Back at Lumière...

Two faithful friends of the festival will also join us: Jerry Schatzberg will introduce The Panic in Needle Park, a sublime role for Al Pacino, and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) will be in Lyon for his second Danish film, Bleeder, starring Mads Mikkelsen.

Jerry Schatzberg

The Panic in Needle Park by Jerry Schatzberg (1971, 1h50)
New York in the 1960s: Two young men adrift descend into the underworld of illicit substances... An indictment against drugs, a powerful film by an important director, a faithful presence at the Institut Lumière and the festival. With Al Pacino.
Pathé Bellecour Mon 10 at 5:30pm l Institut Lumière Tue 11 at 4:30pm l Comoedia Wed 12 at 10:45am

Nicolas Winding Refn

Bleeder by Nicolas Winding Refn (1999, 1h38)
The wanderings of a group of friends: the romance of Lenny (Mads Mikkelsen), who works in a video club; Leo and his confused state, facing his demons... After Pusher, an intimate and violent thriller, little-known and previously unreleased in France.
Comoedia Wed 12 at 7:30pm l Villa Lumière Thu 13 at 7pm l Cinéma Opéra Thu 13 at 9pm