Established MCMXCV · Paris · Geneva · Tokyo

A screening room
for the devoted few.

Lumière is a members-only online salon for restored 35 mm classics, festival premieres and curator-led retrospectives. No algorithm. No autoplay. A single film a week, watched together.

1,482 members worldwide
312 films in the vault
27 curators in residence
Week XVII · 2026

This week in the salon

Chosen by Curator in Residence Elena Vasseur. Streaming opens Friday 20:00 CET, closes Sunday midnight.

France · 1962 · 90 min · 4K restoration

Cléo de 5 à 7

Agnès Varda's luminous portrait of two hours in the life of a Parisian singer waiting for a medical verdict. A film about time, mortality and the small rebellions of looking.

  • DirectorAgnès Varda
  • CinematographyJean Rabier
  • LanguageFrench · EN/RU/JP subs
  • Introduction byProf. M. Laurent, Sorbonne
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Retrospectives & strands

Retrospective · 8 films

Tarkovsky in exile

From Nostalghia to The Sacrifice. Three evenings of introduction by Layla Mamedova.

Strand · 12 films

New Argentine Cinema

Martel, Alonso, Rejtman. Curated with the BAFICI archive, Buenos Aires.

Restoration · 5 films

Wong Kar-wai, 4K

Every frame in In the Mood for Love, newly scanned from the original camera negative.

Essay films · 9 titles

Chris Marker & the archive

Sans Soleil, La Jetée and rarely-seen television essays from the INA vault.

Festival replay · 6 films

Cannes Quinzaine 2025

Director talks included. Available to Gold members for thirty days after the festival.

Silents with live score · 4 films

Murnau & the shadow

Scored live by the Ensemble Tenebrae at the Ghent Film Festival. Recorded in Dolby Atmos.

Evenings

Upcoming salons

Fri24Apr
Salon · Varda & the feminine gaze

Live Q&A with Rosalind Galt (King's College London). 20:00 CET · up to 80 members.

Salon
Sat02May
Screening · Stalker (1979) · 4K restoration

Introduction recorded by Marina Tarkovskaya. Discussion circle immediately after.

Screening
Thu07May
Masterclass · Christopher Doyle on light

Ninety minutes on cinematography, lenses and working with Wong Kar-wai. Gold members only.

Masterclass
Fri15May
Premiere · El silencio de la tarde (AR · 2026)

European online premiere, 72 hours ahead of theatrical release. Director in attendance.

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Membership

Three ways to sit in the salon

Lumière accepts new members by recommendation only. New applications open each February.

Silver

€ 9 / month
  • One feature per week in the salon
  • Access to live Q&A transcripts
  • Monthly curator letter
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€ 19 / month
  • Entire vault of 312 restored films
  • All masterclasses & salons
  • Festival replays (Cannes, Venice, Berlin)
  • Priority booking for live events
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€ 49 / month
  • Everything in Gold
  • Four guest passes per year
  • Two-hour private viewing suite
  • Concierge by telephone
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