Lumière award: Martin Scorsese

A guided tour through the work of the prolific American director of both fiction and documentary films. Cinephile filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has been given carte blanche to select films restored by the Film Foundation's World Cinema Project that he created, to save the memory of little-known films of Asia, Africa, or South America. Finally, Martin Scorsese will give festivalgoers a master class at the Célestins Theater.

Master class
Meet Martin Scorsese
Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon Fri. (time TBC)

Feature films

Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1967, 1h30)
JR (Harvey Keitel), a young punk from Little Italy, falls in love with Susan. Soon he'll receive news that will shake his religious principles... All of Scorsese's favorite themes abound in this first film.
Comœdia Tue. 5pm l Cinéma Opéra Sun 2:30pm

Boxcar Bertha (1972, 1h28)
An insubordinate wife (Barbara Hershey) rebels in Arkansas of the Great Depression and becomes the muse of a trio of desperadoes... A stunning portrayal of a woman in an activist road movie. With David Carradine.
La Fourmi Tue. 8pm | Pathé Cordeliers Thu. 6:15pm | Ecully Sat. 6pm | Comœdia Sun. 2:15pm

Mean Streets (1973, 1h52)
Charlie (Harvey Keitel), plays a gangster in full spiritual crisis, who takes Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a young aimless thug, under his wing. Mean Streets takes us back to Little Italy in what is possibly the director's most autobiographical film.
Pathé Bellecour Mon. 4:45pm | Pathé Cordeliers Wed. 3pm | Neuville-sur-Saône Wed. 8:30pm | Institut Lumière Fri. 10pm (1st film) | Comœdia Sat. 7:30pm

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974, 1h52)
Alice (Ellen Burstyn), a widow, dreams of becoming a singer and hits the road with her son... The mother-son relationship in Scorsese's first Hollywood film pays tribute to the melodramas of the 1940s. With Kris Kristofferson.
Cinéma Opéra Mon. 2:30pm | Villa Lumière Fri. 9pm | Institut Lumière Sun. 2:30pm

Taxi Driver (1976, 1h54) 
Vietnam veteran Travis (Robert De Niro) roams New York in his taxi at night... A foray into the twisted mind of an individual whose character has become a cult figure. Starring Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Comœdia Wed. 10:30am | Décines Thu. 8:30pm | Institut Lumière Fri. 10pm (2nd film) | Institut Lumière Sat. 9:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat. 2pm | UGC Ciné Cité Internationale Sun. 2:30pm

New York, New York (1977, 2h44)
At the end of the war, Jimmy (Robert De Niro), a saxophonist, meets Francine (Liza Minelli), a singer... Through this tumultuous love story, Scorsese pays vibrant homage to the musicals of the 1950s.
Comœdia Wed. 6:45pm

Raging Bull (1980, 2h09)
Splendor and depravity of boxer Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro), a man plagued by violence and his rage for victory... Scorsese revolutionizes the classic boxing film by placing us at the heart of the ring. Magnificent.
Pathé Bellecour Tue. 10:30pm | Saint- Genis-Laval Wed. 8:30pm | Tassin la Demi-Lune Thu. 8:30pm | Comœdia Fri. 3:30pm | UGC Astoria Sat. 8:30pm

The King of Comedy (1982, 1h49)
Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), a celebrity-chaser, becomes obsessed with his idol, Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). A disturbing black comedy about entertainment and the excesses of mass culture.
Cinéma Opéra Tue. 5:30pm | Comœdia Wed. 2pm | Sainte Foy-lès-Lyon Sat. 8pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun. 10:30am

The Last Temptation of Christ  (1988, 2h44) 
Evocation of the life of Jesus (Willem Dafoe)…his doubts, desires and last temptation that he will face when on the cross... A somber and human portrait of Christ that unleashed passionate controversy on its release.
Pathé Bellecour Wed. 5:15pm | Cinéma Opéra Fri. 7:30pm | Comœdia Sun. 10:30am

Goodfellas (1990, 2h26)
The meteoric rise of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), an Irish-Sicilian gangster with burning ambition... A searing look into the daily life of thugs, at once funny and terrifying. One of the major works of Scorsese.
Date and time TBA

