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Meetup exists to help people grow into the people they want to be and live happy and fulfilling lives by finding the communities that will help them thrive."
Meetup Bern is an inclusive group where organizers create events that all members are welcome to attend. Some groups may have a size limit and in certain instances, such as hiking groups, a specific fitness level may be required to make the event a safe and enjoyable event.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- "L'épine dans le Coeur" - Michel Gondry, film retrospectiveCinema REX Bern, Bern
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of Michel Gondry films, mostly as director but sometimes as screenwriter or on screen himself.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/michel-gondry-handgemachte-traumwelten
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In French with English subtitles.
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Tonight's movie: L'Epine dans le Coeur (English title The Thorn in the Heart) is a 2009 French documentary film directed by Michel Gondry. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.The film is a documentary look at the director's family at home in the Cévennes, particularly his aunt Suzette.
About Michel Gondry, from Wikipedia:
Michel Gondry started out directing numerous music videos, including Björk's "Human Behaviour" in 1993 and "Bachelorette" in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video; he also directed several videos for The White Stripes. He is also a record producer, most notably producing several tracks for American rapper and illustrator MC Paul Barman on his album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2009).
NOTE: check out You Tube for the many, many music videos he directed!As a filmmaker and producer, Gondry is noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.
- "The Green Hornet" - Michel Gondry, film retrospectiveCinema REX Bern, Bern
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of Michel Gondry films, mostly as director but sometimes as screenwriter or on screen himself.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/michel-gondry-handgemachte-traumwelten
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
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Tonight's movie: The Green Hornet is a 2011 American superhero comedy film directed by Michel Gondry from a screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen stars in the film as the Green Hornet; Jay Chou also stars as his sidekick Kato, alongside Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, and Tom Wilkinson.Interesting Info: The production modified 29 Imperial Crown sedans from model years 1964 to 1966 to portray the Green Hornet's luxurious supercar, the Black Beauty. Twenty-six of those cars were wrecked during production and three survived in pristine condition.
About Michel Gondry, from Wikipedia:
Michel Gondry started out directing numerous music videos, including Björk's "Human Behaviour" in 1993 and "Bachelorette" in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video; he also directed several videos for The White Stripes. He is also a record producer, most notably producing several tracks for American rapper and illustrator MC Paul Barman on his album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2009).
NOTE: check out You Tube for the many, many music videos he directed!As a filmmaker and producer, Gondry is noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.
- "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" - Michel Gondry, film retrospectiveCinema REX Bern, Bern
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of Michel Gondry films, mostly as director but sometimes as screenwriter or on screen himself.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/michel-gondry-handgemachte-traumwelten
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
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Tonight's movie: Dave Chappelle's Block Party (also known as Block Party) is a 2005 American documentary-concert film starring comedian Dave Chappelle at the height of his early mainstream success and cultural influence. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michel Gondry, the film captures Chappelle organizing a free block party concert in Brooklyn on September 18, 2004, inspired by the 1973 concert documentary Wattstax*. Despite intermittent rain, the concert continued uninterrupted, featuring performances from a lineup of hip-hop and R&B artists, including The Fugees in their first reunion since their 1997 breakup, Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, The Roots, Common, John Legend, Kool G Rap, and Dead Prez.The film received widespread critical acclaim, praised for its vibrant atmosphere, historic musical moments, and Chappelle's ability to merge comedy with hip-hop culture.
*Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles.
About Michel Gondry, from Wikipedia:
Michel Gondry started out directing numerous music videos, including Björk's "Human Behaviour" in 1993 and "Bachelorette" in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video; he also directed several videos for The White Stripes. He is also a record producer, most notably producing several tracks for American rapper and illustrator MC Paul Barman on his album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2009).
NOTE: check out You Tube for the many, many music videos he directed!As a filmmaker and producer, Gondry is noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.
