23 – 25 May 2018
Sursock Museum Esplanade

26 – 28 May 2018
Metropolis Empire Sofil, Ashrafieh

The Metropolis Association, in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Lebanon, Sursock Museum and UBS AG, has the pleasure to present LOCARNO IN BEIRUT: Celebrating 70 Years of Locarno Festival – that will be held between 23 and 28 May 2018. Three outdoor screenings will be held at the Sursock Museum Esplanade, followed by three screenings at Metropolis Empire Sofil Cinema, in Ashrafieh.

PROGRAMME
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Sursock Museum Esplanade
7.00pm: Opening Reception
8.30pm: Killer’s Kiss (by Stanley Kubrick | 67 min, HD, in English)

Thursday, May 24, 2018 | Sursock Museum Esplanade
8.30pm: Germany Year Zero (by Roberto Rossellini | 75 min, HD, in German, English & French with English subtitles)

Friday, May 25, 2018 | Sursock Museum Esplanade
8.30pm: Saya Zamurai (by Hitoshi Matsumoto | 103 min, HD, in Japanese with English subtitles)

Saturday, May 26, 2018 | Metropolis Empire Sofil
8.30pm: Godless (by Ralitza Petrova | 99 min, DCP, in Bulgarian with English subtitles)

Sunday, May 27, 2018 | Metropolis Empire Sofil
8.30pm: Stranger Than Paradise (by Jim Jarmusch | 89 min, DCP, in English)

Monday, May 28, 2018 | Metropolis Empire Sofil
8.30pm: Charles mort ou vif (by Alain Tanner | 93 min, 35mm, in French)

Screenings at Sursock Museum Esplanade are by free entrance, first-come, first-served basis.
Ticket price at Metropolis Empire Sofil: 8,000 LBP

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