Jane Fonda: Lumière Award 2018
An icon for decades of moviegoers, crowned by two Oscar awards, Jane Fonda has shone brightly in the Hollywood galaxy, without ever giving up her convictions. Through a selection of films, a master class and the Lumière Award presentation ceremony, the festival will honor this artist and her extraordinary filmography (works by Sydney Pollack, Arthur Penn, or René Clément…) and salute a committed activist who fights for the environment and peace.
Jane Fonda will also pay tribute to her late father, Henry Fonda.
The Cinémathèque française will dedicate a retrospective to Jane Fonda from October 22nd to November 5th, 2018.
Master class
Célestins, Theater of Lyon
Friday, October 19th at 3pm
>> Tickets available from Wednesday, October 10th at noon
Free entry, mandatory tickets here
Lumière Award Ceremony
Conference Center Amphitheater
Friday, October 19th at 7:30pm
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Joy House by René Clément (Les Félins, 1964, 1h37)
Hunted by a gangster, a young seducer finds refuge in a home where two women hire him as a chauffeur... A stylish thriller with Alain Delon and Americans Lola Albright and Jane Fonda.
UGC Astoria Mon.15 6pm | Villeurbanne Tue.16 8:30pm | Comœdia Fri.19 7:15pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat.20 4:45pm
The Chase by Arthur Penn (The Chase, 1966, 2h13)
In Texas, Bubber escapes from prison. He teams up with his wife to organize his getaway, but the news has already spread in the city... A stellar trio brought together by Arthur Penn: Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford.
UGC Confluence Tue.16 8:30pm | Francheville Wed.17 8pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu.18 5:15pm | Cinéma Opéra Sun.21 2:30pm
Barbarella de Roger Vadim (1968, 1h38)
In the 41st century, the president of Earth asks Barbarella, a famous astronaut, to go in search of a mad scientist... Jane Fonda plays the erotic-futuristic heroine for Roger Vadim (her husband at the time), in this cult film of Pop Culture.
Cinéma Opéra Thu.18 10pm | Lumière Fourmi Fri.19 7:45pm | Pathé Bellecour Sat.20 7pm
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Sydney Pollack (1969, 1h58)
In 1932, during the Great Depression, dance marathons are organized. Gloria and Robert decide to take part to make money... A deeply affecting film (including the marathon scenes, filmed in real time), a hard-hitting adaptation of Horace McCoy's novel.
Lumière Terreaux Sun.14 7:15pm | Comœdia Wed.17 2:30pm | Décines Thu.18 8pm | Institut Lumière Sat.20 10pm
Klute by Alan J. Pakula (1971, 1h54)
John Klute is investigating the disappearance of a businessman. His research leads him to Bree Daniels, a prostitute... First Oscar for Jane Fonda, who characterizes the film as a militant act of feminism.
Comœdia Mon.15 9pm | Cinéma Opéra Fri.19 5pm | Lumière Terreaux Sat.20 6:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun.21 2:15pm
A Doll’s House by Joseph Losey (1973, 1h46)
Norah (Jane Fonda), a loving wife, submissive to her husband, is reunited with childhood friend, Kristine (Delphine Seyrig)... The evolution of an imprisoned woman, who ends up breaking free. Adapted from the play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Villa Lumière Tue.16 4:30pm | Villa Lumière Fri.19 5pm
Julia by Fred Zinnemann (1977, 1h57)
In 1934, novelist Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett’s wife, goes to Europe on the traces of her childhood friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave), an anti-Nazi activist... A magnificent portrait of determined women, a film of friendship and conviction.
Cinéma St-Denis Tue.16 8:30pm | Pathé Bellecour Thu.18 2:30pm| Comœdia Sun.21 11am
Coming Home by Hal Ashby (1978, 2h08, Fr/Dutch ST)
While her husband is off fighting in the Vietnam War, Sally volunteers at a veterans’ hospital, where she meets a former high school friend, who has become a paraplegic... Jane Fonda’s outstanding performance wins her an Oscar for Best Actress.
Lumière Terreaux Sun.14 4:30pm | Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon Wed.17 8pm | Institut Lumière Thu.18 7:15pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun.21 4:30pm
The China Syndrome by James Bridges (1979, 2h02)
Journalists (Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas) visit the Ventana nuclear power plant and witness an accident, immediately downplayed by its leaders... Jane Fonda, actress and producer of the movie, describes it as a "responsible film," still highly relevant 40 years later.
Institut Lumière Tue.16 9:45pm | UGC Confluence Sun.21 4:45pm
The Electric Horseman by Sydney Pollack (1979, 2h, Fr/Dutch ST)
A former rodeo star drowns himself in alcohol since he’s had to stoop to advertising. When he suddenly takes off, a journalist chasing the story decides to go after him... An ecological and political fable with Robert Redford.
Lumière Bellecour Sun.14 9:15pm | Cinéma Opéra Wed.17 4:30pm | Comœdia Thu.18 10:45am
On Golden Pond by Mark Rydell (1981, 1h49)
A couple of octogenarians (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda) spend the summer with their daughter, her boyfriend and the latter’s son... An intimate and moving film with Jane Fonda, starring alongside her father for the first time, in Henry Fonda’s last film.
Pathé Bellecour Sun.14 6:30pm | Meyzieu Wed.17 8pm | UGC Astoria Thu.18 6pm | CinéDuchère Sat.20 8:30pm
Agnes of God by Norman Jewison (1985, 1h38)
Psychiatrist Martha Livingston goes to Mother Miriam's convent to meet Sister Agnes, accused of killing her own newborn... A detective film that probes the irrational. With Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft.
Lumière Bellecour Tue.16 4:30pm | Villa Lumière Sun.21 2:15pm
Stanley & Iris by Martin Ritt (1990, 1h44)
Iris (Jane Fonda), a widow and mother of two, works in an industrial pastry shop. She meets Stanley (Robert De Niro), an illiterate cook... A social and romantic comedy about those forgotten by the American dream.
Pathé Bellecour Tue.16 9pm | Comœdia Fri.19 10:45am
Documentaries
F.T.A. by Francine Parker (1972, 1h37)
In the midst of the Vietnam War, a troupe of actors performs a pacifist play on US military bases in the Pacific... F.T.A. (Free Theater Associates or Fuck the Army...) illustrates the absurdity of war through the declarations of soldiers’, expressing their desire to return home.
Villa Lumière Tue.16 6:45pm
Sois belle et tais-toi by Delphine Seyrig (1976, 1h51)
For the camera of Delphine Seyrig, an actress and feminist activist, twenty-four actresses talk about their professional experience as women.
Villa Lumière Mon.15 9am
Jane Fonda in Five Acts by Susan Lacy (2018, 2h15)
Sex symbol, activist, fitness guru, and two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda talks about her life in this extensive interview, interspersed with archive images and conversations with her family, as well as rare images of her current life, at age 80.
Comœdia Tue.16 7pm | Institut Lumière Sat.20 10am
