Fête film's best in France at the 2024 SCAD Lacoste Film Festival
The SCAD Lacoste Film Festival returns in 2024 for a third year of exclusive screenings, tributes to French film artisans, special events, and industry insights from honored guests at SCAD's picturesque study abroad location in southern France. Join filmmakers, celebrities, and fellow cinephiles for special screenings at SCAD Lacoste's magical outdoor theater in Provence's breathtaking Luberon Valley.
Previous festival guests include Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons, Golden Globe Award-winning actor and singer Keala Settle, Academy Award-nominated actor Lesley Manville, and Emmy Award-nominated French costume designer Marylin Fitoussi. Check back soon for SCAD Lacoste Film Festival programming, schedule, and ticket information.
Check out highlights from previous festivals.
Thursday, June 27
Kansas City
USA/France, 116 min. | 1996
4 p.m.
Theatre du SCAD
Master of improvisatory filmmaking Robert Altman aimed his cinematic sights on the improvisatory artform of jazz in this thrilling crime drama set against the backdrop of the legendary music scene of Altman's birthplace. Meticulously recreating the pulsating rhythms of Kansas City in the 1930s, the film blends elements of the classic gangster movie and screwball comedy to tell the intertwined stories of a fast-talking gangster's moll, a corrupt politician's wife, and a stable of vividly realized characters whose fates all collide. The film features many hallmarks of Altman's signature storytelling, including a characteristically stellar ensemble cast headlined by Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, and Etoile Award honoree Miranda Richardson, who shines in a beautifully complex and poignant standout performance.
Actor Miranda Richardson will be presented with the Etoile Award. A conversation with Richardson will follow the screening.
Presented in English.
SCAD Lacoste Film Festival Opening Night Party
7:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
Celebrate the return of the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival at a scenic soiree on the lawn of historic Maison Basse. Enjoy drinks and cuisine from local food trucks before you settle in for the evening's main event and special conversation.
Gladiator
USA, 155 min. | 2000
8:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
There's no way you cannot be entertained by Ridley Scott's triumphant epic that redefined and revitalized the "sword and sandal" spectacles of yore with its rousing intelligence and cinematic bravura. Russell Crowe commands the screen as former Roman General Maximus, who is exiled into slavery, trained as a gladiator, and returns to Rome to exact vengeance on the man responsible for the murder of his family, Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). Rooted in high emotional stakes and human tragedy, this sweeping revenge saga exhilarates with its daring and glorious sense of visceral immersion and triumphed at the Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Costume Design — the last by Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design honoree Janty Yates — among the five Oscars it collected. Revisit the film's stunning action and unforgettable thrills on the big screen before it's long-awaited sequel arrives later this year!
Costume designer Janty Yates will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design Award. A conversation with Yates will precede the screening.
Presented in English with French subtitles. Admission to the screening is free with purchase of a ticket to the Opening Night Party.
Friday, June 28
Crafting the Look of 'The New Look'
USA/France, 61 min. | 2024
2 p.m.
Theatre du SCAD
Go behind the scenes of Apple TV+'s The New Look with acclaimed production designer Anne Seibel (Midnight in Paris, Emily in Paris, Casanova) as she reveals how she transformed modern-day Paris into a runway-ready period set. Transporting the audience to historic Nazi-occupied France and inside the world of high fashion, this thrilling limited series follows fashion icon Christian Dior — along with his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga — as he navigates the tragedy and horrors of World War II while reviving modern fashion. With a mix of masterfully constructed sets and impeccably appointed actual locations, the series culminates in a dazzling recreation of Dior's iconic first haute couture presentation.
Presented in English with French subtitles.
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
USA, 86 min. | 2020
4 p.m.
Theatre du SCAD
From acclaimed director Lisa Immordino Vreeland — one of our great chroniclers of creative luminaries — comes a candid and innovative portrait of iconic and brilliant authors Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams, two friends and geniuses who, while creating unforgettable works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past. Seamlessly collaging together rare archival clips, evocative photographs, and excerpts from their personal writings, brought to vibrant life by the voices of Jim Parsons as Capote and Zachary Quinto as Williams, Immordino Vreeland lovingly recreates the pair's complicated relationship. Acutely observed and artfully told, the film is as much an intimate look at the lives, struggles, and cultural impact of two witty, fearlessly candid, and decidedly unconventional writers, as it is a meditation on the nature of creativity and the human condition.
A conversation with director Lisa Immordino Vreeland will follow the screening.
Presented in English.
SCAD Lacoste Film Festival Gala Celebration
7:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
Enjoy a selection of light bites and beverages on the lawn of historic Maison Basse before the start of the evening's main event.
