SUN SCREENS
Once again this year, our summer programming blends must-see new releases with a wide array of classics, revivals, and special event screenings.
Over forty titles will be featured, structured around three main thematic threads that guided our selection: the American Dream, the myth of beauty and eternal youth, and stories of sisterhood.
We will also take advantage of the restoration of several of his films to dedicate a cycle to Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, whose influence on contemporary cinema is undeniable.
And finally, there will be something for the little ones too, with a diverse program offering various genres and formats.
MUST SEE
BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY
Jianjie Lin
An incident at school brings Wei, the only son of a wealthy Chinese family, and his classmate Shuo closer together. They become increasingly close, and Wei's parents enthusiastically welcome their son's new friend.
EDDINGTON
Ari Aster
In May 2020, a confrontation between the sheriff and the mayor of a small town leads to an explosive situation, pitting neighbours in Eddington, in the state of New Mexico, against each other.
ENZO
Robin Campillo
Follows a 16-year-old boy who defies the expectations of his bourgeois family by apprenticing as a bricklayer where he meets a charismatic Ukrainian colleague who turns his world upside down.
L'ACCIDENT DE PIANO
Quentin Dupieux
A web star, famous for posting shocking content on social networks, decides to take a break after a mysterious piano incident while filming one of her videos. Isolated in a chalet mountain with her personal assistant, her retreat is interrupted by a journalist who begins to blackmail her.
L'AVENTURA
Sophie Letourneur
Summer holidays. Sardinia, Italy. A family (road) trip. Claudine, soon to be 11, decides to recount their adventures along the way. If Raoul, her 3-year-old brother,at least doesn't bother her.
PUSHER
Nicolas Winding Refn
Drug dealer Frank experiences the worst week of his life when a heroin deal falls through and he is left with a hefty debt with Balkan drug baron Milo. Frank struggles to pay back the money as the pressure from the ruthless drug lord only intensifies.
VITTORIA
Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
A woman's world is turned upside down after the death of her father. She dreams of having a daughter and decides to adopt internationally. In doing so, she jeopardises her marriage, the stability of her family and her moral compass.
UNRELEASED
L'ETE DE JAHIA
Olivier Meys
Jahia, who lives in an asylum center in Belgium, where her dim prospects for the future cast a shadow over her life. Then she meets the feisty and spirited Neta, a young Moldavian girl, who drags Jahia along with her crazy energy.
CLASSICS
ALL ABOUT EVE
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
An ingenue slips into the company of an established but ageing stage actress and her theatre friends.
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HIGH AND LOW (Tengoku to jigoku) - 4K
Akira Kurosawa
In Yokohama, a criminal kidnaps a child because he thinks he is the son of a Japanese industrialist. In reality, the child is the son of his driver. Chief Inspector Tokura is put in charge of the case.
MODERN TIMES (LES TEMPS MODERNES) - No Dial
Charlie Chaplin
Charlot struggles to make a living in modern industrial society, despite the help of a young homeless woman.
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Peter Weir
During a summer picnic in the countryside, some pupils and a teacher disappear without a trace. Their absence haunts those they have left behind.
RABID (Rage)
David Cronenberg
A young woman discovers a taste for human blood after undergoing experimental plastic surgery. Unfortunately, her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, causing an epidemic throughout the city.
SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin no samurai)
Akira Kurosawa
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven masterless samurai to defend them.
EVENTS
JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE,1080 BRUXELLES
Chantal Akerman
Three days of daily routine for a widowed housewife and occasional prostitute to make ends meet. An international revelation and Chantal Akerman's masterpiece, it remains one of the greatest and most influential cinematic experiments. Restored version by CINEMATEK (DCP).
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REPRISES
LES FEMMES AU BALCON
Noémie Merlant
Three women in a Marseilles apartment find themselves trapped in a heatwave. They find themselves trapped in a terrifying affair and long for freedom.
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THE APPRENTICE
Ali Abbasi
The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.
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THE BRUTALIST
Brady Corbet
When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet fled post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their heritage and witness the birth of modern America, their lives were changed.
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THE SUBSTANCE
Coralie Fargeat
A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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VINGT DIEUX
Louise Courvoisier
Totone's carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he has to look after his 7-year-old sister. In search of an income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning county.
KIDS
This summer, Palace is offering a program full of emotion and discovery for all ages. The little ones can explore magical worlds with Jardins enchantés or Beurk!, while older children will dive into the colorful universe of Frida Kahlo with Hola Frida!. Classics like Modern Times and Le chantier des gosses sit alongside poetic works such as Amélie and the Metaphysics of Tubes. Teenagers will see themselves reflected in Jahia’s Summer or enjoy the spectacle of Wicked. A magical and cinephile summer awaits!
BEURK ! - VFR
Hugo Glavier, Marcel Barelli, Anna Lund Konnerup, Martina Doll, Anaïs Dos, Coline Reverbel, Kenzo Talma, Edgard Vernier, Lisa Vlain, Loïc Espuche
Delve into a programme where love, in all its forms, is revealed with humour, tenderness and originality.
JARDINS ENCHANTES - VFR
Débora Cheyenne Cruchon, Lena Von Döhren, Nastia Voronina, Judit Orosz, Andrea Love, Phoebe Wahl, Galen Fott
Dans une clairière, au milieu des hautes herbes ou dans le verger du roi se cachent des mondes merveilleux : jardins envoûtants et forêts foisonnantes révèlent souvent de magnifiques secrets...
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MODERN TIMES (LES TEMPS MODERNES) - No Dial
Charlie Chaplin
Charlot struggles to make a living in modern industrial society, despite the help of a young homeless woman.
