Capital Celluloid 2018 - Day 302: Thu Nov 8

L'Insoumis (Cavalier, 1964): Cine Lumiere, 4pm


This 35mm screening from a new print is part of the French Film Festival season at Cine Lumiere. You can find full details of the season here.

Cine Lumiere introduction:
Against the background of the Algerian War of the 1960s, Thomas (Alain Delon) plays a deserter from the French Foreign Legion who is on the run from the authorities. He helps to set free Dominique (Lea Massari), who has been taken hostage by a group of terrorists. Soon, Thomas finds himself caught between the Foreign Legion and the terrorists seeking revenge. Inspired by real events, Alain Cavalier’s L’Insoumis is presented on a brand new print.


Here (and above) is the trailer.

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