While the start of the school year has passed and the freshness of autumn is creeping in, Lyon is starting to put on its red carpet. From October 12 to 20, the Lumière Festival will celebrate its 16th edition, from the Halle Tony-Garnier to the convention center via all the city’s cinemas, and will crown Isabelle Huppert for her entire career. . An icon among French actresses, she seems to have spent her entire life on a film set. Caesar and Rosalie, The Valseuses, The Lacemaker, Links, Madame Bovary, Eight Women, Villa Amalia, Elle, The Syndicalist, My Crime, The Prisoner of Bordeaux…
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It would take entire pages to retrace the career of the tireless red-haired actress, 71 years old and almost as many films under her belt. Fourth woman and third actress to receive this distinction, Isabelle Huppert succeeds Wim Wenders – 2023 Lumière prize – but also Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino, Jane Campion…
For the love of cinema
As for prestigious guests, in addition to Vanessa Paradis and Benicio del Toro, who will deliver master classes on Sunday October 13 and Monday October 14, we will also have to count – among others – on the arrival of Xavier Dolan, Alfonso Cuarón, Jacques Audiard, Costa- Gavras or Nicolas Winding Refn. Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan will present three of his films, including Mommy in a special 35 mm copy session at the Auditorium. French director Justine Triet, multi-awarded this year for Anatomy of a fallwill inaugurate a new master class format around its cinephilia.
Among the approximately 450 sessions scheduled during this festival week, there is something for everyone, from the most specialized to the most popular. That’s also what we like about Lumière: a meeting without competition where you can simply share your love of cinema, heritage or not.
15 years of the Lumière Festival. From October 12 to 20 in (almost) all cinemas in the Lyon metropolitan area. festival-lumiere.org
