CineFIX cinematic tribute themed around heat with selections from film noir, cult, and art-house films.
CineFIX returns with the HEAT screening program, a cinematic tribute to the different facets of heat: hot climates, intense desires, criminal passions, and sleepless nights. From film noir and cult classics to masterpieces of art-house cinema, HEAT brings together films where heat is a driving force that intensifies emotions and danger. Classic Hollywood meets European modernism in a series of screenings that continue to illuminate the summer nights of Athens.
Thursday 27 August | 20:30
David Lean
Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
222′
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is widely regarded as one of the greatest epic films ever made. Based on the life of British officer T.E. Lawrence during World War I, it follows his extraordinary journey as he unites rival Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire while confronting the complexities of identity, leadership, and personal ambition. Celebrated for its breathtaking desert cinematography, monumental scale, and unforgettable score, the film remains a landmark of world cinema.
Starring Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, and Arthur Kennedy
Language: English, with Greek subtitles.
Thursday 3 September | 21:00
Bernardo Bertolucci
The Sheltering Sky, 1990
138′
In postwar North Africa, Port and Kit Moresby journey into the heart of the Sahara in search of renewal for their fractured marriage and a deeper understanding of themselves. As the desert strips away every sense of familiarity and certainty, their voyage becomes an unforgiving existential odyssey, where love, desire, and identity are tested against the vast silence and indifference of the landscape. Based on Paul Bowles’s landmark novel, The Sheltering Sky sees Bernardo Bertolucci craft a hypnotic and visually ravishing meditation on isolation, mortality, and the fragile boundaries of human existence.
Starring Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, and Tom Novembrino
Language: English, with Greek subtitles.
