BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24722@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Cinema Dérive - MR. KLEIN 1976 (Monsieur Klein) DTSTAMP:20260711T195304Z DTSTART:20260719T173000Z DTEND:20260719T200000Z DESCRIPTION:Genre: Cinema\, Drama\, French\nLine up: Alain Delon\, Jeanne M oreau\, Francine Bergé\nOpen: 19:30 - 22:00 hrs\nTickets: € 3\n\nMR. KLEIN 1976\n(Monsieur Klein)\nDirected by Joseph Losey\n135 minutes\nIn French with English subtitles\nWhat a haunting movie this is... a riveting thrill er made by director Joseph\nLosey\, containing a delirious performance by Alain Delon. In my eyes\, it's the\nbest role of his career. And yet it is a film that was pushed away and largely\ndeleted in cinema history. This is pretty shocking in terms of culture\,\nespecially since there is so muc h junk kept in the history books\, while gems\nlike this are forgotten.\nR ight from the start\, this flick is absolutely riveting. The story takes p lace\nduring the German occupation of France in 1942\, and centers on an a rt dealer\ncalled Robert Klein (Delon). Since Jews are being rounded up an d sent to the\ndeath camps\, it meant Jewish homes would be ransacked by t he locals after Jews\nwere deported (the same thing happened on a widespre ad scale here in Amsterdam).\nSince our main character Robert is an art de aler\, it means he can get stolen art\nfor bargain prices. And of course t here are other Jews who haven't been dragged\nto the camps\, but are being hunted down and need cash to escape\, and desperate\nenough to sell every thing they have. All in all\, the Jewish persecution is great\nfor Robert' s business\, until mysterious events begin to occur and Robert becomes\naw are there is another man going around Paris\, using his name\, but who is a Jew.\nThe movie then unravels from this otherworldly premise...\nThis ex istential thriller has a strong Kafka vibe\, and director Joseph Losey\nce rtainly knew what it was like to be hunted. He had been accused of being a \nCommunist during the 'red scare' of the 1950s in the United States\, was forced\nto go underground\, and eventually escaped to Europe where he mad e some dazzling\nworks of art like The Servant\, and this film. The cinema tography is overcast in\na poetic way\, flowing with muted colors and deep shadows. It unfolds almost like\na lucid dream\, as we watch our main cha racter's life fall apart\, while at the\nsame time exploring themes like p ersecution\, mysterious doppelgängers\, the dark\nside of collaboration\, and war-profiteering. And let's be clear\; this is not\njust a movie about something in the past\, it is about our modern lives today\nalso. The scr ipt is by Franco Solinas (Battle of Algiers). Besides Alain Delon\,\nthe f ilm features Jeanne Moreau and Juliet Berto.\nOne of the great aspects of this movie is how it fuses together delirium with\nhistorical facts... a s urreal\, psychological masterpiece. At the time it came\nout\, it won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director.\n\nOvertoom 301 2nd floor\nD oors open at 19:30\, film starts at 20:00\n3 euros URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinema-derive-mr-klein-1976-monsieur-kl ein GEO:52.3601403;4.8656923 LOCATION:OT301 - Overtoom 301\, 1054 HW Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-west,books,cinema,drama,film,french,performance,storie s,vondelparkbuurt X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Genre: Cinema, Drama, French< br>Line up: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé
Open: 19:30 - 22:00 hrs
Tickets: € 3

MR. KLEIN 1976
(Monsieur Klein)
Directed by Joseph Losey
135 minutes
In French with English subtitles
What a haunting movie this is... a riveting thriller made by director Joseph L osey, containing a delirious performance by Alain Delon. In my eyes, it's the best role of his career. And yet it is a film that was pushed away and largely deleted in cinema history. This is pretty shocking in terms of cu lture, especially since there is so much junk kept in the history books, w hile gems like this are forgotten.
Right from the start, this flick is absolutely riveting. The story takes place during the German occupation o f France in 1942, and centers on an art dealer called Robert Klein (Delon) . Since Jews are being rounded up and sent to the death camps, it meant Je wish homes would be ransacked by the locals after Jews were deported (the same thing happened on a widespread scale here in Amsterdam). Since our ma in character Robert is an art dealer, it means he can get stolen art for b argain prices. And of course there are other Jews who haven't been dragged to the camps, but are being hunted down and need cash to escape, and desp erate enough to sell everything they have. All in all, the Jewish persecut ion is great for Robert's business, until mysterious events begin to occur and Robert becomes aware there is another man going around Paris, using h is name, but who is a Jew. The movie then unravels from this otherworldly premise...
This existential thriller has a strong Kafka vibe, and dire ctor Joseph Losey certainly knew what it was like to be hunted. He had bee n accused of being a Communist during the 'red scare' of the 1950s in the United States, was forced to go underground, and eventually escaped to Eur ope where he made some dazzling works of art like The Servant, an d this film. The cinematography is overcast in a poetic way, flowing with muted colors and deep shadows. It unfolds almost like a lucid dream, as we watch our main character's life fall apart, while at the same time explor ing themes like persecution, mysterious doppelgängers, the dark side of co llaboration, and war-profiteering. And let's be clear; this is not just a movie about something in the past, it is about our modern lives today also . The script is by Franco Solinas (Battle of Algiers). Besides Al ain Delon, the film features Jeanne Moreau and Juliet Berto.
One of th e great aspects of this movie is how it fuses together delirium with histo rical facts... a surreal, psychological masterpiece. At the time it came o ut, it won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director.

Overt oom 301 2nd floor
Doors open at 19:30, film starts at 20:00
3 euro s

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