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London – Ciné Lumière
November 13, 2025 @ 14:45
Styled as a mischievous declaration of love for the 1959 cult film, but also for a pivotal period of cinema that Linklater nostalgically revisits right down to techniques characteristic of the era.
More than the portrait of a man and his art, the film evokes a prolific period in film, symbolised by freedom of voice, improvisation, and an attachment to everyday poetry. “It’s the story of a personal revolution of cinema led by a man, and by everyone around him”, the filmmaker told the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles.
Advisory content: strong language
"Enchanting ode to the rapture of cinema."
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