed with rare intensity, are among the best ever.
With: Robert de Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci
Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek
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François Truffaut - FR – 1983 – fiction – n&b – 111’ – VO
A woman and her lover are murdered, and the husband is under suspicion. He decides to hide, and his secretary leads her own inquiry, collecting evidence to prove his innocence. François Truffaut’s last film is a vibrant and lively homage to the thrillers of his cinephile youth. Naturally filmed in black and white, Vivement dimanche! has Fanny Ardant as the passionate and playful secretary Barbara.
With: Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek
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Max Ophuls - FR - D - 1955 - fiction - color - 110' - OV FR - STT NL
New print of Max Ophuls’ masterpiece put together by the Paris Cinemathèque that restored its original colours, stereophonic sound, editing and cinemascope format. Max’s son Marcel Ophuls helped on the project, with support from the Thomson Foundation and the Franco-American Cultural Funds, as well as several European Film Archives, including the Brussels Archives.
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