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Today in our Theatres
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Thursday 19.02
15:00
Fritz Lang ⁄ The Silver Screen
Le Démon s’éveille la nuit ⁄ De boze waakt ’s nachts ⁄ Clash by Night ⁄ B&W ⁄ 104' ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL
Fritz Lang, USA 1952, Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe
19:00
Lectures, introductions, workshops... ⁄ OUR STORY ⁄ Derek Jarman ⁄ Derek Jarman : a Space Where I Could Paint My Garden
LECTURE
Le sexe sur la lande est une idylle avant la chute ⁄ Cinéfiltres, ÂGE D'OR ⁄ 120' ⁄ FR ⁄ 120 ⁄ FREE ADMISSION
« Le sexe sur la lande est une idylle avant la chute » écrit Derek Jarman dans son journal. Des jardins secrets de l’adolescence à la lande londonienne de Hampstead ou son jardin de Prospect Cottage, l’artiste jardinier est en quête d’une idylle en clair-obscur. Le désir chevillé au corps, il arpente des paysages abimés, traversés par des communautés d’indésirables. Au gré de différentes images…
Cy Lecerf Maulpoix est auteur, traducteur et enseignant en théorie critique à l’école des Beaux-Arts de Marseille. Il a été membre de collectifs LGBTQI et écologistes en France et journaliste indépendant couvrant les luttes sociales, les migrations, la culture queer et la littérature. Il poursuit actuellement plusieurs projets d’écriture sur les mouvements de libération sexuelle, l’écosocialisme et la technocritique ainsi qu’un doctorat en anthropologie politique à l’EHESS. Entrée gratuite.
21:00
OUR STORY ⁄ Derek Jarman : a Space Where I Could Paint My Garden ⁄ Derek Jarman ⁄ Lectures, introductions, workshops...
The Garden ⁄ B&W + color ⁄ 91' ⁄ V: EN ⁄ ST - OND: —
Derek Jarman, UK, West Germany 1990, Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins
Séance présentée en français.
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PLATEAU PLATEAU
Thursday 19.02
18:00
FEKS
La Roue du diable ⁄ Het duivelswiel ⁄ Certovo Koleso ⁄ B&W ⁄ 55' ⁄ TIT: RU ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL ⁄ PIANO
Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, USSR 1926, Sergei Gerasimov, Lyudmilla Semyonova, Pyotr Sobolevsky
20:00
Free Anthology
Le Peuple vêtu de blanc ⁄ Geomeuna dange huina baekseong ⁄ color ⁄ 109' ⁄ ST - OND: FR
Yong-Kyun Bae, South Korea 1995, Jeong Gyu-su, Mi-ji Kim, Byeong-in Min
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CINEMATEK
Much more than movie theatres
Exhibitions
Wunderkammer
In the Wunderkammer, the history of film is brought to life through various interactive showcases, starting from the Chinese shadow play to the cinematograph of the Lumière brothers.
Our Collections
Chantal Akerman Collection
CINEMATEK not only conserves all the films of this masterful director, but also manages her entire archive.
Library
Library
The library has a rich collection of books, specialized magazines, press clippings, photos and posters about film and cinema. Consult the online catalogue.
Shop
Webshop
Discover the Collection of DVDs and books published by the Royal Belgian Film Archive, CINEMATEK, available for sale online
Dossiers
Additional context for film programs, filmmakers, and our own activities.
DOSSIERS
Filmmakers
Call for Papers: Jacques Feyder
19.01 2026
CINEMATEK is pleased to announce its participation in the international conference dedicated to Belgian-French film director Jacques Feyder, a prominent European filmmaker of the 1920s and 1930s. Although widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Feyder’s contribution to film history has since been largely overlooked. This conference aims to re-examine his work, his influence, and his place within European and global cinema.
DOSSIERS
Archives
Research within the CINEMATEK archive has recently identified Diwata ng Karagatan (Goddess of the Sea), a long-lost Filipino film directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa in 1936. Believed to have been missing for nearly ninety years, not only is it considered a national treasure, it is recognised as one of the oldest surviving titles in Philippine cinema.
DOSSIERS
Filmmakers
Nurşen Bakır & Frans van de Staak
Conversations about art, poetry, cinema, and philosophy.
30.10 2025
I was editing my short film Thrift which I shot in New York, in the editing room of an artist collective in Amsterdam. In those days, Amsterdam was a paradise for artists on a budget, especially for collectives.
DOSSIERS
CINEMA’KET
From glass slippers and dancing feet to worn-out trainers and bare toes, this summer shoes and feet are in the spotlight at CINEMA’KET. And of course, that calls for a cheerful colouring page, full of shoes from our film programme. Can you recognise them all?
