CINEMATEK

Born in 1890 in Vienna, Fritz Lang first made a name for himself with silent films. Later, he cemented his reputation as an influential filmmaker with the expressionist masterpieces. Now an legendary name in cinema history, it’s well worth revisiting his work.

"I’m a mushroom cloud laying motherfucker, motherfucker."
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 1994)
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis
🗓️ 30.11 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

"So you never wanted a regular type life?"
- "What the fuck is that? Barbeques and ballgames?"
Heat (Michael Mann, USA, 1995)
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd
🗓️ 21.11 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

"You're darn tootin'!"
Fargo (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, USA, 1995)
Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi
🗓️ 08.11 - 21:30 & 22.11 - 17:00 @ CINEMATEK

On 23.10 CINEMATEK screened "Ferne Stimmen (Annik Leroy, Julie Morel, Belgium, 2023) and "In der Dämmerstunde - Berlin" (Annik Leroy, Belgium, BRD, 1980). Afterwards there was a conversation between… Conversation with Annik Leroy, Julie Morel & Arindam Sen (23.10.25 @ CINEMATEK)

On 23.10 CINEMATEK screened "Ferne Stimmen (Annik Leroy, Julie Morel, 2023) and "In der Dämmerstunde - Berlin" (Annik Leroy, 1980). Afterwards there was a conversation between Annik Leroy, Julie Morel and Arindam Sen (Author of 'Distant Voices').
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXZV...

Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, USA, 2011)
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
🗓️ 30.10 - 19:00 & 16.11 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK
👉 Introduction by Constant Carbonelle (journalist) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of UBFP.

Today is the International Day for Audiovisual Heritage 📽️🎞️ , we reflect on the many ways we care for and preserve our audiovisual heritage, as each element requires careful attention. It is important to preserve these materials so they can be used, shared, and appreciated for generations to come

“Er worden voortdurend pogingen gedaan. Ik laat de weg naar de poging zien en de weg terug, op welk vlak dat ook gebeurt” - Frans Van de Staak.
'Ongedaan gedaan' (Frans van de Staak, The Netherlands, 1989)
🗓️ 22.10 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK
👉 ST: FR

"My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass."
'Jackie Brown' (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 1997)
Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro
🗓️ 21.10 - 19:00 & 01.11 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK
👉 Bilingual introduction by Patrick Duynslaegher.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Drew Struzan. His iconic posters are timeless and will continue to inspire generations. To remember his legacy, we share a selection of his posters preserved in our archive.

"Stop that! That's my marble! My uncle left me that marble after he died!"
- "Goddammit, he's about to get it back!"
Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, USA, 1995)
Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals
🗓️ 20.10 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

'Brasa Dormida' (Humberto Mauro, Brasil, 1929)
'Retribuição' (Gentil Roiz, Brésil 1925, Almery Steves, Barreto Jr., Oséias Torres de Lima
🗓️ 11.10 - 18:00 @ CINEMATEK
🎹 Live piano
👉 Restored using the Desmetcolor method developed by Noël Desmet, founder of the restoration laboratory at CINEMATEK.

Wild Things (John McNaughton, USA, 1998)
🗓️ 09.10 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK
Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon

50 jaar / ans - Cinéart Be
Traquant l’insolite au Japon ou en Guinée-Bissau, le télescopage subtil des images filmées et verbales, cher à Chris Marker, mêlant dérapages du souvenir et perles du quotidien.
'Sans soleil' (Chris Marker, France, 1982)
🗓️ 09.10 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK

Cineflagey by CINEMATEK & kinograph
Paul Thomas Anderson
🗓 24.09 > 02.11 @ FLAGEY
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA, 2025)
Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA, 2002)
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA, 2007)
Hard Eight (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA, 1996)

Massimadi Bruxelles
03.10 > 04.10 @ CINEMATEK
The Massimadi Brussels Festival of Black LGBTQIA+ films and arts from Africa and its diasporas celebrates its 10th edition.

