Mary Poppins
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
Winner of five Academy Awards in 1985, including Best Actress (Julie Andrews) and Best Special Visual Effects
The endless negotiations between Walt Disney and Australian writer Pamela L. Travers are now part of the legend surrounding this classic musical (see Saving Mr. Banks). Regardless of the controversy, the adaptation produced by Disney won the hearts and minds of children of many generations, and the magician governess played by Julie Andrews is one of the most famous characters in the history of cinema.
Robert Stevenson
Robert Stevenson was a British-American screenwriter and film director. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was contracted by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood, but was loaned to other studios, directing Jane Eyre (1943). He directed 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A prolific filmmaker with a long, distinguished career, Stevenson is probably best remembered for directing the musical fantasy Mary Poppins (1964), for which Julie Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Stevenson was nominated in the Best Director category for the film. His other Disney films include the first two Herbie films, The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Rides Again (1974), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
