Cinema
Frederick Wiseman (born in 1930 in Boston, USA) started writing human-centred comedies in 1967, with a predilection for sites and behind-the-scenes material where ordinary lives are lived out. His works emerge from an immense curiosity, admirable obstinacy and empathetic humanism combined with an outsider’s perspective and biting irony. They do not aim to claim expertise in social science or present us with a carbon copy of reality but, on the contrary, their objective is to transpose reality into theatricality, fiction and the quixotic, with characters often caught in performative situations and dimensions.
This unique fresco is composed of 46 films to date, including 33 that have been recently restored, for a total of over 115 hours. The first part of this retrospective presents 25, grouped by theme. The second part will be held in the winter of 2025.
Following on from the invitation he received in 2009, the German master of cinema Werner Herzog (born in 1942 in Bavaria) is returning to the Centre Pompidou to present some of the films, fictions and documentaries he has made since.
The programme includes Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), filmed in 3D, made to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of Chauvet Cave, on 18 December 1994, and an avant-première of The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Kraft (2022, 84 min), a portrait of two passionate volcanologists tragically killed by that which fascinated them most.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Of Lights and Shadows
Until 6 January 2025
Retrospective | Exhibition | Performance/Virtual reality | Encounters | Book
An new journey into the world of unique images by Thai filmmaker and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul (born in 1970 in Bangkok).
"Le bureau qui avait peur"
Screening
Free screening of the short film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, commissioned by the Centre Pompidou.
Night Particles
Exhibition
Around 20 filmic installations, including one created especially, will be presented as part of the exhibition that the Centre Pompidou and the Autumn Festival are dedicating to the artist.
@ Christine Lipinska, Courtesy Annouchka de Andrade et Henda Ducados
Sarah Maldoror
3 – 7 avril 2025
Projections | Lectures | Rencontres
en présence d'artistes et témoins
À l'instar d'une de ses œuvres phares, Et les chiens se taisaient – extraits de la pièce époyme d’Aimé Césaire mis en scène dans les réserves du Musée de l’Homme en 1978 –, la vie et la carrière de Sarah Maldoror (1929-2020) épousent tous les engagements du 20e siècle : le surréalisme, la négritude, le panafricanisme, le féminisme et le communisme. En écho à l'exposition « Paris noir » qui retrace la présence et l’influence des artistes noirs en France entre les années 1950 et 2000, le public est invité à écouter la voix de cette cinéaste au présent.
The Ideal Cinematheque of the Suburbs of the World
One session every month
Screenings and encounters
This monthly event extends the dialogue around fundamental contemporary questions: in the suburbs, where buildings appear and disappear to the beat of human experiences and urban developments, in a cycle that could seem infinite, cinema represents heritage that nowadays must be revealed, saved and shared. This parallel history of cinema is a continuous flow of erasure and disappearances. The challenge is also to question the logic of our fields of meaning, in the critical relationship to works and their reception. What is a filmmaker or a film "from the suburbs"? Which stories fall under this category?
A project based on an idea from filmmaker Alice Diop.
Each month, the teams from Ateliers Médicis and Centre Pompidou choose and present a film, with the filmmaker in attendance as a guest.
© Les Films de la Nuit - Zadig Films - Centre Pompidou
Trajectoires
Once a month
Previews
Through each season and release, the "Trajectoires" screenings trace the work of filmmakers in novel creation and film. Artist films, fiction films, documentaries… the "Trajectoires" screenings build on the connections with artists previously presented at the Centre Pompidou, through retrospectives, installations of the Hors Pistes festival. A constellation of creations.
Film
Two Wednesdays a month, at 7pm + one-off sessions
"Film" proposes a new insight into the Museum’s film collections.
Prospectif cinéma
The last Thursday of every month at 7pm
"Cinema of the future" explores film production by contemporary French and international artists.
Vidéo et après
One Monday a month at 7pm
"Video and after" is a cycle of meetings with artists and art historians proposing screenings, conferences, performances and discussions.
Les yeux doc à midi
Every Friday at 12pm – Free admission within the limit of seats available
Showing on a large screen of a film from the online Les yeux doc catalogue.
Trésors du doc
One Sunday a month at 5pm
Every three months, a film library or heritage collection is invited to provide a documentary gem from its reserves.
Du court, toujours
Once a month at 8pm
Themed screening of short films according to desires, news and the season!
Les rencontres d'Images documentaires
Once a month at 8pm
Meeting on a film chosen by the editorial board of the Images documentaires review.
Conférences
Film screenings accompanied by a practical and theoretical reflection on documentary forms. In collaboration with EHESS.
La Fabrique des films
Once a month at 6pm
An evening with a film-maker in two parts: presentation of a current project, screening of a previous film.
Fenêtre sur festivals
Special sessions
Screening of films presented in documentary film festivals.
Séances spéciales
Special sessions
Previews, new or award-winning films… to be discovered throughout each season.
In the Museum
The works belonging to the museum's collection can be consulted:
- on a rotational basis in the museum's rooms;
- in the "Museum Cinema" projection room on level 4.
Thanks to a regularly renewed themed programme, the space for "Collections of film, video, sound and digital works" on level 4 of the Museum also highlights a selection of works and documents from the Museum collection. Recent acquisitions, critical interpretations and current events invite us to renew our perception of the analog and digital cultures of image and sound.
