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!
In 2293, industrial civilization has long since collapsed and the world is in ruins. Intellectuals and scientists have formed the community of Eternals, which dominates society divided into casters: Exterminators and Brutals. One day, Zed, an Exterminator, challenges the established order.
John Boorman
John Boorman is a British director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His youth was marked by the bombings of World War II, an ordeal he later recounted in his film Hope and Glory (1987), which earned him three Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture. His first feature film, Catch Us If You Can (1968), was a success that allowed him to go to the United States to make two films that subsequently gave him international recognition. In 1970, with the dramatic comedy Leo the Last, he won the award for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. His next film, Deliverance (1972), also received two Academy Awards nominations. Boorman then ventured into science fiction with Zardoz, starring Sean Connery, a futuristic variation on the theme of The Wizard of Oz, for which he was also the screenwriter. These films cemented his reputation as a great director, developing a personal, violent, and pessimistic cinema that, from fantasy to science fiction to realism, depicts a godless world where man, condemned to wander, is constantly confronted with evil. He continued making films until 2014, when he directed the sequel to Hope and Glory, Queen and Country, once again drawing inspiration from his youth.
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