Nicolas Pariser returns with a wry, introspective drama led by Melvil Poupaud and Chiara Mastroianni. Following Léo as he drifts between Nancy, Paris and an uncertain appointment in Italy, the film turns a family death into a quiet reckoning with memory, desire and the way a life has been lived. Pariser’s direction favors crisp dialogue, moral nuance and a gently reflective rhythm, shaped by the emotional ghosts of the past.
In the presence of director Nicolas Pariser.
In French.
Founded in 1995, the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) is one of Geneva’s longest-standing cinema festivals and among the first in the world to integrate television into its programming. A hub for experimentation, encounters, and celebration, the ten-day festival presents films, series, and immersive audiovisual experiences to some 35,000 visitors each year. GIFF also hosts the Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland’s only meeting point for professionals in innovation and audiovisual content, and maintains year-round activities including school programmes and GIFF UNLIMITED events. Recognized as a key driver of Switzerland’s audiovisual sector, GIFF combines artistic ambition with international reach.
Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.
In French.
Exit Void, the Geneva-based collective founded by Emral Kadriov, Birdjan Kadriov and Alessandro Bucolo, traces a sharp, restless path through Swiss independent cinema and music culture. Known for turning the music video into a space of invention, the trio presents a selection of works shaped by narrative drive, special effects and formal risk. Their collaborations with Geneva artists and international names reveal a visual language that is bold, kinetic and unmistakably contemporary.
ALCE Geneva’s 28th Spanish-Language Film Series celebrates the diversity and richness of Spanish cinema through six carefully chosen films. Spanning genres and perspectives, the programme invites viewers into stories shaped by vivid characters, social nuance, and distinct regional voices. From intimate dramas to sharper, more playful tones, these Friday screenings offer a relaxed encounter with contemporary Spanish filmmaking, where language, rhythm, and emotion come together in an accessible, welcoming atmosphere.
François-Christian Marzal’s film follows Jean-Luc as he launches into a headlong performance of Don Quixote on the stage of La Comédie. Moving between theatre, memory, fiction and the echoes of Swiss cinema, it becomes a vertiginous meditation on representation itself. With references to Tanner, Goretta, Soutter and Godard, the film blends playfulness and reflection.
O.V. French
In the presence of cinematographer Séverine Barde and the director.
Chilean documentarian Patricio Guzmán’s monumental Battle of Chile chronicles the last months of Salvador Allende’s government with unflinching proximity. Combining rigorous observational footage, testimony and political analysis, Guzmán captures public assemblies, factory life and mass mobilisation as history unfolds. This early trilogy—parts I–III—shaped his lifelong interrogation of memory, power and exile, blending investigative urgency with poetic reflection. Shot with intimate close-ups and collective panoramas, the films probe trauma, hope and the ethics of remembering.
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