Invitation to Travel
This recurring cycle is an opportunity to watch or re-watch classics from cinema history, or films representative of certain national cinematographies, trends or eras, on the big screen.
Winner of the Best Artistic Contribution award, 1982 Cannes Film Festival
Lucien is very close to his twin sister Nina, a rock singer. She dies accidentally, electrocuted in her bath. Lucien, who cannot bear to be separated from her, places her body in a double bass case, which he secures to the roof of his car. He then sets off on an adventure, without really knowing where the road will take him...
Peter Del Monte
Peter Del Monte is an Italian screenwriter and filmmaker. He made a name for himself at various festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, where he attracted the attention of critics at the turn of the 1970s. In the following years, he worked for Italian television and presented two dramas based on works by Albert Camus and Ugo Foscolo. He returned to cinema in 1975 with Irene, Irene, a film noted for its careful direction and Alain Cuny's performance. In 1982, his unusual road movie Invitation to Travel was presented in competition at Cannes and won the award for Best Artistic Contribution. In 1987, he directed Julia and Julia, one of the first feature films shot in high-definition video before being transferred to 35mm film. The film stars Kathleen Turner, Gabriel Byrne, and Sting. Through his work in the 1990s and 2000s, Del Monte remained true to himself.
