French Movie Night – Subway

Wednesday 21^st September - 1h45 - free entrance.

In French with English subtitles. Free drinks, French crêpe for 2 F$

French drama directed by Luc Besson, 1985.

Starring Isabelle Adjani and Christophe Lambert.

This month of September, our French Movie Nights are dedicated to Luc Besson, the famous French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He notably directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and Nikita (1990), all using a distinctive style dubbed Cinéma du look by critics. Besson has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fithriller film Lucy.
Synospis :

Having stolen some compromising documents from a powerful and successful gangster at a party, a man known as Fred escapes from the police and takes refuge in the underground world of the Paris Métro stations and tunnels. While the gangster's henchmen try to find Fred, he develops a romance with the gangster's young trophy wife Héléna.

Résumé :

Après avoir dérobé des documents compromettants, un homme se réfugie dans l'univers fascinant et agité du métro parisien. Une impitoyable chasse à l'homme s'organise. D'étranges liens se tissent entre le cambrioleur, Fred, et la femme de sa victime, Helena.

English trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS8HXcqdhlw

French trailer : http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_gen_cmedia=19425360&cfilm=306.html