The Junior Cinémathèque

The Cinémathèque at the Abattoirs

Les Abattoirs
Auditorium
Cinémathèque rates

The Cinémathèque's Young Audiences programme is also moving to Les Abattoirs!
On weekends, you'll find ciné-club screenings (from age 7) and toddler screenings (from age 3) accompanied by a Cinémathèque mediator.

On the programme for the new year: animation, classics and enchantment!
And a screening of Mr Jack's Strange Christmas, the film chosen by Oli as part of his imaginary museum.

Programming : 

L’Étrange Noël de Monsieur Jack
(The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Henry Selick

  1. USA. 76 min. Coul. DCP. VF.

Jack the skeletal scarecrow lives on Halloween and has to prepare for the festival of the same name. Tired of the repetitive preparations, he decides to go and recharge his batteries in Christmas town. A return trip that will change his life... and the festive season! The Curious Christmas Carol, based on an original story by Tim Burton, is an animated masterpiece and an essential musical tale of the 1990s.
Ages 6 and up

Film chosen by Oli as part of his Musée imaginaire

> Saturday 11 January at 4pm

Le Père Frimas
Youri Tcherenkov

  1. Fr. 26 min. Coul. DCP.

preceded by

Le Noël de Komaneko
Tsuneo Goda

2009. Jap. 20 min. Coul. DCP. VF.

It's winter, and Father Frimas, a legendary figure from Northern Europe and Russia, is making sure that the Alps are covered in a thick blanket of white. But Sylvain, the grumpy forest spirit, doesn't like it. Yuri Cherenkov's film is preceded by Komaneko's Christmas, a gentle Japanese film about absence and friendship.
Ages 4 and up

> Sunday 19 January at 4.30pm

Le Cirque
(The Circus)
Charles Chaplin

1928. USA. 71 min. B&W. DCP. English intertitles with French subtitles. With sound.

Accused of theft and pursued by the police, Charlie the Tramp makes an unexpected and sensational entrance into a circus ring. He is such a success that the director immediately hires him... The start of a balancing act with no safety net for our hero! But a pretty horsewoman will be there to help him.
Ages 5 and up

Accompanied by a cultural mediator

> Saturday 1 February at 4pm

Ernest et Célestine en hiver
Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger

  1. Fr. 48 min. Coul. DCP.

Ernest, the grumpy bear, and Célestine, the intrepid mouse, reunite for four new stories that will take them into the depths of winter. The programme follows in the footsteps of the feature film released in 2012, but with a host of new characters: Bibi the wild goose, Madame Tulipe and the green mouse!
From 3 years

> Sunday 9 February at 4.30pm

Merlin l’enchanteur
(The Sword in the Stone)
Wolfgang Reitherman

  1. USA. 79 min. Coul. DCP. VF.

Higitus! Figitus! We want your undivided attention! Admittedly, it's not the best-known of the Disney classics. And yet, what a delight! Mosquito (it's a nickname) is a young orphan in the service of the rude Sire Hector. On a hunting trip, he comes across a strange hut in the middle of the woods. It is the home of the famous magician Merlin and his learned owl Archimedes, an encounter that will change his life!
Ages 6 and up

Accompanied by a cultural mediator

> Saturday 22 February at 4pm

Le Carnaval de la Petite Taupe
Zdeněk Miler

  1. Tchécoslovaquie. 40 min. Coul. DCP. Speechless.

A star of the big screen for little ones, Taupek, always concerned about others and the planet, takes you on new festive adventures, including a big carnival! This short programme is a must-see for first-time cinema-goers. Colourful, joyful and touching!
From age 3

> Sunday 2 March at 4.30pm

All the practical information : La Cinémathèque de Toulouse