Double Bill James Whale
Schedule
Thu Jun 01 2023 at 06:30 pm to 08:15 pm
Location
Cinémathèque Luxembourg | Luxembourg, LU
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☛ Each film will be preceded by a short introduction in English (10’).
At 18:30 : ✧ ???? ??? ???????? ✧
USA 1998 | Bill Condon | vostDE | 105’ | 35mm | Cast : Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave
► Best Adapted Screenplay, Oscars 1999
The last days of James Whale, a gay British expat in L.A. who directed ???????????? and ????? ?? ????????????. The arrival of a handsome gardener will change his daily routine.
« An extraordinarily graceful film about desire, aging, and the creative harnessing of personal pain into art (low and high), which is, of course, what a good chunk of moviemaking is always about. An imaginative meditation on art and life. » (Entertainment Weekly)
At 20:30 : ✧ ????? ?? ???????????? ✧
USA 1935 | James Whale | vostFR | 74’ | 16mm | Cast : Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester
► Best Sound nomination, Oscars 1936
Un savant fou, le Dr Pretorius, kidnappe la femme du Dr Frankenstein, et oblige le Docteur à tenter de nouveau l’horrible expérience, dans le but cette fois de créer un monstre féminin.
« Whale’s erudite genius brings it all together. He sculpts every nuance of self-parody, social satire, horror, humour, wit and whimsy into a dazzling whole. » (Empire)
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✧ Tickets ✧
Special double-bill ticket : 5€ ► bit.ly/3Ivqaqw
Individual tickets for each film are also available at the usual prices.
Online at www.luxembourg-ticket.lu and at the box-office (opens 30 minutes before the screenings)
More infos about the programme and practicalities at www.cinematheque.lu!
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Where is it happening?
Cinémathèque Luxembourg, 17, place du Théâtre,Luxembourg, LuxembourgEvent Location & Nearby Stays: