La Venue de L’Avenir

‘La Venue de L’Avenir’ (“Colours of Time”) directed by Cedric Klapisch (2h4mins) in French with English subtitles

Thursday, September 4th, Drinks from 7pm at the bar of the cinema, Screening at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with the main actors

United by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, four estranged cousins discover their family history. While exploring the house, left untouched since the 1940s, they excavate the life of their ancestor, Adèle Vermillard, a 20 year old woman who lived there in 1895. The end of the 19th century saw the birth of both photography and the Impressionist movement, which profoundly changed painting. Through back-and-forth journeys between 1895 and 2025, they find in the relics of the past what will help them better envision their own future.

“Klapisch encourages the audience (particularly Gen Z) to think about their own relationship to history and art, and to put down their phones and explore the world around them.” – International Cinephile Society