Film Fest Gent Talkie on Tour: The Road to Roeg
🗓 06.10 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK
🎤 Anke Brouwers , Bert Scholiers , Patrick Duynslaegher (FFG)
🎟 Free entrance
🕙 90’
Castaway (Nicolas Roeg, UK, 1986)
Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale
🗓️ 06.10 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

"Morning, Ginger. Back from holiday?"
- "I wasn't on holiday, Babs. I was in solitary confinement."
"Oh, it's nice to get a bit of time to yourself, isn't it?"
Chicken Run (Peter Lord, 2000)
🗓️ 25.09 - 19:00 @CINEMATEK
👉 Introduction by the @belgianfilmpressunion, to celebrate their 100th anniversary

This documentary, found in the archives of the Czech Cinematheque, traces life along the Amazon River.
"Amazonas, maior rio do mundo" (Silvino Simões dos Santos Silva, Brasil, 1918)
🗓️ 27.09 - 20:00 & 02.10 - 20:15 @ CINEMATEK
🎹 Live piano
👉 Restored version (DCP)

B à Z / B tot Z
🎟 Two films for one ticket
Every month, together with @offscreenff.bsky.social, we present a double bill from our archives. Saddle up, because september's theme is Django’s Bastards.
🗓 26.09 @ CINEMATEK
Execution (Domenico Paolella, 1968)
Django il bastardo (Sergio Garrone, 1969)

50 jaar / ans - Cinéart
'Fucking Åmål' / Show Me Love (Lukas Moodysson, Sweden, Denmark, 1999)
Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson
🗓️ 22.09 - 20:30 & 26.09 - 20:00 @ CINEMATEK

Zondag brengt CINEMATEK drie poëtische kortfilms van de Nederlandse filmmaker Frans van de Staak.
Sonate (Frans van de Staak, 1975)
Tien gedichten van Hubert Korneliszoon Poot (Frans van de Staak, 1975)
Friedrich Griese, meine Heimat, mijn vaderland (Frans van de Staak, 1976)
🗓️21.09-21:15@CINEMATEK

A cascade of coincidences entangles a pianist with a series of deaths, forcing him to change his identity. Detour is a blazing, low-budget film noir, that was shot in just six days.
Detour (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945)
Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake
🗓️ 21.09 - 17:00 @ CINEMATEK
👉 Restored version (DCP)

50 jaar / ans - Cinéart Be
Bu San / Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, Taïwan, 2003)
Lee Kang-sheng, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura
🗓️ 20.09 - 20:00 @ CINEMATEK
👉 Restored by CINEMATEK (DCP)

"I like to remember things my own way."
- "What do you mean by that?"
"How I remembered them. Not necessarily the way they happened."
Lost Highway (David Lynch, USA, France, 1996)
Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty
🗓️ 20.09 - 17:00 @ CINEMATEK

Lancement du podcast Our (Queer) Story
🗓️ 19.09 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK
🎟️ Entrée libre
🎤 Camille Loiseau, Iris Lafon et Valérie Leclercq (80 mins)

The Celluloid Closet (Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, USA, Germany, 1995)
🗓️ 19.09 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

50 jaar / ans - Cinéart
Singer Björk centers this staggering melodrama, featuring striking scenes in which the music emerges from reality.
Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier, Denmark, Sweden, France, 2000)
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
🗓️ 16.09 - 21:00 @ CINEMATEK

"Shit... You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize."
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 (Quentin Tarantino, USA, 1991)
Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
🗓️ 12.09 - 19:00 & 20.09 - 19:30 @ CINEMATEK

FAME Festival
CONFÉRENCE : "Cinéma, pouvoir et nourriture"
🗓️ 13.09 - 19:00 @ CINEMATEK
🎤 Louise Van Brabant (60 mins)
Louise Van Brabant examinera comment la nourriture traverse l’histoire du cinéma et met en lumière les rapports de domination de nos sociétés.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 is Altman’s rusting, suspenseful and satirical take on Hollywood, its studio bosses, and agents. The opening of the film is a wink to Welles’ famous shot in Touch of Evil.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 (Robert Altman, USA, 1992)
Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward
🗓️ 07.09 - 17:00 @ CINEMATEK