Timeless. Buster Keaton, aka The Great Stone Face, was born on this day in 1895. #BusterKeaton #BornOnThisDay

🔎🎥 Robert Bresson, master of unseen truths. #RobertBresson #BornOnThisDay

Exclusive first look at the poster for 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 Directed by Guillaume Ribot Distributed by Mk2Films Artwork by Walijewski Art Review and log it on @letterboxd.social

Following its world premiere at San Sebastian, 𝗜𝗡-𝗜 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, the debut feature by Juliette Binoche has been warmly received by the press.

Happy birthday to Sabine Azéma! 🌼 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 by Alain Resnais, 1982. Venice 1980 Competition #LAmourÀMort #LoveUntoDeath #AlainResnais #SabineAzéma #BornOnThisDay

Made of flesh and sea 🐠🌊🩵 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗚𝗡È𝗦 by Agnès Varda, 2008 César award winner of the Best Documentary Award #LesPlagesDAgnès #TheBeachesOfAgnès #AgnèsVarda

❤️ Love songs always tell the truth. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗥𝗢 by François Truffaut, 1980 Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Winner of 10 César Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress…

Thriving in chaos, creating beauty. 🌀🎥 Here’s to Molly Manning Walker, the director behind 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗫, winner of the 2023 Cannes Un Certain Regard prize, as she celebrates her birthday today. #MollyManningWalker #BornOnThisDay #HowToHaveSex #WomenInFilm #FestivalDeCannes

“𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙋𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝟯𝟲 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙-𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜.”- VARIETY After its premiere at TIFF, 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝟯𝟲 received critical acclaim from the press and is now on its way to the 2026 Oscars.

mk2 Films is proud to announce 5 films selected at Lumière Classics! 𝗜𝗡-𝗜 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Juliette Binoche

Xin Zhilei wins Best Actress in Venice for her “𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕-𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆” (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER). With the award in hand and glowing reviews from international critics, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 directed by Cai Shangjun, is now heading to Toronto.

From China to Venice, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 has just had its premiere at the prestigious Venice Film Festival! 🎥 Watch this exclusive clip and experience a glimpse of the emotional depth and cinematic beauty of the film!

✨ Celebrating Iranian director Bahram Beyzaie ✨ After the official selection of the newly 4K-restored version of his milestone film 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗨, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 at Venice and Toronto, his short film 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥 (𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬) is now set to screen in its new 4K restoration at the BFI London Film Festival.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤.” - VARIETY 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥-𝗨𝗣 by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus received rave reviews from critics on Friday, following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Who's ready to go back to school? 👦🏫 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗗 by Charles Chaplin, 1921 #TheKid #CharlesChaplin #CharlieChaplin @charliechaplinofficial #BackToSchool

“𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙧𝙯𝙮𝙨𝙯𝙩𝙤𝙛’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙨, 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡.” Agnieszka Holland ✨ Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 (1987) returns to the big screen in a new 4K restoration at Venice Classics. #Przypadek #BlindChance #KrzysztofKieślowski #BiennaleCinema2025

𝗜𝗡-𝗜 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, Juliette Binoche’s directorial debut, will premiere in Official Selection at San Sebastián and Busan!

Dogs can do it all. 🐕🌀 Celebrating International Dog Day with Laetitia Dosch’s 𝗗𝗢𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟, 2024 Cannes Un Certain Regard … and Palm Dog winner! #LeProcèsDuChien #DogOnTrail #LaetitiaDosch #InternationalDogDay #PalmDog #UnCertainRegard

𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥-𝗨𝗣, a documentary by Laura Poitra and Mark Obenhaus, premieres in Venice in the Out of Competition section.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Competition section!

📸 Strike a pose! Antoine Doinel captured on a Rolleiflex in 𝗕𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 by François Truffaut, 1970 #DomicileConjugal #BedAndBoard #FrançoisTruffaut #WorldPhotographyDay

Here’s to getting beautifully lost. Happy Birthday, Robin Campillo! 📸 © Julien Lienard #RobinCampillo #BornOnThisDay

Change starts with a camera 🎥 Birthday wishes to Wim Wenders.  📸 © Gerhard Kassner #WimWenders #BornOnThisDay #WimWendersStiftung

Behind every character, a part of Davy Chou! Wishing a wonderful birthday to Davy Chou, director of 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗟, which screened in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in 2022 📸 © Julien Lienard #DavyChou #BornOnThisDay

Her Majesty on her throne! 🐈‍⬛👑 On International Cat Day, honoring Zgouzgou, Agnès Varda's beloved cat. #LesPlagesDAgnès #TheBeachesOfAgnès #AgnèsVarda #InternationalCatDay

Fill your heart with music. 💓 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗔 by Guy Gilles, 1965. #LAmourÀLaMer #LoveAtSea #GuyGilles

