After solving its bedbug problem with “180° dry steam”, the Cinémathèque française has finally reopened its doors. Just in time to celebrate its 90th anniversary, the cultural center is officially launching a retrospective dedicated to the passion of its founder Henri Langlois. As such, a series of cutting-edge films will be screened until the end of February.
A historic return and retrospective at the Cinémathèque
90 years after its creation, the Cinémathèque returns to its roots with a tribute to its founder. An absolute cinephile, Henri Langlois and his nuggets will be in the spotlight from January 8 to February 20. We’ll be treated to a dozen screenings devoted to the works that left their mark on him, including “rarities, classics, films he unearthed, defended alone against all odds, sometimes discovered before anyone else.”
The complete program
- Thursday, January 8, 4pm: Salomè by Carmelo Bene
- Monday, January 12, 4pm: Marie pour mémoire by Philippe Garrel
- Thursday, January 15, 3:30pm: Pierrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard
- Friday, January 16, 3:30pm: Muriel ou le temps d’un retour by Alain Resnais
- Monday, January 19, 4pm: Tirez sur le pianiste by François Truffaut
- Thursday, January 22 16h: Les Bas-fonds by Akira Kurosawa
- Friday, January 23 16h: Le Beau Serge by Claude Chabrol
- Thursday, January 29, 4:30pm: The Eleven Fioretti of Francis of Assisi by Roberto Rossellini
- Friday, January 30, 4pm: Indiscretions by George Cukor
- Monday, February 2 16h: Remorques by Jean Grémillon
- Thursday, February 12, 4pm: L’Atalante by Jean Vigo
- Friday, February 20, 4:30 pm: À nous la liberté by René Clair
All in all, several decades of cinema will be explored in this fine retrospective. It’s an opportunity to broaden your film culture while enjoying this institution once again.
📍Cinémathèque de Paris – 51, rue de Bercy, 75012
📆 Histoire permanente du cinéma – 90 ans – January 8 to February 20, 2026