Spotlight on Occitanie Cinema
This year, thanks to a partnership with the Vues du Québec Festival in Florac, the Knowlton Film Festival shines a light on the cinema of Occitanie, a vast region in the South of France stretching from the Pyrenees to the Cévennes, from Toulouse to Montpellier.
Through a selection of five films, audiences are invited to explore the diversity of the region’s landscapes — from the Cévennes mountains to the Languedoc plains — as well as the perspectives of filmmakers and craftspeople who have made this region their backdrop.
🎞️ Les inconnus de la terre, Mario Ruspoli (1961)
Thursday, August 21 – 11 AM | TLB
Shot two years before Pour la suite du monde, this poetic documentary explores iconic Lozère landscapes — from the Causses to the Aubrac and the Margeride — with cinematography by Michel Brault.
📣 Followed by a Ciné-Dîner Rencontres: From Direct Cinema to Social Media, hosted by Guillaume Sapin, director of the Vues du Québec Festival in Florac.
🎞️ Hôtel Silence, Léa Pool (2024)
Saturday, August 23 – 1:30 PM | TLB
Shot in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Hôtel Silence takes place in Vernet-les-Bains and Villefranche-de-Conflent, with the now-abandoned Grand Hôtel du Portugal serving as a central backdrop.
🎤 Followed by a discussion with Léa Pool and Sébastien Ricard, moderated by Guillaume Sapin.
Also presented as part of the Léa Pool retrospective.
🎞️ Olympe, A Woman in the Revolution, Julie Gayet (2024)
Wednesday, August 20 – 1:30 PM | TLB
Filmed entirely in Occitanie, Olympe was shot at a number of historically and architecturally significant locations, including the Château de Gramont, the Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, the Château de Saint-Léonard, the town of Lectoure, and various heritage sites in Gers, Aveyron, and Tarn-et-Garonne.
🎞️ Les As de la Jungle 2: World Tour, Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin & Benoît Somville (2023)
Friday, August 22 – 6:30 PM | Coldbrook Park – FREE
🎞️ Pil, Julien Fournet (2021)
Sunday, August 24 – 11:30 AM | Coldbrook Park – FREE