From July 1 to August 23, Palace presents the fifth edition of Sun Screens, its summer program. In addition to its regular weekly schedule, the cinema will showcase restored classics, premieres, repertory screenings, and special events.

The opening weekend immediately sets the tone with La Cérémonie by Claude Chabrol, the launch of a focus on Ingmar Bergman (Summer with Monika and Persona), the premiere of Soulèvements in the presence of the director, and a screening of Chaplin’s timeless satire The Great Dictator.

The Great Dictator (Le Dictateur)

Charles Chaplin

US, 123’, 1940, VO EN ST FR

CAST: Charles Chaplin , Paulette Goddard , Jack Oakie

Synopsis: In the Jewish ghetto lives a small barber who bears a striking resemblance to Adenoid Hynkel, the dictator of Tomania, who has decided to exterminate the Jewish people. During a roundup, the barber is arrested along with Schultz, a fierce opponent of Hynkel.