The comic genius Louis de Funès was to be honored in the spring. Unfortunately, a health crisis forces, the cinémathèque has had to postpone this beautiful tribute. Today while the containment is at an end and that the epidemic seems to be behind us, the institution cinéphilique of the rue de Bercy announces that it will open again its doors to the public on 15 July, with a programme of laughter and the antics unforgettable maréchal des logis-chef Cruchot.
read also : The retrospective of Louis de Funès at the Cinémathèque does not laugh all the world
51 rue de Bercy will therefore resume its activities after four long months of closure on Wednesday, 15 July at 11am. It will remain exceptionally open during the whole month of August, with two sessions per day at 16h and 19h30 (except Monday and Tuesday) in the hall dedicated to its first director, Henri Langlois.
Michel Piccoli and Louis de Funès to the honour
It was necessary for this great revival to strike a great blow. First of all, with the exhibition Louis de Funès, which should give the balm to the heart to the public. As a nod to his verve humorous, a fun tour will be open to the younger audience who will be able to and workshop in the workshop, from 11 to 20h to learn how to “shoot the gag”. The bang of a gong of this tribute will ring at 16h with the projection of Ni vu, ni connu Yves Robert, released in 1958.
The laugh, yes, but also tears and seriously the same day the beginning of the tribute paid to him by the Cinémathèque in the late Michel Piccoli, who has passed away at the age of 94 years. At 19: 30, Belle de jour by Luis Buñuel, 1967), which brought together the generic Michel Piccoli, but also Jean Sorel, Catherine Deneuve and Francis Fabien.
This masterpiece will be a sort of curtain raiser to the cycle “The classics” that will end on the 30th of August and a pre-retrospective devoted this fall to Luis Bunuel and Jean-Claude Carrière.
read also : Michel Piccoli, a great lord is dead
The bookshop of the Cinémathèque, the café-restaurant Les 400 coups, and its terrace, will be open from July 15. But caution health requires, it will be necessary to reserve a place in advance on the website cinémathèque.fr.
And as a gift of joyful reunion, 1000 tickets at five euros only, will be available from 15 June to be able to laugh at the inimitable antics of Louis de Funès.
En avant-première Le Figaro shows an excerpt from Belle de jour, with Michel Piccoli and Ni vu, ni connu avec Louis de Funès.
Beautiful Day Luis Bunuel, based on the novel by Joseph Kessel, 1967, with Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Françoise Fabian…
