The weekend begins at 10 am at Cinema Medeia Nimas with the screening of the first six episodes of the series version of Dialogues After the End: Series, by Tiago Guedes, followed at 1:30 pm by the first three episodes of his series Glória at Culturgest, with the director present at both screenings.
At 2 pm, Ken Russell’s The Devils opens the thematic cycle The Devil’s Death at Culturgest. Bringing together provocative films and figures who exist at the margins of social norms, the cycle explores the boundaries between good and evil, right and wrong. At the same time, Fernando Eimbcke’s Flies screens at Cinema Medeia Nimas as part of the Official Competition.
At 4 pm, The Rays and Shadows, by Xavier Giannoli, will be screened in the Manoel de Oliveira Auditorium at Cinema São Jorge, followed by a conversation with actress Nastya Golubeva Carax. Ambitious and incisive, the film is one of the cinematic events of the year in France, where it has already been seen by more than one million spectators. At 5 pm, Bi Gan’s Resurrection, winner of the Special Prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, will be screened in Culturgest’s Grand Auditorium – Emílio Rui Vilar.
At 6:30 pm, Kelly Reichardt will be at Cinema Medeia Nimas to inaugurate the tribute dedicated to her work. The screening of Old Joy offers an opportunity to discover or revisit the distinctive cinematic universe of one of the most influential filmmakers in contemporary American cinema.
Later, at 9 pm, Florian Zeller will be at Culturgest for a conversation following the screening of Bunker. At 9:30 pm, at Cinema Medeia Nimas, Fanny Ardant will present She Looked Without Seeing, a film in the Official Competition, followed by a conversation with the director. Also at 9:30 pm, Sophie Letourneur will attend the screening of La vie au ranch at Cinema São Jorge, opening the retrospective dedicated to the French filmmaker. Finally, also at 9:30 pm, Coward, the new film by Lucas Dhont, will be screened at Cinema NOS Vasco da Gama.
At 9 pm, Teatro do Bairro hosts Listening Party – Frontier of Fear, an initiative by investigative journalism collective Fumaça. The event invites audiences to listen together to the podcast exploring policing in marginalised, segregated neighbourhoods, followed by a discussion. Extending the festival experience beyond the screen, the session brings together collective listening, investigative journalism and public debate.
The full programme for 7 November is available on the LEFFEST website.