SelectionDuring the detective film festival, from April 5 to 10, the public will be able to view some forty works but also enjoy master classes and tributes. For Bruno Barde, its director, it is also an opportunity to discover the best addresses in Reims.
To win the European Capital of Culture label in 2028, Reims is mobilizing and building an ambitious policy. This is how the Reims Polar detective film festival was born, imagined by Bruno Barde. Artistic director of the Deauville American Film Festival and director of the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, he is once again at work for this second edition of the Reims meeting.
“All events are open to the public and some of them are free. This will be the case of meetings and master classes, including an acting lesson with Jacques Weber or cinema with Yvan Attal. But the heart of the festival and its originality are the screenings of some forty films from all the sub-genres of detective film: thriller, thriller, film noir, investigation, mystery and espionage… The screenings will be held at the Opéraims, in the center of the city and we hope that visitors will then prolong the life of the films in lively discussions over a drink. »
Bruno Barde recalls that Reims is only forty-five minutes by TGV from Paris, but also that the Champagne capital is close to Roissy airport, which allows many foreign personalities to take part in the festival. Films from twenty countries will be presented in the city of Reims with a focus on Spanish thrillers. “We will screen ten of the most emblematic films of this vitality of thriller in Spain, a baroque, innovative cinematography and faithful to the genre. »
The addresses of Bruno Barde
An arthouse cinema “Opéraims is the largest arthouse cinema in France, with eleven rooms, seven of which will be reserved for our screenings. It will be in a way the “Palais des festivals”, as in Cannes but in Reims version. This downtown complex is also worth a visit for its Art Nouveau facade, emblematic of Reims. »
A mythical cellar “The Ruinart house offers tours of its chalk pits, these former white chalk quarries listed as World Heritage by Unesco, dug in the basement of Reims and transformed into champagne cellars at the end of the 18th century. These are impressive underground cathedrals still in use and open to the public. An essential place for lovers of champagne, heritage and mystery. »
A hotel with a view “What I like best about the Chanzy barracks, where we house our festival-goers, are the rooms with a breathtaking view. This is why, if you book, it is absolutely necessary to ask for those whose balconies directly overlook the facade of the cathedral. I also like this establishment for the quality of its welcome and the availability of the members of its team who know the city by heart and are always ready to direct you to the good things to do or see within the city walls or in the surrounding countryside. . »
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