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Official Selection In Competition

The Official Selection - In Competition gathers some of the best films produced or premiered during 2017.

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The Day After (Geu-hu)

by Hong Sangsoo
The Guardians (Les Gardiennes)

by Xavier Beauvois
How to Talk to Girls at Parties

by John Cameron Mitchell
A Man of Integrity (Lerd)

by Mohammad Rasoulof
Lucky

by John Carroll Lynch
Frost (šerkšnas)

by Sharunas Bartas
Damned Summer (Verão Danado)

by Pedro Cabeleira
Cocote

by Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias
Closeness (Tesnota)

by Kantemir Balagov
Call Me by Your Name

by Luca Guadagnino
Devil's Freedom (La Libertad del Diablo)

by Everardo González
Western

by Valeska Grisebach
A Ciambra

by Jonas Carpignano

Official Selection Out of Competition

One of the key aims of this section is to have an overview of the world film production.

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The Disaster Artist

by James Franco
Lover for A Day (L'Amant d'un Jour)

by Philippe Garrel
Darkest Hour

by Joe Wright
I Love You, Daddy

by Louis C.K.
Molly's Game

by Aaron Sorkin
Wonder Wheel

by Woody Allen
It Comes at Night

by Trey Edward Shults
A Prayer Before Dawn

by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

by Abdellatif Kechiche
C'est la vie! (Le sens de la fête)

by Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Last Flag Flying

by Richard Linklater
The Square

by Ruben Östlund
The Captain (Der Hauptmann)

by Robert Schwentke
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

by Martin McDonagh
On Body and Soul (Testről és lélekről)

by Ildikó Enyedi
Barbara

by Mathieu Amalric
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Sara Driver

Isabelle Huppert Retrospective

The main focus of the 11th edition of LEFFEST will be on actress Isabelle Huppert, with a big retrospective of the films she starred in.

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Valley of Love

by Guillaume Nicloux
The False Secrets (Les Fausses Confidences)

by Luc Bondy
Elle

by Paul Verhoeven
Things To Come (L'avenir)

by Mia Hansen-Løve
Souvenir

by Bavo Defurne
In Another Country (Da-reun na-ra-e-seo)

by Hong Sangsoo
Captive

by Brillante Mendoza
My Little Princess

by Eva Ionesco
Gabrielle

by Patrice Chéreau
My Mother (Ma mère)

by Christophe Honoré
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste)

by Michael Haneke
Two (Deux)

by Werner Schroeter
Night Cap (Merci pour le Chocolat)

by Claude Chabrol
Comedy of Innocence (Comédie de l'innocence)

by Raúl Ruiz
The King's Daughters (Saint-Cyr)

by Patricia Mazuy
La Cérémonie

by Claude Chabrol
Malina

by Werner Schroeter
Story of Women (Une Affaire de Femmes)

by Claude Chabrol
Heaven's Gate

by Michael Cimino
Loulou

by Maurice Pialat
Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

by Jean-Luc Godard
The Brontë Sisters (Les Soeurs Brontë)

by André Téchiné
Violette Nozière

by Claude Chabrol
The Lacemaker (La Dentellière)

by Claude Goretta

João Mário Grilo Retrospective

An authentic look at the world.

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Não Esquecerás

by João Mário Grilo
Sombras de Majestade (Sombras da Majestade)

by João Mário Grilo
Saramago: Documentos

by João Mário Grilo
A Estrangeira

by João Mário Grilo
Maria

by João Mário Grilo
The King's Trial (O Processo do Rei)

by João Mário Grilo
The End of the World (O Fim do Mundo)

by João Mário Grilo
The Eyes of Asia (Os Olhos da Ásia)

by João Mário Grilo
Prova de Contacto

by João Mário Grilo
A Falha

by João Mário Grilo
451 Strong (451 Forte)

by João Mário Grilo
Far From Sight (Longe da Vista)

by João Mário Grilo
A Vossa Terra

by João Mário Grilo
Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive

by João Mário Grilo
Amadeo, e depois

by João Mário Grilo
grande auditório, memorial de uma obra

by João Mário Grilo
A Vossa Casa

by João Mário Grilo
Duas Mulheres

by João Mário Grilo
The Flying Carpet (O Tapete Voador)

by João Mário Grilo

Abel Ferrara Retrospective

A prominent figure of North American independent film.

