October 1962.
James Bond vs. Dr. No
is released in England.
Sixty years later, despite notable ancestors and heirs, 007 remains the unbreakable emblem of spy cinema.
It is therefore quite natural that we find it from October 21 in the “Top secret” exhibition at the Cinémathèque, which looks back on the close links between secret agents and the seventh art.
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“The spy's duplicity, his taste for disguise, his ability to capture sounds and images make him a cinematographic character in essence.
Through it, it is also our whole psyche that is questioned: our relationship to loyalty, fidelity, lying...", analyzes Matthieu Orléan, co-curator of the exhibition, who, from the great wars to the citizen spy of the digital age, from comedies
(
OSS 117
)
to documentaries
(Citizen Four)
, follows the evolution of geopolitics, techniques and representations.
The duplicity of the spy, his taste for disguise, his ability to capture sounds and images make him a cinematographic character in essence.
Matthieu Orléan, co-curator of the “Top secret” exhibition at the cinematheque
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The “honeypot” spy
“The character of the 'honeypot' spy exists, but it had its male counterpart, the Romeo.
Moreover, whether it is Ingrid Bergman in
Les Enchaînés
, Hitchcock, Eva Green in James Bond girl or Diane Kruger in
Inglourious Basterds
, Tarantino, many female spies are courageous, patriotic, independent, smart on screen.”
Working to deconstruct clichés, the chronological journey also shows the work of contemporary artists in connection with cinema and espionage, and offers many bridges with the series which, from the
Bureau of legends
to
Homeland
, have also helped to iconize this essential figure.
“Top secret: cinema and espionage”, from October 21 to May 21, at the Cinémathèque, in Paris.