SELECTION OF FILMS ON THE THEME OF THE ABSURD

         CINE-MIX
         ZAZIE DANS LE METRO
         BANDITS BANDITS
         THE PARTY

CINE-MIX :
BURLESQUE SHORT FILMS ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC
by Yannick Lecoeur (aka Princesse Rotative) and Laurent Feuillet (aka Lila narrative) from the Pure Noire label

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EGGED ON Charley Bowers & H.L. Muller / United States / 1925 / black and white / 24 / cast Charley Bowers Having got into trouble with an egg, Charley decides to invent a machine to make eggs elastic and unbreakable.

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MONKEY CHASE Italy / 1909 / black and white / 4 A monkey escapes from its box and its the start of an unusual and comical chase.

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ONE WEEK by Buster Keaton & Eddie Cline / United States / 1920 / black and white / 22 / cast Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts A young couple are given a put-it-together house. It will be assembled in no time at all. Easy. If a rival had not switched around the numbers on the boxes, that is.

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KIRIKI, JAPANESE ACROBATS (KIRIKI, ACROBATES JAPONAIS) by Segundo de Chomon / France / 1907 / colour / 240 A totally incredible acrobatic number, unless theres something we dont know!

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NOW YOU TELL ONE by Charley Bowers & H.L. Muller / United States / 1926 / balck & white / 20 / cast Charley Bowers The Liars Club is meeting to choose the most unbelievable story. Charley, the incredible inventor of a universal grafting process, has a story, which looks very likely to win.

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THE DANCING PIG (LE COCHON DANSEUR) France / 1907 / black and white / 4 A talented dancing pig, dressed up as a little girl.

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From age 5
Friday 14th at 9pm (opening night) / Friday 14th at 9am & 2pm

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ZAZIE DANS LE METRO Louis Malle Louis Malle / France / fiction / 1959 / colour / 92 Cast Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret, Vittorio Caprioli, Carla Marlier Adapted of the novel by Raymond Queneau 10-year-old Zazie arrives in Paris and wants to ride on the Metro but a strike has brought it to a halt. Her Uncle Gabriel, who performs in a nightclub as a Spanish Dancer, shows her round Paris and introduces her to some of its more colourful characters. ds 7 ans Tuesday 11 at 9pm / Wednesday 12 at 4pm / Thursday 13 at 9am / Saturday 15 at 9am. Discussion of the film with Jol Magny, Wednesday 12th at 6pm at the Multimedia library.

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BANDITS, BANDITS Terry Gillaim United Kingdom / fiction / 1981 / colour / 115 / cast John Clesse, Sean Connery, Shelley Duval, Ian Holm A small boy is visited one night by dwarves who have stolen the map of time from the Supreme Being. This is the starting-point for Kens journey through time from Napoleon to Castiglione and Robin Hood and his merrie men, not forgetting the Titanic. from age 8 Monday 10 at 2pm / Wednesday 12 at 9pm / Thursday 13 at 2pm

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THE PARTY de Blake Edwards Blake Edwards / United States / fiction / 1968 / colour / 99 / OV / cast Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Marge Champion, Steve Franken Hrundi V. Bakshi, an Indian actor working in Hollywood is hired to play a loyal native soldier in a remake of Gunga Din. He is so accident-prone that he not only messes up almost every take but also eventually blows up the whole expensive set. The producer calls the studio boss to have Bakshi put on a blacklist but the boss accidentally adds his name to the guest list for his annual drinks party. From age 8 Monday 10 at 9pm / Tuesday 11 at 2pm

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