Back to Black
UK/USA, 122 min. | 2024
8:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame from Southgate to the Grammy Awards stage, Back to Black is told through Winehouse's eyes with a vivid and intimate approach that reflects her own deeply felt lyrics. Featuring a staggering performance by Marisa Abela, who nails every single note as the iconic singer, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time. Poignantly directed with remarkable warmth and urgency by Sam Taylor-Johnson, the film is a tender journey through a groundbreaking creative's process and strength.
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson will be presented with the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award. A Q&A with Taylor-Johnson and producer Alison Owen immediately follows the screening.
Presented in English with French subtitles. Admission to the screening is free with purchase of a ticket to the Gala Celebration.
Saturday, June 29
Falbalas
France, 111 min. | 1945
2 p.m.
Theatre du SCAD
Capturing the glamorous yet tumultuous world of Parisian haute couture, Falbalas is a dazzling exploration of love, obsession, and artistry that follows a charismatic fashion designer as the delicate threads of his professional and personal lives begin to unravel after falling for the fiancé of his best friend. Directed by Jacques Becker, a largely unsung master of French cinema whose work preceded the French New Wave, the film still embodies not only the best of the director's era, but also the future of cinema. Becker weaves together a tapestry of lush visuals and intricate emotions, capturing the allure and fragility of the fashion industry. With sumptuous costumes and evocative cinematography, including its piercingly imaginative use of closeups, this masterpiece of elegance, refinement, and precision was a central work of inspiration to famed designer Jean Paul Gaultier, whose CinéMode par Jean Paul Gaultier is currently on exhibition at SCAD FASH Lacoste.
"I cry each time I see Falbalas, but it gave me my vocation in life," Gaultier said. "It directed the way that I should make fashion — somebody in action, making the clothes, doing the fittings, having a muse."
The screening will be preceded by a prerecorded introduction featuring designer Jean Paul Gaultier and SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace. Ticketholders also enjoy complimentary admission to CinéMode par Jean Paul Gaultier at SCAD FASH Lacoste.
Presented in French with English subtitles.
SCAD Lacoste Film Festival Closing Night Party
7:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
Close out the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival with a selection of drinks and cuisine from local food trucks before you settle in for the evening's main event on the lawn of the historic Maison Basse.
Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)
France, 122 min. | 2001
8:30 p.m.
Maison Basse Lawn
A film that enchanted the hearts of audiences the world over, Amélie is the joyously whimsical story of a young waitress (Audrey Tautou in her breakout role) who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her to help solve their problems, only to set herself on a mission to finally do something for herself. Visionary French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet crafts an astonishingly inventive cinema confection, brimming with irresistible charms and a kid-in-a-candy shop sense of wonder. Adding to the magical atmosphere is the vivid and saturated cinematography that captures a fairytale Paris, inviting you to journey into a fantastical, romantic, and absolutely unforgettable world.
Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet will be presented with the Auteur Award. A conversation with Jeunet will precede the screening.
Presented in French with English subtitles.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Auteur Award
One of the most lauded French filmmakers of his era, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's talent lies in the ability to be a true artist while still managing to reach a wide audience. Jeunet began his career making animated films such as The Escape, The Merry-go-Round, and No Rest for Billy Brakko based on characters and comics by Marc Caro. Jeunet also partnered with Caro for his first live-action film, the science fiction short The Bunker of the Last Gunshots. In 1989, he wrote and directed Things I Love, Things I Hate starring frequent collaborator Dominique Pinon, which went on to earn 50 awards, including the César Award for Best Fiction Short Film. Jeunet and Caro also partnered to write and direct the feature films Delicatessen, a multiple César Award-winning comedy, and the ambitious steampunk cult classic The City of Lost Children, a film so technically advanced that it required the creation of new software to complete. The infinitely poetic film premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, where it drew the attention of 20th Century Fox, who tabbed Jeunet to helm the fourth installment of the Alien franchise, Alien Resurrection.
Jeunet returned to France for his next film, the critical and commercial success Amélie starring Audrey Tautou. Based on a story idea by Jeunet, Amélie won five César Awards and Best Film at the European Film Awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards. The film's success and his close relationship with Tautou led the pair to collaborate again on A Very Long Engagement, an adaptation of the novel by Sebastien Japrisot that had become a passion project. Jeunet's other feature films include Micmacs, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, and the most recent Bigbug, which premiered on Netflix in 2022. He has also directed Casanova, about the famed author and womanizer, for Amazon's Pilot Season, and the experimental short films Two Snails Set Off, Anaïs et Philibert, and Looop.
