June 14 to August 25, 2026
Livart courtyard – 3980 St-Denis
Cinéma Public and Le Livart present Bleu soir, a series of open-air screenings under the stars. Because a good film goes hand in hand with a good beer, Dieu du Ciel! is joining us as an official partner for the season.
International cinema
At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era, Rei and Ayumi, both sex workers, strike up a friendship and lose themselves in a world dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the perpetually horny districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Banmei Takahashi
Japan
language: Japanese
subtitles: English
115 min
International cinema
Returning to the town where she grew up in Cameroon after many years living in France, a white woman reflects on her relationship with Protée, a Black servant with whom she formed a friendship while not fully grasping the racial divides that governed their worlds.
Claire Denis
France
language: French
subtitles: English
105 min
Chergui
Engaging in conversation with other Algerian women, Lila reflects on the differences between their lives and her own.
Assia Djebar
Algeria
language: Arabic, Shawiya
subtitles: English
115 min
International cinema
Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol leaves his native province to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Manila. As Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel and savvy prostitute Bambi, he discovers more than his young mind bargained for.
Lino Brocka
Philippines
language: Tagalog
133 min
