Audiovisual Institute unveils new season with Tati retrospective
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
The Institut audiovisuel de Monaco has revealed its first-quarter programme for its 23rd season, featuring a Jacques Tati retrospective and rare footage from the 1956 royal wedding.
The Institut audiovisuel de Monaco has released details of the first three months of its 23rd season, with French filmmaker Jacques Tati taking centre stage. The retrospective will revisit the director's distinctive brand of visual comedy, decades after his death in 1982, offering residents a chance to see his work as it was intended to be seen, on the big screen rather than a laptop.
Beyond the Tati programme, the Institute is promising a series of mystery screenings, films revealed only on the night, which have become something of a signature for the organisation in recent seasons. The real draw for many locals, though, will be newly released archive footage from the 1956 wedding of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, material that has not previously been shown publicly.
For anyone with an interest in the Principality's history or in cinema more broadly, the season offers a rare combination of nostalgia and genuine archival discovery. Exact dates and venue details for individual screenings are expected to follow as the season approaches, with the Institute's usual home providing the setting for what looks set to be one of its stronger programmes in recent years.