Beauty is here. 🌾 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗨𝗦 by Abbas Kiarostami, 1999 🏆 Venice Grand Special Jury Prize #TheWindWillCarryUs #AbbasKiarostami

An unmistakable directorial style that has become iconic. Cheers to Academy Award-nominated director Gus Van Sant, born on this day. 📸 © Bruno Simão #GusVanSant #BornOnThisDay

Summer struggle! ⛱️ 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬’𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 by Charles Chaplin, 1919

A fresh perspective on cinema. 🎂 Happy Birthday to Palme d’or and Academy Award-winning director Justine Triet. #JustineTriet #BornOnThisDay @festivaldecannes.bsky.social @theacademyusa.bsky.social

A bag can hold your whole life. 👜 A very happy birthday to French actress Irène Jacob.   Here in 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗩É𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘 by Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991 Cannes Best Actress winner

Happy heavenly birthday to eternal romantic Jacques Perrin 💗 Pictured here in 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧 by Jacques Demy. #LesDemoisellesDeRochefort #TheYoungGirlsOfRochefort #JacquesPerrin #BornOnThisDay #JacquesDemy @jacquesdemy.officiel

Congratulations to Stellan Skarsgård on receiving the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at Karlovy Vary. Picture from 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘 by Joachim Trier, which was awarded the Grand Prix at Cannes 2025.

When cinema speaks beyond words 🎬 Happy Birthday to Iranian director and Palme d'Or winner Jafar Panahi.  #JafarPanahi #BornOnThisDay

☀️ Time to catch some sun! Summer, the French way - courtesy of Jacques Rozier’s dreamy New Wave gem 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗨Ë𝗧 (1973). #DuCôtéDOrouët #TheBeachesOfOrouët #JacquesRozier #FrenchNewWave

🎉 What a landmark celebration! On the exact day of its 100th anniversary, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛 united audiences across the globe, with over 500 events held worldwide 🌍✨ ⬇️ A few highlights from screenings around the world

📚 Film school vs. life school 💥 Remembering Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski on his birthday. #KrzysztofKieślowski #BornOnThisDay

💬🍿 Now 100 years old, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛 wins hearts (and stars) on Letterboxd! Out now in theatres worldwide in newly restored 4K version ✨

🏔️🥾⛏️ The adventure begins — again! Charlie Chaplin’s 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛 is back in cinemas today in a glorious 4K restoration. 100 years after its original release, this epic adventure returns to the big screen. 🎬 Go for gold — now playing worldwide!

Restored to its full glory 🎞️✨ Charlie Chaplin’s 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛 returns in a dazzling new 4K restoration — just in time for its 100th anniversary. From tomorrow, 26 June 2025, audiences around the world can rediscover this masterpiece — exactly 100 years after its original 1925 debut.

Exploring human perversion with Claude Chabrol 🔎 Remembering the French director and master of suspense on his birthday. #ClaudeChabrol #BornOnThisDay

A few lines of script, and a whole world begins to shift. 💞 Ryusuke Hamaguchi's romance 𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗞𝗢 𝗜 & 𝗜𝗜 premiered at Cannes 2018 in Competition. #寝ても覚めても #AsakoIAndII #RyusukeHamaguchi @festivaldecannes.bsky.social

Poetry to preserve humanity. Remembering Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, born on this day.  عباس کیارستمی #AbbasKiarostami #BornOnThisDay

Solstice sun, existential shadows. 🌞 Welcoming summer with CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962) by Agnès Varda #CléoDe5à7 #CleoFrom5to7 #AgnèsVarda #CorinneMarchand @FestivalDeCannes #SummerTime #SolsticeDay @agnesvarda.officiel

Niki de Saint Phalle’s 𝐔𝐍 𝐑Ê𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐐𝐔𝐄 𝐋𝐀 𝐍𝐔𝐈𝐓 is being rereleased today in France in a newly 4K restored version!

𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙮… Happy birthday to French actor Denis Lavant Starring in 𝗕𝗔𝗗 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗 by Leos Carax, which premiered in Competition in Berlin in 1986 #DenisLavant #BornOnThisDay #MauvaisSang #BadBlood #LeosCarax

May lovers the world over weave memories to last forever. Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘, Céline Sciamma, 2019 Cannes Best Screenplay

🦷 New poster for #YórgosLánthimos’ subversive and unsettling 𝗗𝗢𝗚𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗛, 2009. The film returns to theatres in a brand new 4K restoration. Cannes Un Certain Regard Price winner Artwork by Vasilis Marmatakis 🇺🇸 US distribution: Kino Lorber #Κυνόδοντας #Dogtooth @festivaldecannes.bsky.social

Cinema is the way to neverland 🧚🩷 A tribute to French Director Jacques Demy, born on this day.  #JacquesDemy #BornOnThisDay

Cinematic Emotions 🎞️ A nod to French New Wave director Alain Resnais, born on this day. #AlainResnais #BornOnThisDay