Special screenings

OPENING CEREMONY AT THE CASINO IN LE MONT-DORE

Tuesday, June 13, 6 pm onwards

6 pm at the Casino in Le Mont-Dore

A presentation of the 4^th Plein la Bobine festival - programme, guests, events, and the trailer made by children of the Sancy area.

Felix the Cat meets the Mischievous Ones (suitable for 3-year-olds and up)

A programme of 7 animated short films / 49' / 35 mm / no dialogue

The adventures of two comics characters:

Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan for a cartoon in 1917, became a comic book in 1923. A kind of feline Charlie Chaplin, he is a resourceful, imaginative, lively cat. Sometimes whining, sometimes quick-tempered, but always caustic, this tenacious cat faces trouble with a frown but never lets go.

Peter (Péteris in Latvian) is a mischievous, naughty kid, the main character of the series "The Naughty Ones", inspired by German illustrator Wilhem Busch's comic books.

Mischiefs I - Winter (Rezgalibas I)

Janis Cimermanis / Latvia / 1991 / 10'10''

Trapping a cat and a mouse in a boot, playing in the snow... This is how Peter likes to have his fun!

Contact: Film Studio AB

Felix seeks Dreamland
Pat Sullivan / USA / 1925 / 6'08''

Felix would like to sleep, but it isn't time yet.

Contact: Lobster Films

Mischiefs II - Spring (Rezgalibas II)

Janis Cimermanis / Latvia / 2006 / 10'

It's spring-clean time and everyone is bustling about. Meanwhile, Peter wakes up a bear... A world-wide preview!

Contact: Film Studio AB

Felix the cat in Comicalamities
Pat Sullivan / USA / 1928 / 7'20''

To seduce his lady friend, Felix decides to dive into the ocean to get her a string of pearls. But the lady's standards are higher than this.

Contact: Lobster Films

Mischiefs III - Summer (Rezgalibas III)

Janis Cimermanis / Latvia / 1993 / 8'06''

Once again, mischievous Peter proves he is capable of doing great things. In this episode, he finds a way to catch a bunch of burglars...

Contact: Film Studio AB

Felix the cat in Oceantics
Pat Sullivan / USA / 1930 / 6'34''

Unable to prove his talent as a musician, Felix joins the navy.

Contact: Lobster Films

Mischiefs IV - Autumn (Rezgalibas IV)

Janis Cimermanis / Latvia / 1995 / 10'

When Peter hears his family is about to kill their pig and eat it, he decides to save the poor animal's life!

Contact: Film Studio AB

9 pm at the Olympic theatre in Le Mont-Dore

A Stranger of Mine (unmei janai hito)

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED (suitable for 13-year-olds and up)

Kenji Uchida / Japan / 2004 / Fiction / 1h38’ / 35 mm / original version with French subtitles

Through the eyes of five characters – among others broken-hearted Miyata, a tired private detective and an overwhelmed mafia leader – this beautiful film reminds us that truth is above all a matter of point of view. Uchida's theatrical film debut is an intriguing narrative of the characters’ interwoven lives and was revealed at the Cannes festival in 2005, where it was awarded, among others, the young critics award.

Contact: Pia Film Festival

CLOSING CEREMONY AT THE CASINO THEATRE IN LA BOURBOULE

Saturday, June 17, 8:30 pm onwards

Three Little Cats (Trois petits chats)

Guy Delisle / France / 1993 / Animation / 2' / 35 mm / in French

Three little cats... A straw hat... A doormat... A sleepwalker... A bulletin... A din... An illustration of a French nursery rhyme.

Contact: Les Films du Préau

Barnabas Toth / France / 2004 / Fiction / 10' 20'' / 35 mm / original version with French subtitles

In a nameless European train station, a backpacker rushes to catch the overnight train. Although the young man with whom he shares a compartment is equipped with a computer and a mobile, communication proves difficult...

Contact: Agence du Court Métrage

The Crab Revolution (La revolution des crabes)

Arthur de Pins / France / 2004 / Animation / 5' / 35 mm / in French

In the browny waters of the Gironde estuary, no one is aware of the tragedy that has pervaded us. We are the Pachygrapsus Marmoratus, commonly known "depressed crabs"...

Contact: Metronomic

The Kid Brother Preview

Lewis Milestone, Ted Wilde / USA / 1926 / Fiction / 1h24' / 35 mm / silent

Together with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd is a king of burlesque comedy, as will prove this film, in which he plays dreamy Harold Hickory, a beanpole of a boy, the youngest of a family of tough, strong lumberjacks. By chance, he becomes the sheriff of his little village. His first mission is to deal with an accusation of theft against his dad. The clumsy hero must now show what he is made of.

Contact: Carlotta Films

CLOSING AFTERNOON AT THE CASINO THEATRE IN LA BOURBOULE

Sunday, June 18, 4 pm

"Ciné-Baby Mécanic(s)" (suitable for 2-year-olds and up...)

Two treats in one: specially composed music performed live on stage during the screening of six wildly hilarious masterpieces of silent cinema.

Created by the "Clair Obscur" organization from Rennes, "Ciné-Baby Mécanic(s)" will be performed by two ex-musicians from the famous French band "La Tordue"... Definitely a must-see!

MANGA NIGHT AT THE ROXY THEATRE IN LA BOURBOULE

Friday, June 16, from 6 pm onwards

6 pm 

Suitable for 5-year-olds and up

Jungle Emperor Leo

Janguru Taitei / Japan / 1997 / Animation / 1h40' / 35 mm / in French

Leo, King of the Jungle, lives at the foot of Moon Mountain. His family life is threatened when a group of humans come in search of Moonlight Stones. Only concerned with money, they have no regard for the jungle. Leo must fight to protect the world he loves, or lose everything! A superb adaptation of Tezuka's manga, which deeply influenced Japan in the sixties and inspired Disney's The Lion King.

Contact: Gébéka Films

Other screening : Thursday , june 15, 2 pm at the Roxy theatre in La Bourboule

8 pm

Metropolis

Rintaro / Japan / 2001 / Animation / 1h47' / 35 mm / original version with French subtitles

Metropolis is a futuristic megalopolis where humans and robots live together under a dictatorship. The poor and the robots are doomed to live underground. Detective Shunsaku Ban and his young assistant Kenichi are looking for Doctor Laughton, who has just created Tima, the first robot with a soul.

A stunning piece of Japanese animation, Metropolis  gets much of its visual look as well as its storyline from Osamu Tezuka's comic book adaptation of Fritz Lang's classic.

Contact: Columbia

Other screening : Thursday, June 15, 10:30 am at the Roxy theatre in La Bourboule

10 pm

Cowboy Bebop: the Movie (tengoku no tobira)
Shinichiro Watanabe / Japan / 2003 / Animation / 1h55' / 35 mm / original version with French subtitles

2071: the Earth has been destroyed following an accident on the Moon. Humans took refuge on other planets, satellites or asteroids of the solar system. On Mars, a tanker truck is blown up in Alba City, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. The Bebop's crew of bounty hunters set off to find the mysterious terrorists behind the destruction... Both humorous and serious, this breath-taking manga based on a TV series has a unique tone and has inspired Kuga Cain and Yutaka Nanten's comic books.

Contact: Columbia

Photo : Jean-Louis FERNANDEZ