Big classics in black and white

The Louvre has the Mona Lisa - the Lumière festival has Marcel Carné, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa or Billy Wilder. Since you have probably already seen these films (although never in this context: (on the big screen in their latest restored version), each year, Lumière features a selection of monuments of cinema history to amaze and touch audiences and share them with other generations.

Casablanca by Michael Curtiz (1942, 1h42)
World War II. Rick is the owner of a café in Casablanca that his former flame Ilsa visits... One of America's most iconic films and winner of three Oscars, with Hollywood stars Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart.
Comœdia Sun16 2pm | UGC Confluence Wed19 11:15am | Pathé Bellecour Thu20 10:45am | Charbonnières-les-Bains Sat22 8pm | Institut Lumière Sun23 7:30pm

Shoeshine by Vittorio de Sica (Sciuscià, 1946, 1h33)
During World War II, two children are involved in petty crime until the day they are arrested... With success achieved beyond the Italian borders, the movie evokes an inhuman reality of childhood in those dark years.
Villa Lumière Sat15 11am | Lumière Terreaux Mon17 9:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat22 11:15am | UGC Astoria Sun23 4:30pm

Casque d’or by Jacques Becker (1952, 1h36, VFSTA)
Marie, known as Casque d'or, and Manda (Serge Reggiani) fall in love with each other, while Leca, the leader of a rival gang, also fancies her... One of the greatest films of French cinema, starring a brilliant Simone Signoret.
Pathé Vaise Sun16 3pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue18 7:30pm | Comœdia Wed19 10:45am | UGC Confluence Fri21 4:30pm

Some Like It Hot by Billy Wilder (1959, 2h02)
In this cross-dressing classic, Joe and Jerry are witnesses to a murder. They disguise themselves and escape by joining a female band... A masterpiece of comedy, the legendary film brings together three Hollywood luminaries: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
Écully Mon17 4pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue18 10:45am | UGC Confluence Wed19 10:45am | UGC Astoria Fri21 8pm | Cinéma Opéra Sun23 2:30pm

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock (1960, 1h48)
Marion Crane steals money and decides to flee the city. She stops at a motel run by a strange young man... A seminal film of horror and modern cinema, considered a pinnacle of Hitchcockian genius. A new 4K restoration extends the film by 13 seconds!
Cinéma Opéra Sun16 7:15pm | UGC Confluence Tue18 11:15am | Pathé Bellecour Wed19 4:30pm | Bron Thu20 2:30pm | Institut Lumière Sat22 10pm

Yojimbo by Akira Kurosawa (1961, 1h50)
At the end of the Edo era, Sanjuro, a samurai, arrives in a village torn between two rival gangs... Kurosawa's biggest success in Japan, Yojimbo inspired Sergio Leone to make his famous movie, A Fistful of Dollars.
Institut Lumière Sat15 5:15pm | Lumière Terreaux Sun16 4pm30 | Comœdia Thu20 11:15am | Pathé Bellecour Sun23 10:45am

The Executioner by Luis García Berlanga (El verdugo, 1963, 1h28)
A romance between Carmen, the daughter of an executioner, and José, an undertaker... A film that addresses man's submission to society with irony and brazenness. A great classic of Spanish cinema.
UGC Confluence Mon17 7pm | Villa Lumière Tue18 11am | Lumière Terreaux Sat22 10:30am