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Official Selection – In Competition

One of the LEFFEST’s main focuses was always the discovery and unveiling of cinema’s great abundance, contemplating several different cinematographies in terms of geography and content.

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Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)

by Víctor Erice
Creatura

by Elena Martín Gimeno
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii)

by Radu Jude
Grace (Blazh)

by Ilya Povolotsky
MMXX

by Cristi Puiu
Paradise is Burning (Paradiset brinner)

by Mika Gustafson
Riddle of Fire

by Weston Razooli
The Delinquents (Los delincuentes)

by Rodrigo Moreno
The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman)

by Cédric Kahn
UBU

by Paulo Abreu

Official Selection – Out of Competition

The main purpose of the Official Selection - Out of Competition is to offer the audience, with a broad perspective on international film production, the chance to watch the national premieres of some of the most anticipated films of the following season, as well as displaying the latest works by internationally acknowledged directors.

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Poor Things

by Yorgos Lanthimos
Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)

by Justine Triet
Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani)

by Ali Ahmadzadeh
The Rye Horn (O Corno)

by Jaione Camborda
Afire (Roter Himmel)

by Christian Petzold
Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shina)

by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Hit Man

by Richard Linklater
May December

by Todd Haynes
Me Captain (Io Capitano)

by Matteo Garrone
Priscilla

by Sofia Coppola
Green Border (Zielona granica)

by Agnieszka Holland
About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Perfect Days

by Wim Wenders
Anselm (3D) (Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit)

by Wim Wenders
The Old Oak

by Ken Loach
Making of

by Cédric Kahn
Dance First

by James Marsh
Memory

by Michel Franco

The Memory of Cinema

LEFFEST is screening four classic works of cinema that have just undergone exemplary restoration projects.

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Return to Reason (Le Retour à la raison)

by Man Ray
Tokyo Twilight (Tōkyō boshoku)

by Yasujirō Ozu
L’Amour fou

by Jacques Rivette
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Nagaya shinshiroku)

by Yasujirō Ozu

The Cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan

LEFFEST is organising a complete retrospective of the work of the most acclaimed Turkish director of our times, Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

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The Small Town (Kasaba)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clouds of May (Mayıs Sıkıntısı)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Distant (Uzak)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Climates (Iklimer)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Three Monkeys (Üç Maymun)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Special Screenings

LEFFEST presents several special screenings in dialogue with the rest of the programme

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Dialogues After the End (Diálogos Depois do Fim)

by Tiago Guedes
IWOW: I Walk On Water

by Khalik Allah
Field Niggas

by Khalik Allah
The Image Book (Le livre d’image)

by Jean-Luc Godard
Godard par Godard

by Florence Platarets
Lou Reed's Berlin

by Julian Schnabel
Mowgli – Legend of the Jungle (Mowgli)

by Andy Serkis
8 Minutes and 19 Seconds

by Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva, Nadejda Koseva, Vladimir Lyutzkanov, Lyubomir Mladenov, Theodore Ushev
Bad Blood (Mauvais Sang)

by Leos Carax
Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya)

by Elia Suleiman
It Must Be Heaven

by Elia Suleiman
The Time that Remains

by Elia Suleiman
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron)

by Roy Andersson

Discoveries

Views and journeys of filmmakers little known to the public.

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Pet Shop Days

by Olmo Schnabel
Celluloid Underground

by Ehsan Khoshbakht
Power Alley (Levante)

by Lillah Halla
Grandmother's Footsteps

by Lola Peploe
Dulcineia

by Artur Serra Araújo

A Tribute to Clint Eastwood

LEFFEST pays tribute to Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood with a retrospective of his films.

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The Mule

by Clint Eastwood
Cry Macho

by Clint Eastwood
Sully

by Clint Eastwood
American Sniper

by Clint Eastwood
Jersey Boys

by Clint Eastwood
J. Edgar

by Clint Eastwood
Invictus

by Clint Eastwood
Gran Torino

by Clint Eastwood
Letters from Iwo Jima

by Clint Eastwood
Million Dollar Baby

by Clint Eastwood
Mystic River

by Clint Eastwood
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

by Clint Eastwood
The Bridges of Madison County

by Clint Eastwood
A Perfect World

by Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven

by Clint Eastwood
Bird

by Clint Eastwood
Pale Rider

by Clint Eastwood
Honkytonk Man

by Clint Eastwood
Bronco Billy

by Clint Eastwood
The Outlaw Josey Wales

by Clint Eastwood
Breezy

by Clint Eastwood
Play Misty for Me

by Clint Eastwood

Special Programme: Letters From Ancestors – Forgotten Whispers on Screen

LEFFEST organises a special programme about our historical and contemporary relationship with our ancestral bonds.

