The museum presents a film cycle featuring a selection of films relating to Balthus and his life, including Roma (1972), directed by his friend Federico Fellini, or Les Enfants terribles (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1950), an adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s novel which is partly based on the author’s relationship with the Klossowski family.

The programme also includes titles such as Wuthering Heights (Jacques Rivette, 1985), which is visually inspired by Balthus’s illustrations produced in 1933 for that novel, and In the City of Sylvia (José Luis Guerín, 2007) which brings to life one of his paintings.

All the films will be screened with their original soundtrack and subtitles.

2 March

Balthus, de l’autre côté du miroir
Damian Pettigrew
1996

9 March

Les Enfants terribles
Jean-Pierre Melville
1950

16 March

Wuthering Heights (Hurlevent)
Jacques Rivette
1985

23 March

Roma
Federico Fellini
1972

30 March

A Ay
Reha Erdem
1988

6 April