A Nos Amours
A Nos Amours
was founded in 2011 by Joanna Hogg and Adam Roberts, to present film screenings events that might foster love and understanding of cinema. The little seen and the underappreciated would be privileged, as would be the grey zone between cinema auditorium and art space.
The first screening was a pop-up in a disused and unheated shop space in the middle of winter. This was Maurice Pialat's film A Nos Amours, which provided a name for the project.
Further screenings followed, introduced by artists, enthusiasts, experts and academics - such as by Jacques Ranciere, Laura Mulvey, Carol Morely, Will Self, Geoff Dyer, Deboarh Levy, Olaf Möller, Julie Myerson, George Szirtes, Marina Warner, Augustus Casely-Heyford, Terry Gilliam, and Richard Ayoade. Also presenting have been volunteers with no experience of public speaking.
Highlights
Chantal Akerman Retrospective
ICA London & nationally
2013-15
Included the commercial cinema release of Akerman's last film No Home Movie (in association with Contemporary Films), and a one day national release in Picturehouse Cinemas of Je Tu Il Elle.
A symposium at the half-way point welcomed Chantal Akerman as guest of honour
An exhibition of Chantal Akerman instalation works:
Chantal Akerman NOW
Ambika P3 Gallery
Curated by Adam Roberts, Joanna Hogg & Michael Maziere, with the participation of Chantal Akerman
Supported by the Arts Council of England & Marian Goodman Gallery
Chantal Akerman Retrospective Handbook
Publication of a book to share research and writing. Forward by Laura Mulvey.
More than 1000 copies sold
After Chantal
a three day international academic conference, presented with CREAM (Centre for Research in Arts and Media) at University of Westminster
Eisenstein in Mexico
Thinking about birth, death and rebirth of film works: three versions of Eisenstein's Que viva Mexico
An all day event with screenings.
Speakers included
Erika Balsom, Ian Christie, Sophie Fiennes, Owen Hatherley, Antonio Somaini and Laura Mulvey
Regent Street Cinema
Mouchette
(Robert Bresson, 1959)
Jacques Rancière invitation talk,
followed by all-day symposium on Cinephilia
Hosted by King's College London
Satantango
(Bela Tarr, 1994)
A series of 35mm screenings, touring the UK, in association with purge.xxx
A Visionary Rage:
Pasolini's Saint Paul
Screening of 35mm restoration of
Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Rabbia (1963)
followed by a panel discussion about Pasolini's unmade Saint Paul project.
Speakers: Marina Warner, Ward Blanton, John David Rhodes, chaired by Gareth Evans
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A complete list of A Nos Amours screenings and events can be found here
A list of publications and related press and reviews can be found here