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Body Snatchers

by Abel Ferrara
King of New York

by Abel Ferrara
Ms. 45

by Abel Ferrara
Fear City

by Abel Ferrara
Mary

by Abel Ferrara
The Blackout

by Abel Ferrara
'r Xmas

by Abel Ferrara
New Rose Hotel

by Abel Ferrara
Piazza Vittorio

by Abel Ferrara
Alive in France

by Abel Ferrara
Pasolini

by Abel Ferrara
Welcome to New York

by Abel Ferrara
4:44 Last Day on Earth

by Abel Ferrara
Mulberry St.

by Abel Ferrara
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli

by Abel Ferrara
Chelsea on the Rocks

by Abel Ferrara
Go Go Tales

by Abel Ferrara
The Funeral

by Abel Ferrara
China Girl

by Abel Ferrara
The Driller Killer

by Abel Ferrara
Bad Lieutenant

by Abel Ferrara
Dangerous Game

by Abel Ferrara

Peter Brook Retrospective

The greatest living theatre director, with a multifaceted body of work, extending itself also in opera, cinema and literature.

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The Mahabharata - Game of Dice

by Peter Brook
The Mahabharata - Exile in the Forest

by Peter Brook
The Mahabharata - War

by Peter Brook
The Beggar's Opera

by Peter Brook
King Lear

by Peter Brook
The Tragedy of Hamlet

by Peter Brook
La Tragédie de Carmen

by Peter Brook
Meetings with Remarkable Men

by Peter Brook
Tell Me Lies

by Peter Brook
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (Marat/Sade)

by Peter Brook
Lord of the Flies

by Peter Brook
Seven Days... Seven Nights (Moderato Cantabile)

by Peter Brook

José Vieira Retrospective

A director of Portuguese origin and a pioneer author of a singular filmography, dedicated to the problem of emigration.

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La Photo Déchirée, Chronique d'une Émigration Clandestine

by José Vieira
The Land We Never Return To (Le Pays où l'on Ne Revient Jamais)

by José Vieira
Le Drôle de Mai, Chronique des Années de Boue

by José Vieira
Les Émigrés

by José Vieira
L'ile des Absents (L'île des Absents)

by José Vieira
Souvenirs d'un Futur Radieux

by José Vieira
Le Bateau en Carton

by José Vieira
Le Pain que le Diable a Pétri

by José Vieira

Special screening Images d'orient

A film by Gidon Kremer e Sandro Kancheli, a concert and a reading of Elfriede Jelinek's "The Supplicants".

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Images of the East (Images D'Orient)

by Sandro Kancheli

Retrospective Alain Tanner

A fundamental auteur of the New Swiss Cinema who immortalized the light of Lisbon.

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Paul s'en va

by Alain Tanner
Flowers of Blood (Fleurs de Sang)

by Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières
Jonas et Lila, à demain

by Alain Tanner
Requiem

by Alain Tanner
Fourbi

by Alain Tanner
Men of the Port (Les hommes du port)

by Alain Tanner
The Diary of Lady M (Le Journal de Lady M)

by Alain Tanner
The Man Who Lost His Shadow (L'homme qui a Perdu Son Ombre)

by Alain Tanner
The Woman from Rose Hill (La Femme de Rose Hill)

by Alain Tanner
A Flame in My Heart (Une Flamme Dans Mon Coeur)

by Alain Tanner
La Vallée Fantôme

by Alain Tanner
No Man's Land

by Alain Tanner
In the White City (Dans la Ville Blanche)

by Alain Tanner
Light Years Away (Les Années Lumière)

by Alain Tanner
Messidor

by Alain Tanner
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000)

by Alain Tanner
The Middle of the World (Le Milieu du Monde)

by Alain Tanner
Le Retour d'Afrique

by Alain Tanner
The Salamander (La Salamandre)

by Alain Tanner
Charles, Dead or Alive (Charles mort ou vif)

by Alain Tanner

Julian Schnabel Retrospective

Artist and director, one of the main representatives of the Neo-Expressionist movement.

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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

by Pappi Corsicato
Miral

by Julian Schnabel
Lou Reed's Berlin

by Julian Schnabel
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon)

by Julian Schnabel
Before Night Falls

by Julian Schnabel
Build a Fort, Set It on Fire (Basquiat)

by Julian Schnabel

Preserving the Memory of Cinema

A section dedicated to celebrating some of the greatest works in the history of film, recently digitally restored in 4K.