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Ouvertures (O U V E R T U R E S)

by The Living and the Dead Ensemble
Three Short Films by the Karrabing Collective

by Karrabing Collective
The Outskirts (Окраина – Okraina)

by Pyotr Lutsik
West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty (West Indies, ou Les Nègres Marron de la Liberté)

by Med Hondo
Surname Viet Given Name Nam

by Trinh T. Minh-há
A Japanese Village (Nippon-koku Furuyashiki-mura)

by Shinsuke Ogawa
Pedra Sozinha Não Sustém Panela

by Ruy Duarte Carvalho
O Kimbanda Kambia

by Ruy Duarte Carvalho
The Haunted (Sehrlangan)

by Saodat Ismailova
The Mummy – The Night of Counting the Years (Al-mummia)

by Shadi Abdel Salam

Special Programme: Artificial Intelligence and the Arts – Where Are We Going?

O LEFFEST organises a special film programme and debates about the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and artistic creation.

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World on a Wire (Welt am Draht)

by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Matrix

by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
2001: A Space Odyssey

by Stanley Kubrick
Metropolis

by Fritz Lang
Her

by Spike Jonze
Frankenstein

by James Whale
WALL-E

by Andrew Stanton
Ex Machina

by Alex Garland
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

by Steven Spielberg
Concert: Android Aria – Seeds of Prophecy
Debates: Artificial Intelligence and Artistic Creation — Where Are We Going?
Concert: Gidon Kremer Trio
Cine-concert: Metropolis
Conversation: Laurie Anderson and Gina Gershon in conversation

The Filmmaker's Rooms, Pedro Costa

LEFFEST (re)visits the work of Pedro Costa with the release of Jacques Rancière's book on the filmmaker and screenings of some of his films.

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The Daughters of Fire (As Filhas do Fogo)

by Pedro Costa
Phony Wars (Film annonce du film qui n’existera jamais: “Drôles de guerres”)

by Jean-Luc Godard
Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s “Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene” (Einleitung zu Arnold Schönbergs Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene)

by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Blood (O Sangue)

by Pedro Costa
Ossos

by Pedro Costa
Colossal Youth (Juventude em Marcha)

by Pedro Costa
Horse Money (Cavalo Dinheiro)

by Pedro Costa
Book Launch: "Pedro Costa, Os Quartos do Cineasta", by Jacques Rancière
Conversation: Víctor Erice and Pedro Costa in conversation

Tribute – Michel Demopoulos (1949-2023)

LEFFEST pays tribute to Michel Demopoulos, long-time friend and collaborator.

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The Travelling Players (O Thiasos)

by Theo Angelopoulos
The Other Stage (I alli Skini)

by Michel Demopoulos

Official Selection – In Competition

Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos)

Creatura

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii)

Grace (Blazh)

MMXX

Paradise is Burning (Paradiset brinner)

Riddle of Fire

The Delinquents (Los delincuentes)

The Goldman Case (Le Procès Goldman)

UBU

Official Selection – Out of Competition

Poor Things

Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)

Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani)

The Rye Horn (O Corno)

Afire (Roter Himmel)

Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shina)

Hit Man

May December

Me Captain (Io Capitano)

Priscilla

Green Border (Zielona granica)

About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)

Perfect Days

Anselm (3D) (Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit)

The Old Oak

Making of

Dance First

Memory

The Memory of Cinema

Return to Reason (Le Retour à la raison)

Tokyo Twilight (Tōkyō boshoku)

L’Amour fou

Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Nagaya shinshiroku)

The Cinema of Nuri Bilge Ceylan

The Small Town (Kasaba)

Clouds of May (Mayıs Sıkıntısı)

Distant (Uzak)

Climates (Iklimer)

Three Monkeys (Üç Maymun)

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da)

Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu)

The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı)

About Dry Grasses (Kuru Otlar Üstüne)

Special Screenings

Dialogues After the End (Diálogos Depois do Fim)

IWOW: I Walk On Water

Field Niggas

The Image Book (Le livre d’image)

Godard par Godard

Lou Reed's Berlin

Mowgli – Legend of the Jungle (Mowgli)

8 Minutes and 19 Seconds

Bad Blood (Mauvais Sang)

Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya)

It Must Be Heaven

The Time that Remains

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron)

Discoveries

Pet Shop Days

Celluloid Underground

Power Alley (Levante)

Grandmother's Footsteps

Dulcineia

A Tribute to Clint Eastwood

The Mule

Cry Macho

Sully

American Sniper

Jersey Boys

J. Edgar

Invictus

Gran Torino

Letters from Iwo Jima

Million Dollar Baby

Mystic River

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The Bridges of Madison County

A Perfect World