The Lumière festival for children

Rendezvous with the family at the Halle Tony Garnier for an afternoon dedicated to Laurel and Hardy. Plus, a few other films from the programme to discover in theatres (Fanfan la Tulipe, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, or the latest Ghibli production), for the pleasure of sharing, from an early age, the cinema on the big screen.

Family screening at the Halle Tony Garnier

Way out West by James W. Horne (1937, 1h05, VF)
Stan and Oliver make their way west in search of a young girl. They try to hand her the deed of ownership of a gold mine from her late father... A brilliant parody of a western, one of the best films of the famous comedy duo.
Preceded by
Hog Wild by James Parrott (1930, 19min, VF)
At the request of his wife, Hardy tries, with the help of Laurel, to install a radio antenna on the roof... The legendary duo is irresistible in this hilarious gag.
Re-release: 16 December 2020
Halle Tony Garnier Sun.11 3 pm


Other films for young audiences

Fanfan la Tulipe by Christian-Jaque (1952, 1h42)
Fanfan, a young peasant warrior, forced into the army, gets involved in multiple adventures of glory and love... A huge hit with the public, starring Gérard Philipe, explosive, at the top of his game.
Pathé Bellecour Tue.13 5:15 pm | Cinéma Opéra Thu.15 2:45 pm | UGC Confluence Sat.17 5 pm

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday by Jacques Tati (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, 1953, 1h27)
While vacationers invade the Hôtel de la Plage, Hulot, fanciful and peculiar, disembarks and succeeds in incessantly disrupting the tranquillity of the resort... An unmissable comedy punctuated by the joyful blunders of Mr. Hulot.
Lumière Terreaux Sun.11 11 am | Comœdia Mon.12 11:15 am | Lumière Bellecour Fri.16 5:45 pm | Pathé Bellecour Sun.18 5:30 pm

Earwig and the Witch by Gorô Miyazaki (Aya to majo, 2020, 1h22)
Aya is an orphan who enjoys St Morwald. The last thing she wants is to go live with the bizarre Bella Yaga… Studio Ghibli makes a big comeback with an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones' children's novel.
World premiere.
Pathé Bellecour Sun.18 10:30 am

Schoolchildren’s screening

The Diary of Anne Frank by George Stevens (1959, 2h50)
When he returns to his house in Amsterdam, Anne Frank's father discovers his daughter's diary, written when they were hidden in the attic during the war… A moving adaptation of the book with Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut and Shelley Winters.
Lumière Terreaux Tue.13 9 am