In celebration of the centenary of Jean-Pierre Melville, the legendary director who made some of the most influential films of their time, Cinematheque is pleased to present a retrospective.
“I believe you must be madly in love with cinema to create films. You also need a huge cinematic baggage.”
― Jean-Pierre Melville
Each day will be presented the new film:
Le samouraï
1967, France, 101 min
Thursday, January 10 / 7 pm
Sunday, January 20 / 7 pm
Léon Morin, Priest (Léon morin, prêtre)
1961, France, 128 min
Saturday, January 12 / 5 pm
Wednesday, January 16 / 7 pm
Le doulos
1963, France, 108 min
Friday, January 18 / 7 pm
Saturday, January 26 / 3 pm
Bob le flambeur w/ 24 heures de la vie d’un clown
1956, France, 104 min
Thursday, January 24 / 7 pm
Sunday, January 27 / 5 pm
Army of Shadows (L’armee des ombres)
1969, France, 145 min
Friday, February 1 / 7 pm
Sunday, February 3 / 7 pm
Le cercle rouge
1970, France, 130 min
Wednesday February 13 / 7 pm
Saturday, February 16 / 9 pm
In partnership with the Alliance Française du Manitoba, Institut Français, Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Canada, and the Jean-Pierre Melville Foundation.