The Party | Blake Edwards, 1968, 99′
Hilarious comedy of misunderstandings with a bumbling Indian actor that ends up in a Hollywood party-disaster. Peter Sellers gives a natural comedy recital in a jab at chaos. Directorial pyrotechnics from Blake Edwards in a silent operetta of the absurd.

The Producers | Mel Brooks, 1967, 88′
A failed producer and his neurotic accountant plan to get rich by staging the worst musical of all time. A scathing satire of the show with Mel Brooks’ explosive pacing and caustic humor. One of the most subversive and politically outspoken comedies in American cinema.

All about Eve | Joseph Mankiewicz, 1950, 138′
The story of an ambitious young woman who invades the life of a theatrical diva in order to steal her fame. Sardonic script, sparkling dialogue and landmark acting performances, with Bette Davis shining. An ironic commentary on the vanity and petty betrayals of the theatre business.

Roman Holiday | William Wyler, 1954, 118′
A princess escapes for a day of freedom in Rome and meets a charming American journalist. Audrey Hepburn in the role of a lifetime, with unique charm and innocence. A romantic comedy-diamond, full of nostalgia and Italian light.

La Dolce vita | Federico Fellini, 1960, 174′
A journalist wanders through Rome at night, searching for meaning between vanity and excess. Fellini directs a triumph of style and image, a symbol of European cinema. A sharp depiction of the decadence of high society and the inner emptiness.

 À bout de souffle | Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, 90′
A petty crook wanders around Paris with an American student in a hymn to freedom and illegality. Godard deconstructs classic cinema with a revolutionary style and editing anarchy. The origin of the Nouvelle Vague, with an indelible mark on the history of modern cinema.

 12 angry men | Sidney Lumet, 1957, 95′
Twelve men must decide the fate of an accused man and one of them is not convinced. A claustrophobic, masterful drama with social and moral implications. Exemplary use of space and dialogue, with Henry Fonda in a top moment.

 Vertigo | Alfred Hitchcock, 1958, 128′
An ex-cop is haunted by the image of a woman he can’t forget or understand. Hitchcock directs his most personal and psychoanalytical work, a labyrinthine film where sight, memory and love lose their boundaries.

The Maltese Falcon | John Huston, 1941, 100′
A private detective becomes embroiled in a deadly game surrounding a mysterious precious statuette. The epitome of film noir, with Humphrey Bogart in the role-defining role of the tough hero. Atmospheric, elliptical and dark, one of the seminal films of American cinema.

Shichinin no Samurai | Akira Kurosawa, 1954, 207′
Seven warriors defend a village from bandits in an epic lesson in humanity, honour and collective action. Kurosawa directs with surgical precision, sculpting mythic characters. One of the greatest epics of all time, it has profoundly influenced Western cinema.

A fistful of dollars | Sergio Leone, 1964, 99′
A mysterious stranger takes advantage of a feud between two rival gangs in a dusty city. Sergio Leone updates the western with stylized violence and eerie atmosphere. Clint Eastwood is born as the iconic “man with no name”.