Paradise Now! Essential French Avant-garde Cinema, 1890–2008

Friday 14 March – Friday 2 May 2008
Philippe Grandrieux, La vie nouvelle, 2002
Philippe Grandrieux
La vie nouvelle 2002
© Philippe Grandrieux

Don't miss 7 weekends of the best French avant-garde cinema, an unprecedented selection of pioneering experimental film from the last hundred years, including classics, as well as marvellous surprises, from psychedelia to erotica, via music videos and radical political filmmaking. This season will change your perception of cinema and the world. The theme of each screening is inspired by manifestos written by celebrated DADA provocateurs Marcel Duchamp and Tristan Tzara, and is guaranteed to make you look at the French avant-garde in a new light.

 Curated by Nicole Brenez, Michael Temple, Michael Witt, Pierre d’Amerval and Laurent Mannoni in association with Tate Modern and La Cinémathèque Française

Tickets £5 (£4 concessions), or treat yourself to a season ticket £50 (£40 concessions). Booking recommended.

This series is related to the Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia exhibition

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