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1900 (Novecento)

by Bernardo Bertolucci
The Exorcist

by William Friedkin
Break-Up (L'uomo dei Cinque Palloni)

by Marco Ferreri
Belle de Jour

by Luis Buñuel
The Dream of Light (El Sol del Membrillo)

by Victor Erice
Blow-Up

by Michelangelo Antonioni

Alain Planès, L’infini turbulent

A film by Solrey, followed by an Alain Planès concert.

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Alain Planès, l’infini turbulent

by Solrey

Discoveries

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Sunbeat (Soleil Battant)

by Clara e Laura Laperrousaz
Felicitações Madame

by Olga Roriz
Manuel Vilariño. Ser Luz

by José Manuel Mouriño
Miss Rain

by Charlie Petersmann
The Drowning

by Bette Gordon
Variety

by Bette Gordon

Revolution of 1917 and The Fate of the Russian Poets

An in-depth analysis on cultural aspects of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

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Bezhin Meadow (Bezhin lug)

by Sergei M. Eisenstein
The Lady and the Hooligan (Baryshnya i khuligan)

by Yevgeni Slavinsky, Vladimir Mayakovsky
A Film About Anna Akhmatova

by Helga Landauer
Finding Babel

by David Novack

Paul Bowles. A cinematic portrait

Documentaries about Paul Bowles

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The Pleasant Feeling Of Being In A More Innocent Age: Paul Bowles’s impressions on Portugal

by Pedro Cruz, Hermínia Sol
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open

by Daniel Young
Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles

by Owsley Brown III

Rodrigo Rey Rosa Special

One of the most relevant Latin-American authors of today.

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Prison of Trees aka The Pelcari Project (Carcel de Arboles)

by Rodrigo Rey Rosa, Guillermo Escalón
What Sebastian Dreamt (Lo que Soñó Sebastián)

by Rodrigo Rey Rosa

Jean Douchet, Restless Child

A beacon for several generations of critics, cinephiles and directors.

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Jean Douchet, Restless Child

by Fabien Hagege, Guillaume Namur, Vincent Haasser

Can Art Still Be Subversive Today?

“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change” : this formula from 'The Leopard' sounds in this context like a warning.

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A Song of Love (Un Chant d'Amour)

by Jean Genet
Our Lady of Turks (Nostra Signora dei Turchi)

by Carmelo Bene
Crash

by David Cronenberg
The Rose King (Der Rosenkönig)

by Werner Schroeter
The Mother and the Whore (La Maman et La Putain)

by Jean Eustache
La Chinoise

by Jean-Luc Godard
Atlas

by Antoine d'Agata
Un Chien Andalou

by Luis Buñuel
The Golden Age (L'Âge d'Or)

by Luis Buñuel
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Salò o le 120 Giornate di Sodoma)

by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Blow Out (La Grande Bouffe)

by Marco Ferreri
Ice

by Robert Kramer
Caravaggio

by Derek Jarman
In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no korīda)

by Nagisa Ôshima
Entranced Earth (Terra em Transe)

by Glauber Rocha
Antichrist

by Lars von Trier
A Clockwork Orange

by Stanley Kubrick
The Adventure (L'avventura)

by Michelangelo Antonioni

Rediscoveries

Films that need to be seen in a new light

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Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (La Tragedia di un Uomo Ridicolo)

by Bernardo Bertolucci
God's Little Acre

by Anthony Mann
When Willie Comes Marching Home

by John Ford
Forever Amber

by Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl
Paradise Alley

by Sylvester Stallone
Paint Your Wagon

by Joshua Logan
La Dernière Femme

by Marco Ferreri
Hustle

by Robert Aldrich
Fado Major and Minor (Fado majeur et mineur)

by Raúl Ruiz

Into Focus: Ildikó Enyedi

Special emphasis on the work of the Hungarian director

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Simon, the Magician (Simon Mágus)

by Ildikó Enyedi
My Twentieth Century (Az én Xx. századom)

by Ildikó Enyedi

Into Focus: Mathieu Amalric

Special emphasis on the work of Amalric as director

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The Wimbledon Stage (Le Stade de Wimbledon)

by Mathieu Amalric
C’est Presque Au Bout Du Monde

by Mathieu Amalric
Music is Music

by Mathieu Amalric
Zorn 2010 - 2017

by Mathieu Amalric
La Chambre Bleue

by Mathieu Amalric
On Tour (Tournée)

by Mathieu Amalric

Twin Peaks

David Lynch and his legendary TV series return

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Twin Peaks: The Return (Twin Peaks)

by David Lynch

Robert Pattinson Presents...

