Man Ray made his first 2 minutes and 51 seconds long film Le Retour à la raison the day before its première at the dadaist event Le Cœur à barbe, which took place in Paris on 6 July 1923. To celebrate the hundredth anniversary, Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan, founding members of Sqürl, created an improvised musical accompaniment for this and three other works by the American artist. The restored films, combined into a 70-minute programme entitled Return to Reason, were premièred this year in the Cannes Classics section.
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Programme: Le retour à la raison (1923, 3'), Emak-bakia (1926, 18'), L’étoile de mer (1927/28, 15'), Les mystères du château du Dé (1929, 27').
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Grand Tour Grand Tour
Miguel Gomes
Sunday, 25. 05. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
Portuguese film-maker Miguel Gomes (Taboo, Arabian Nights) takes us on a dreamlike journey through the past and present with a turbulent love story set in colonial Asia in the early 20th century. The film, which combines melancholic drama and screwball comedy, won the Best Director award at Cannes.
Flow Straume
Gints Zilbalodis
Sunday, 25. 05. 2025 / 11:30 / Small Hall
When the world is devastated by a great flood, a group of animals, led by a cat, find shelter in a boat. To survive, they have to learn to live together and to trust and help each other despite their differences.
Wow! Message from Outer Space Wow! Nachricht aus dem All
Felix Binder
Sunday, 25. 05. 2025 / 14:20 / Main Hall
Billie and Dino are sure: they have received signals from aliens! No one believes them. During a visit to the ESA spaceport, they are accidentally shot into space, where they go in search of the aliens – a breathtaking adventure begins!