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 Academy Award for the Sound Effects Editing in 1988
Murdered by criminals during an operation, a policeman is brought back to life as a super-robot policeman by a military-industrial conglomerate. Amnesiac about his former life, RoboCop gradually recovers his humanity during his brutal missions and begins to investigate his past.
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch director and screenwriter. He primarily trained during his military service in the audiovisual department of the Dutch Navy, where he began making promotional documentaries in 1964. He directed his first films in the Netherlands, quickly achieving success, notably with Turkish Delight (1973), which still holds the record for the most admissions in the country. However, after the release of the harsh Spetters (1980), he decided to move to the United States due to increasing censorship. There, he discovered a new world and achieved his greatest international successes: RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), and Basic Instinct (1992), followed by the controversial Showgirls (1995) and Starship Troopers (1997). Gradually, the disturbing and provocative nature of his productions began to irritate the studios. This growing lack of freedom prompted him to return to Europe to film Black Book (2006). For Elle, released in 2016, he received numerous awards, including the César for Best Film. Verhoeven's filmography is marked by violence, sex, and religion, which he considers "the three main elements on Earth." He does not hesitate to shock in order to better portray his version of reality.
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Ces robots qui nous côtoient
Le cinéma a grandement contribué à forger notre imaginaire des robots. Androïdes d’apparence humaine et créatures mécaniques aux formes plus rustiques n’ont pas été employés de la même façon, ni dans leur questionnement de la moralité humaine, ni pour les sentiments qu’ils éveillent auprès du public. À l’heure où l’intelligence artificielle est bien réelle, retour sur quelques classiques robots de cinéma.
