Cinématon
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 years from 1978 until 2006, it consists of a series of over 2,821 silent vignettes (cinématons), each 3 minutes and 25 seconds long, of various celebrities, artists, journalists and friends of the director, each doing whatever they want for the allotted time. Subjects of the film include directors Barbet Schroeder, Nagisa Oshima, Volker Schlöndorff, Ken Loach, Benjamin Cuq, Youssef Chahine, Wim Wenders, Joseph Losey, Jean-Luc Godard, Samuel Fuller and Terry Gilliam, chess grandmaster Joël Lautier, and actors Roberto Benigni, Stéphane Audran, Julie Delpy and Lesley Chatterley. Gilliam is featured eating a 100-franc note, while Fuller smokes a cigar. Courant's favourite subject was a 7-month-old baby. The film was screened in its then-entirety in Avignon in November 2009 and was screened in Redondo Beach, CA on April 9, 2010.
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4.9/10
7 votes
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)Microscope Gallery, New York28 Oct 2010
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival13 Sept 2019
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma et de la Vidéo, Montréal18 Oct 1985
- Theatrical (limited)Galerie Dazibao, Montréal30 May 1986
- Theatrical (limited)Festival International du Film Francophone en Acadie, Moncton18 Sept 1997
- Theatrical (limited)Festival Images, Toronto23 Apr 1998
FranceFR
- PremiereJournées du Cinéma Militant à Rennes11 May 1978
- Theatrical (limited)Galerie de l’Ouvertür, Paris20 Dec 1978
- Theatrical (limited)Cinémathèque Française, Paris15 Oct 1980
- Theatrical (limited)Centre Pompidou, Paris4 Nov 1981
- Theatrical (limited)La Galerie de l’Ancienne Poste, Calais10 Dec 1985
- Theatrical (limited)Centre Pompidou, Paris2 Mar 1988
- Theatrical (limited)Cinémathèque Française, Paris2 Jan 1991
- Theatrical (limited)Fête de l’Humanité, La Courneuve15 Sept 1995
- Theatrical (limited)Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône16 Nov 2011
- Theatrical (limited)Tri Postal, Lille5 Jun 2014
GermanyDE
- Theatrical (limited)Festival International du Court métrage, Hambourg18 Jun 1997
ItalyIT
- Theatrical (limited)Lucca Film Festival, Lucca21 Sept 2010
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical (limited)Cinéma Henri Alekan, La Haye22 Jan 1987
Frequently asked questions
- When was Cinématon released?
- Cinématon was released on 20 December 1978.
- Where can I watch Cinématon online?
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for Cinématon?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Cinématon is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Cinématon?
- Cinématon holds a 4.9/10 audience score from 7 votes.
- Who directed Cinématon?
- Cinématon (1978) was directed by Gérard Courant.
- How long is Cinématon?
- Cinématon runs for 208h 0m.