Cape Fear (1991, 2h08) 
After fourteen years in prison for rape, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on the lawyer responsible for his imprisonment (Nick Nolte)... Fear, guilt, and dread: a dark thriller, starring Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis.
UGC Cité Internationale Wed. 8:30pm | Saint-Priest Thu. 8pm | Pathé Cordeliers Fri. 5:15pm | Institut Lumière Fri. 22h (3rd film) | La Fourmi Sat. 8pm

The Age of Innocence (1993, 2h19)
In 1870, a young solicitor (Daniel Day-Lewis) falls in love with the Countess Olenska (Michelle Pfeiffer), despite his engagement to another... The strength of sentiments and the conviction of appearances take turns in this subtle period piece.
Pathé Bellecour Sat. 7pm

Casino (1995, 2h58)
In 1973 Sam (Robert De Niro), a casino magnate, assisted by his childhood friend, Nicky (Joe Pesci), falls madly in love with Ginger (Sharon Stone). What follows is violence, mafia, money… a fascinating and colorful dive into Las Vegas.
Craponne Tue. 8pm | Pathé Bellecour Wed. 10:30am | UGC Confluence Thu. 8pm | Comœdia Fri. 9pm

The Departed (2006, 2h31) 
Fate has Billy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Colin (Matt Damon) cross paths. One is an undercover cop among hoodlums, the other a mobster to the cops... A schizophrenic thriller inspired by the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs.
Cinéma Opéra Wed. 8:30pm | Institut Lumière Fri. 10pm (4th film) | Cinéma Saint-Denis Sat. 2:30pm | CNP Bellecour Sat. 8:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun. 5pm

Hugo (2011, 2h06)
In the Paris of 1930, Hugo, an orphan, is looking for the part to complement the automaton from his father. Then he meets Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley) ... The first steps of the cinema are portrayed with magic and poetry, an ardent and charming ode to the cinema.
La Fourmi Tue. 5pm (VOSTF) | Francheville Wed. 8:30pm (VOSTF) | Pathé Bellecour Thu. 2:15pm (VOSTF) | Pathé Cordeliers Sat. 5pm (VOSTF) | Pathé Vaise Sun. 3pm (VF, 3D)

Documentaries

Italianamerican (1974, 47min)
A conversation between Martin Scorsese and his parents Charles and Catherine on their lives as Sicilian immigrants who move to Little Italy... This first documentary highlights the intimate story of Scorsese that nurtured many of his films.
Comœdia Fri. 2pm

 Shine a Light (2008, 2h03)
Preparations for concerts at Bacon Theatre in New York in the fall of 2006, a plunge into the world of the Rolling Stones... Scorsese's tribute to the legendary band whose music has accompanied a lifetime of his work.
Pathé Bellecour Fri. 10pm | UGC Confluence Sat. 8:30pm

A Letter to Elia by Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones (2010, 1h)
A letter to director Elia Kazan, through a discussion of two of his films, East of Eden and On the Waterfront... A tribute to Scorsese's "cinema father," who had a profound effect on his way of making films.
Comœdia Thu. 5:45pm

 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011, 3h28) 
The life and career of the most discreet member of the Beatles, from his birth in 1943 to his death in LA... A moving portrait that explores the dichotomy between the pressure of fame and a search for inner peace.
Pathé Bellecour Thu. 7:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat. 10:30am

The 50 Year Argument by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi (2014, 1h35)
The story of the famous American magazine The New York Review of Books, a reference in the States... Scorsese celebrates fifty years of the magazine, a veritable institution of the English-speaking intellectual world.
Villa Lumière Thu. 4pm | Pathé Bellecour Fri. 10:45am

Television series

Boardwalk Empire - Episode 1 (2010, 1h12)
Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) pulls the power strings to rule over Atlantic City of the prohibitionist 20s... A dark and violent chronicle of the birth of the underworld. This pilot of the series is the first episode directed by Martin Scorsese.
CNP Bellecour Sat. 8pm