Discoveries from Monaco World Cinema

Remake of the famous short film C'etait un rendez-vous (1976), where Claude Lelouch shows us a Mercedes 450SEL, to the sound of a Ferrari 275 GTB, V-12 engine, which runs through the streets of Paris until the driver finds and gives a kiss on the beloved woman. This first feat without authorization from the city hall of Paris and yielded up to a few hours at the Police Station. This time everything was done within the law. A Ferrari SF90 Stradale, driven by Charles Leclerc, racing through the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, closed to traffic and pedestrians from 6:45 am to 9:00 am.

Based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, a choreographic film by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Gorgeous dancing – and wildly imaginative sets and costumes – bring to vivid life the ecstatic, elegant eroticism in Shakespeare‘s classic fantasy. Recorded at The Grimaldi Forum Monaco, 2009.

When he ascended to the Monegasque throne in 1949, Rainier inherited a principality on the brink, narrowly avoiding annexation by France. Despite his seemingly timid appearance, the young sovereign was determined. He would transform his country's economy, stand up to world leaders like General de Gaulle and billionaire Onassis, and succeed in putting Monaco on the map. Using audio recordings, the sovereign himself narrates the significant milestones in his life, accompanied by narration from actress Fanny Ardant, who was his friend.

This film dives into the world of Amazon, its story and view of the world. It offers a large social fresco backed up by an in-depth investigation where private lives meet the mega-machine.

Jean-Christophe Maillot has re-worked Swan Lake with the writer Jean Rouaud (1990 Prix Goncourt winner) to bring a new drama to this pillar of the classic repertoire. This new adaptation, filmed in a special studio-setting at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, brings a modern-day relevance to the timeless story of Siegfried and Odette.

Exclusive footage captures the wedding of American screen star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo and Juliet transports us into the tormented soul of Brother Lawrence: the action is staged as a flashback to the events leading up to the young lovers' tragic demise. Joined by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of David Garforth, Bernice Coppieters (Juliet) and Chris Roelandt (Romeo) lead the prestigious Ballets de Monte-Carlo in this riveting 2002 interpretation of Prokofiev’s masterpiece.

The computer animated film, presented at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, tells the story of the tiny state of Monaco, located on the Mediterranean Sea. Important stages in the history of the now world-famous principality are shown, from the mythological beginnings through the warlike Middle Ages to modern times including the prestigious Grand Prix of Monaco to close finally with a science fiction look into the future of Monaco.

Filmmakers Jordan Reclus and Mathieu Ciulla travel through the South of France, investigating an elusive water vein with the help of water engineers and well-known local dowsers. A documentary offering a glimpse into the unsuspected routine of water through the little-known prism of dowsing. Water does not always seem to flow the right way…

Prince Albert I takes us on a voyage through his memories. From the early days in the Spanish Navy all the way to the polar circle. An extraordinary journey of a man who split his life between royal responsibilities and a passion for the oceans.

In 1959, Jean Cocteau looked back on his artistic journey for the Télé Monte-Carlo television show Tout la vérité, rien que la vérité. The program ends with a tasty anecdote about television that Cocteau describes as a “box of tricks”. A few weeks later, in the same Victorine studios, Cocteau directed most of the sequences for his last opus: The Testament of Orpheus (1959).