Here are all of the new films coming to Kino Film Collection in October.
Premiering on November 7
Un Flic
Jean-Pierre Melville, France, 1972
From Jean-Pierre Melville comes this action-packed neo-noir. When tipped off on an upcoming heist, a Parisian police chief (Alain Delon) discovers a nightclub owner friend is leading the group of bank robbers. Meanwhile, while racing to defeat the plan, the police chief engages in some double-crossing himself—by sharing the same woman (Catherine Deneuve) with the man he calls his friend.
Green Border
Agnieszka Holland, Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, 2024
Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland ("Europa Europa") brings her masterful filmmaking eye and deep compassion to this portrait of the so-called “green border” between Belarus and Poland – where refugees are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union – and the migrants, border guards, and activists whose lives collide there.
Premiering on November 14
Witness in the City
Édouard Molinaro, France, 1959
Directed by Édouard Molinaro, this pulse-pounding film noir based on a novel by Thomas Narcejac, is a dark tale of vengeance starring the great Lino Ventura in an early leading role. When an industrialist kills his mistress by throwing her off a train, her husband (Ventura) takes to the streets of Paris to avenge his wife’s murderer.
Speaking of Murder
Gilles Grangier, France, 1957
From acclaimed crime writer Auguste Le Breton comes this gripping noir thriller starring cinema icon Jean Gabin. Louis Bertain’s (Gabin) garage serves as a front for a gang of thieves. He and his accomplices keep up a civic veneer by day and commit crimes in Paris by night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis’ younger brother is a police informer.
Premiering on November 21
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil
Pieter van Huystee, Netherlands, 2017
Follow a team of Dutch art historians as they crisscross the globe to unravel the secrets of Hieronymus Bosch. In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch held a special exhibition devoted to the work of the late-medieval artist who lived his entire life there, causing an uproar with his fantastical and unique paintings in which hell and the devil played a prominent role.
The Atomic Cafe
Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty, US, 1982
Armageddon has never been so darkly funny as in “The Atomic Cafe”. This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, seamlessly crafted from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age.
Premiering on November 26
Hit the Road
Panah Panahi, Iran, 2022
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled filmmaker Jafar Panahi and apprentice to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami, makes a Cannes Caméra d'Or nominated debut with this charming, sharp-witted, comic drama that follows a family of four as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip unspoken tensions arise as the furtive purpose for their journey is slowly revealed.
Chef Flynn
Cameron Yates, US, 2018
While many of his peers were still playing with toys, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights. Enjoying unwavering support from his artist mother Meg, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Pairing Meg's home videos with intimate vérité footage, director Cameron Yates creates a collage of Flynn’s singular culinary focus and one-of-a-kind childhood.