Lumière Festival Opens 18th Edition in Lyon Highlighting Coen Brothers
The 18th Lumière Festival opened in Lyon on Saturday with 450 screenings planned to honor classic cinema and directors Joel and Ethan Coen.
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The 18th edition of the Lumière Festival opened to a full house in Lyon on Saturday evening. Euronews reported that the event will run for nine days until 18 October, featuring nearly 450 screenings across approximately fifty venues in the metropolitan region. [1]
This year's festival puts filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen in the spotlight. According to Euronews, the brothers will receive the Lumière Award on Friday, 16 October, during the event celebrating classic cinema. [1]
Guests on the red carpet were asked about their earliest cinema memories. Euronews noted that German director Fatih Akin recalled a Bruce Lee film as his earliest memory. [1]
The city of Lyon sits on the site of Lugdunum, an ancient Roman colony founded in 43 BCE by general Lucius Munatius Plancus at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. [5]
In short
- The 18th Lumière Festival opened on Saturday evening to a full house in Lyon.
- The festival runs until 18 October and features nearly 450 screenings in around 50 venues.
- Joel and Ethan Coen will receive the Lumière Award on Friday 16 October.
Sources
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- [1]Lumière festival 2026 in Lyon: Stars share their first cinema memoriesEuronews, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Lumière festival 2026 in Lyon: Stars share their first cinema memoriesYahoo News UK, 2h ago
Background
- [3]The Fallout (film) on Wikipedia
- [4]Lumi Cavazos on Wikipedia
- [5]Lyon on Grokipedia
- [6]Jack Black and Rap Rock Stars Perform Walk This Way FTMQ News, 8d ago
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