Special session with a film chosen by actor Robert Pattinson, followed by a Q&A.

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Good Time

by Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie

Short Film Competition

One of the most important sections of the event allowing the discovery of new creators.

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Dispersion

by Nikita Trocki
Fôlego

by Rúben Sevivas
Rabo Negro

by Tiago Silva
O Que A Nós Pertence

by Bernardo Sanches
Little Italian Girls

by Letizia Lamartire
Heimat

by Emi Buchwald
Cachorro

by Jesús Rivera Soriano
Les Yeux Fermés

by Léopold Legrand
Pernicio

by Dave Fox
Uma Formiga

by João Veloso
Mariana

by Soraia Antunes
Parallel of Ages

by Vladimir Bazynkov
Alda

by Ana Cardoso, Filipe Fonseca, Liliana Sobreiro e Luís Catalo
Ivan

by Bernardo Lopes
A Man My Son (Un homme mon fils)

by Florent Gouëlou
Rodja (Rojda)

by Céline Baril
Sister

by Anastasia Kouziakova
Iris

by Renato Arroyo, Francisco de Remondes Ferreira
You Should Have Stayed Home, You Morons (Tivessem Ficado em Casa, Seus Anormais)

by Inês Luís

Films For All Ages

The Educational Programme is a project developed especially for the community

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The Hand (Ruka)

by Jiří Trnka
Passion (Vášeň)

by Jiří Trnka
The Merry Circus (Veselý cirkus)

by Jiří Trnka
Song of the Prairie (Arie Prérie)

by Jiří Trnka
Steamboat Bill, Jr.

by Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
All the Dreams (Tous Les Rêves du Monde)

by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa

Official Selection In Competition

The Day After (Geu-hu)

The Guardians (Les Gardiennes)

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

A Man of Integrity (Lerd)

Lucky

Frost (šerkšnas)

Damned Summer (Verão Danado)

Cocote

Closeness (Tesnota)

Call Me by Your Name

Devil's Freedom (La Libertad del Diablo)

Western

A Ciambra

Official Selection Out of Competition

The Disaster Artist

Lover for A Day (L'Amant d'un Jour)

Darkest Hour

I Love You, Daddy

Molly's Game

Wonder Wheel

It Comes at Night

A Prayer Before Dawn

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

C'est la vie! (Le sens de la fête)

Last Flag Flying

The Square

The Captain (Der Hauptmann)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

On Body and Soul (Testről és lélekről)

Barbara

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Isabelle Huppert Retrospective

Valley of Love

The False Secrets (Les Fausses Confidences)

Elle

Things To Come (L'avenir)

Souvenir

In Another Country (Da-reun na-ra-e-seo)

Captive

My Little Princess

Gabrielle

My Mother (Ma mère)

The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste)

Two (Deux)

Night Cap (Merci pour le Chocolat)

Comedy of Innocence (Comédie de l'innocence)

The King's Daughters (Saint-Cyr)

La Cérémonie

Malina

Story of Women (Une Affaire de Femmes)

Heaven's Gate

Loulou

Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

The Brontë Sisters (Les Soeurs Brontë)

Violette Nozière

The Lacemaker (La Dentellière)

João Mário Grilo Retrospective

Não Esquecerás

Sombras de Majestade (Sombras da Majestade)

Saramago: Documentos

A Estrangeira

Maria

The King's Trial (O Processo do Rei)

The End of the World (O Fim do Mundo)

The Eyes of Asia (Os Olhos da Ásia)

Prova de Contacto

A Falha

451 Strong (451 Forte)

Far From Sight (Longe da Vista)

A Vossa Terra

Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive

Amadeo, e depois

grande auditório, memorial de uma obra

A Vossa Casa

Duas Mulheres

The Flying Carpet (O Tapete Voador)

Abel Ferrara Retrospective

Body Snatchers

King of New York