Logan’s Run
Science fiction pushes the boundaries, explores the improbable, and envisions the future of humanity. It also exposes us to extravagant visual effects and the inventive power of cinema, reflecting our deepest fantasies. In cinema, science fiction is immersive, creating worlds suddenly within our reach. This summer, over one hundred films from the history of cinema will allow us to witness this!
Winner of a Special Achievement Award for the Visual Effects in 1977
- Humans live in comfortable bubble cities, meant to protect them from a post-apocalyptic outside world. But, in order to control demographics and resources, individuals must disappear on their 30th birthday, in a “rebirth” ritual that some dissidents denounce as a means of extermination. Logan, in charge of tracking down the fugitives, gradually discovers the ins and outs of the so-called utopia in which he lives.
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson was a British director. He became a director in 1949 and began to attract attention with the war film The Dam Busters (1954), remarkable for its judicious use of limited special effects, which is often cited as an inspiration for the final scene of the first episode of Star Wars. In 1956, he directed an eponymous adaptation of 1984, the novel by George Orwell, followed by Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which earned him nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. The director settled in Hollywood, where he contributed to the science fiction genre with works such as Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975) and Logan's Run (1976). Logan's Run was a box office hit, grossing 50 million dollars worldwide, giving a "boost" to the sales of its distributor, Metro Goldwyn Mayer. The film now enjoys cult status. He directed a few more films, then primarily devoted himself to television series.