Miranda Richardson
Etoile Award
Miranda Richardson is an accomplished stage, film and television actor with prodigious range, with her performances met with wide critical acclaim and multiple award nominations. She made her first impression on film audiences in 1985's Dance with a Stranger and won the New York Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992, a year that saw her star in The Crying Game, Enchanted April, and Damage. Her performances in those three films garnered her an Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe Award and additional nomination, and a BAFTA Award and additional nomination. In 1994, she received Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations for her role in Tom & Viv, and won a second Golden Globe for her appearance in the 1995 TV film Fatherland.
In addition to these accolades, Richardson has received four more BAFTA nominations, for her roles in After Pilkington, A Dance to the Music of Time, The Lost Prince, Made in Dagenham, and three more Golden Globe nominations for Merlin, The Big Brass Ring, and The Lost Prince. Richardson's other notable film and TV appearances include Blackadder, Sleepy Hollow, Chicken Run, The Hours, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Stronger, Girlfriends, and Curfew. On stage, she received an Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination for her role in the West End production of A Lie of the Mind. She most recently appeared in Good Omens, Prime Video's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's cult novel co-written with Terry Pratchett, the Prime Video anthology series Modern Love, and the films Rams, The Magician's Elephant, and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award
Acclaimed director, artist, and photographer Sam Taylor-Johnson started working in photography and film in England alongside fellow Young British Artists Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. After graduating from London's Goldsmiths College, she worked as a dresser at the Royal Opera House, an experience that would influence her work's unabashed theatricality. Originally a sculptor, she began working in photography, film, and video in the early 1990s. Taylor-Johnson exhibited her work at Venice Biennale 1997, winning the Illy Café Prize for Most Promising Young Artist, and received a Turner Prize nomination in 1998. As an artist, she has exhibited at the Guggenheim, The Hirshhorn Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, among many prestigious museums.
In 2008, Taylor-Johnson directed the BAFTA and Palme d'Or-nominated, Sundance Film Festival-winning short film I Love You More. The following year, she made her feature film directorial debut with Nowhere Boy, which was nominated for four BAFTAs, including Outstanding Debut. In 2015, she broke records for the biggest box office opening for a female director for her adaptation of the bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Taylor-Johnson followed that film with an adaptation of A Million Little Pieces in 2018, which she wrote, produced, and directed. She also directed and executive produced her latest film, the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. On TV, Taylor-Johnson has executive produced and directed episodes of the Netflix series Gypsy and the Prime Video series Solos. The mother of four daughters, Taylor-Johnson currently resides outside of London.
Janty Yates
Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design Award
During her illustrious costume design career, Janty Yates has worked with many iconic directors: Michael Mann (Miami Vice), Jean-Jacques Annaud (Enemy at the Gates), Irwin Winkler (De-Lovely), Jon Amiel (The Man Who Knew Too Little), Michael Winterbottom (Jude, Welcome to Sarajevo), Gillian Armstrong (Charlotte Gray), and Jake Scott (Plunkett & Macleane). Yates's most famous collaborative relationship, with Sir Ridley Scott, began with Gladiator in 2000, earning her the Academy Award for Best Costume Design — one of the five Oscars garnered by the film — and nominations from the Satellite Awards, BAFTA Awards, Saturn Awards, and AFI Awards. Since then, Yates has collaborated on more than a dozen films with Scott, earning a Goya Award nomination for Kingdom of Heaven; a CDG Award nomination for The Martian; a CDC and Critics' Choice Award nomination for House of Gucci; and Academy Award, BAFTA, CDC, and Critics' Choice nominations for Napoleon, as well as a Satellite Award win for Best Costume Design. She also received CDG and Satellite Award nominations for De-Lovely. Yates' other collaborations with Scott include the HBO series Raised by Wolves and the upcoming Gladiator 2, which represents their 18th collaboration together. A member of the Costume Designers Guild, the British native has worked abroad in most countries and is fluent in French.
Tickets
All SCAD Lacoste Film Festival events require a ticket. All ticketing is digital. SCAD students can reserve tickets free of charge. Admission to Gladiator and Back to Black is free with the purchase of a ticket to that evening’s celebration.
EVENT TICKETS: 10 Euros
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CinéMode par Jean Paul Gaultier
On view through Sept. 30, 2024
Explore cinematic glamor through the lens of iconoclastic couturier Jean Paul Gaultier at CinéMode par Jean Paul Gaultier. The internationally renowned French fashion designer and lifelong cinephile proposes a crossed history of cinema and fashion through costumes and haute couture from film history, including Gaultier’s own thrilling collaborations with director Pedro Almodóvar.
SCAD Alumni Atelier
SCAD Lacoste Rue des Artistes
Monday–Friday
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2–7 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday
2–7 p.m.
SCAD alumni artists, designers, scholars, and entrepreneurs create new, innovative work in residency at SCAD Lacoste. Tour the SCAD Alumni Atelier ambassador studios and exhibition spaces at the Rue des Artistes.
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