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Sortilège (Tlamess) by Ala Eddine Slim
Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki
Old Joy by Kelly Reichardt
Parc des Ateliers
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Programme:
Friday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m.: Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
Saturday, November 25 at 5:00 p.m.: Fragments from heaven by Adnane Baraka
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Each last weekend of the month from October to March, LUMA Arles organizes a series of screenings followed by discussions at the Parc des Ateliers.
These films will explore the relationships between humans and non-humans, interspecies relations, mythologies, and the natural world. Focusing on a different theme each month, these sessions are part of a proposal that also includes exchanges with speakers, researchers, filmmakers, and the audience, on how these films contribute to changing our perceptions.
October's theme: Forests
Friday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Sortilège (Tlamess) by Ala Eddine Slim (2019), France / Tunisia, 2h00
Subtitles: French
In a Tunisian soldier camp, upon receiving the news of his mother's passing, a young soldier is granted a leave. He makes the decision to desert and ventures deep into a mysterious forest...Years later, and having just found out she was pregnant, a young woman has an unexpected encounter during a walk in the forest...
Saturday, October 28 at 2:30 p.m.
Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki (1997), Japan, 2h15
Broadcast in French.
Forbidden for children under 10
In the 15th century, during the Muromachi era, the Japanese forest, once protected by giant animals, is being depopulated by human action. A wild boar transformed into a devastating demon emerges and attacks Ashitaka’s village, future head of the Emishi clan. His arm severely touched by the boar he killed, Ashitaka is forced to leave in search of the Stag god to lift the curse that is spreading in his arm.
Saturday, October 28 at 5:00 p.m.
Old Joy by Kelly Reichardt (2006), U.S., 1h16
Broadcast in English.
Two old friends, Kurt and Mark, reunite for a weekend camping trip in the Cascade mountain range east of Portland, Oregon. When they arrive at their final destination, a hot spring deep in the forest, they must confront the divergent paths they have taken in life.
Produced by Todd Haynes, this is a sensual coming of age road movie set in the vastness of the American wilderness.
Following the screening, a discussion will take place with Brigitte Talon (Lecturer at the Mediterranean Institute of Ecology and Paleoecology), Grégory Quenet (Professor of Environmental History at the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), Rasha Salti (researcher, writer and curator), Jean-Michel Frodon (film critic, journalist and teacher at Sciences Po) and moderated by Martin Guinard (Curator at LUMA Arles).
UPCOMING
NOVEMBER⎟Theme: Desert
Friday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m.: Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
Saturday, November 25 at 5:00 p.m.: Fragments from heaven by Adnane Baraka
JANUARY⎟Theme: Honey
Friday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m.: Honey (Bal) by Semih Kaplanoğlu
Saturday, January 27 at 5:00 p.m.: Honey Land by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
FEBRUARY⎟Theme: Coal
Friday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m.: King Coal by Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Saturday, February 24 at 5:00 p.m.: Coal Money by Wang Bing
MARCH⎟Theme: Swamp
Friday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m.: The Towrope by William Vega Donneys
Saturday, March 30 at 5:00 p.m.: Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin
The series of screenings has been curated by Rasha Salti, Independent Curator, Jean-Michel Frodon, Film Critic with Vassilis Oikonomopoulos, Director of Exhibitions and Programs, LUMA Arles, Martin Guinard, Curator, LUMA Arles and Salma Mochtari, researcher associate, LUMA Arles.
Biographies:
Rasha Salti is a researcher, writer and curator of art and film based in Beirut and Berlin. At present, she is the commissioning editor for the experimental documentary program “La Lucarne” for Arte France.
Jean-Michel Frodon is a film critic, journalist and teacher at Sciences Po. He is the author of thirty books on cinema, and was notably head of the Cinema section at Le Monde and director of Cahiers du Cinéma.