Shows, exhibitions, movies, series - here’s our quick to do list of cultural events for the end
of the summer.
An exhibition
with your friends
L’aventure Générale at Centquatre
by artist Alain Fleischer
From 10.10.2020 to 12.6.2020
The artist Alain Fleischer will be dropping by the Centquatre with his 40 works and installations,
that have been displayed in a highly interactive and instagram-friendly scenography. You’ll explore a multi-faceted world that combines photography, cinema and literature. Even your reluctant friend who doesn’t like exhibitions will beg for more !
With your mum
Gabrielle Chanel, Fashion Manifesto at Palais Galliera
From 10.01.20 to 3.14.21
You’ve been raised surrounded by the Chanel No.5 perfume that your Mom has been wearing forever ? Take her out to this exhibition ! You’ll discover the work of the most famous fashion designer divided into 10 chapters. (Besides, the exhibition catalogue will be a great gift to put under the Christmas tree).
With your lover
ANTICORPS, at Palais de Tokyo
From 10.23.20 to 01.03.20
Has this lockdown situation and social distancing experiences made us prisoners in our own body ? Will we forget how to mingle, how to meet, how to feel as one entity? Come and find answers in this collective exhibition of some 20 works at the Palais de Tokyo. (We’ll let you have a free hand in doing the practical activities).
Just for you
MATISSE, COMME UN ROMAN, comme un Roman at Centre Pompidou
From 10.21.20 to 2.20.21
You were stuck in Paris during the summer ? You wish you could escape ? You’ve been dreaming of colours and light ? Book a ticket for the Centre Pompidou ! Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Matisse’s birth, this exhibition offers a new perspective on his work through a cross disciplinary approach combining painting and literature. To fully enjoy the ride of what promises to be the new blockbuster, try and go during off-peak hours.
A movie
With your friends
DUNE, by Denis Villeneuve
Featuring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac
Release date : 12.23.20
Your friends like high-quality and elegant science fiction ? This long-awaited release should be to their liking. This adaptation from the novel of the same name is directed by Denis Villeneuve, 36 years after David Lynch (no less) delivered his own version in 1984. We can’t wait to spot the differences between both movies, and see how Timothée Chalamet managed to match to the expectations of a blockbuster.
With your mum
ALINE, by Valérie Lemercier
Featuring Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud,
Release Date : 11.18.20
« We don’t change » : all the early fans, and those who sing Celine Dion’s songs in the shower, will rush to the theatres to discover this biopic dedicated the Canadian star. The movie is directed by Valérie Lermercier, who also plays the leading role. We’re quite excited about this project (but also quite wary to be honest). Go and see it, and tell us what you think !
With your lover
Featuring Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Félix Maritaud
Release date : 9.23.20
Whether it is positive or negative, you can only have strong opinions aout Gaspard Noé’s films, to say the least. His new movie is no exception to the rule. You’ll find all his favorite themes (sex, chaos, death – in whatever order), but also his fearless actors and his hallucinatory cinematography saturated with visual effects. For sure a date to remember !
Just for you
BILLIE by James Erskine
Documentary
Release date : 9.30.2020
She is one of the all-time greatest voices and one of the first icon of the African American civil rights movement. In this documentary, Billie Holiday’s story is told with modesty and emotion. When her artistic destiny encountered the political demands of the black community, she did not back down and strongly condemned those discriminations, often risking her own life. An example that is today more powerful than ever.
A show
With your friends
PREMIÈRE RIDE by La Marche Bleue and Léo Walk
Venue : Le Trianon
Date : 12/10/2020
Dance wonder kid Leo Walk is now at the head of his own dance company that he poetically named « La marche Bleue » (literally the Blue Walk). To celebrate its birth, the company takes us on a « First Ride » along with 9 young dancers who’ll hit the road with us. This collective journey, that represents the passage from childhood to adulthood, will undoubtedly resonate in your heart and in those of your friends.
With your mum
LE COTÉ DE GUERMANTES directed by Christophe Honoré, adapted from Marcel Proust
Venue : Comédie Française
From 9.30.2020 to 11.15.2020
One of the greatest author in French Literature (Marcel Proust), a novel notoriously impossible to adapt, and a director who holds a unique place in the independent film-making scene – these are the spicy ingredients of what should be one of main events of the end of the summer in Paris. It will undoubtedly convince everyone, so book your tickets quickly. There won’t be enough for everybody !
With your lover
DANCY PARTY by Lewis Of Man
Venue : La Gaîté Lyrique
Date : 12.4.2020
You haven’t stepped on a dance-floor in months and you miss it terribly ? La Gaîté Lyrique offers to solve this issue by inviting the young multifaceted artist Lewis OfMan to rock the party. This 21 year-old French composer of electronic music will unveil his latest productions accompanied by very special guests. The evening promises to be wild and should help you to earn extra brownie points from your lover.
Just for you
LE TEMPS DE VIVRE by Camille Chamoux
Venue : Théâtre du Petit Saint-Martin
Opening night : 9.10.2020
If Epicurus, Proust, or Leo Ferré weren’t enough to convince you to enjoy the present, if your life looks like Google Maps instructions, and if the idea that ‘it’s already too late’ stresses you more than anything, then come and play down your anxiety with the hilarious Camille Chamoux. Directed by the friendly Vincent Dedienne, this 70-minute show will invite you to challenge time and maybe learn from it…
A series
With your friends
LA FLAMME on CANAL+
Release date : 10.2020
This genuine fake reality show mocking « The Bachelor » is directed by the pair Jonathan Cohen/ Jérémie Galant and features Leïla Bekhti, Pierre Niney, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Vincent Dedienne, Géraldine Nakache or even Florence Foresti. This original idea produced by network Canal+ will be divided into 9 episodes and promises to deliver the best (and thus the worse) of all those shows we love to watch secretly. Have you opened your agenda yet ?
With your mum
THE CROWN (season 4) on Netflix
Release date : 11.15.2020
Prepare the biscuits, and sit down comfortably on your couch with your mum. We’re off for the 4th season of the Crown, the series that relates the life of Queen Elizabeth II. This season will cover the time period going from 1977 to 1990, and will thus introduce two characters well-known from the public : Lady Di and Margaret Thatcher (interpreted respectively by Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson). Another cup of tea ?
With your lover
WE ARE WHO WE ARE (1st season ) on HBO
Release date : 9.14. 2020
How can we not be impatient when it comes to the first series of Luca Guadagnino – the director of the movie Call me by your name, that moved us to tears in 2017? This time, he offers us 8 episodes that chronicles intimate teenage years and that tackles his favourite themes like the birth of desire, gender fluidity, transformation… Besides, this series will also be the first ever appearance of Kid Cudi on screen. You cannot wait can you ?
Just for you
(1st season) on HBO
Release date : 9.15.2020
A man accidentally sets foot on an island off the coasts of England and discover that the inhabitants all share mysterious secrets. Confronted to those strange habits, this man will face the demons of his past… With this short series (6 episodes), Dennis Kelly delivers a horrific thriller that transforms a rural island into a nightmare labyrinth in which you’ll shiver alongside Jude Law.
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