Strange Days
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!
Los Angeles 1999. Lenny Nero, a fallen ex-cop, illegally sells advanced virtual reality recordings that allow users to relive a past experience of another person. While they usually contain events of no great importance, Lenny is stunned to discover a murder on one of the recordings he receives.
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Bigelow made her directorial film debut with the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1981). She rose to prominence directing the thrillers Near Dark (1987), Blue Steel (1990), Point Break (1991), starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, as well as Strange Days (1995), from a screenplay by her ex-husband, James Cameron. For directing the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008), she became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. She has since directed the spy thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and the crime drama Detroit (2017).
