Tribute to Marco Ferreri: at the Cinéma des Cinastes and the Studio des Ursulines, from September 30 to October 13, 1998

This issue of Cahiers du Cinema is dedicated to a retrospective of the works of Italian filmmaker Marco Ferreri, following his death a little over a year prior to the issue's publication. The magazine includes a long article by Walter Veltroni, who describes Ferreri as an original and irritating filmmaker. His style was experimental and personal, with a search for the grotesque. The magazine includes also a piece by Serge Toubiana, who considers Ferreri a contemporary filmmaker of the crisis of civilization, who explored the relationship between humanity and the modern world. It offers further articles containing quotes by Ferreri on his films, notably La Dernière femme, and others, followed by reviews of his films from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Dillinger est mort, L'Audience, La Grande Bouffe, Touche pas à la femme blanche, Rêve de singe, Pipicacadodo, and La Maison du Sourire. The articles focus on the recurrent themes of his films such as the exploration of the human condition, the nature of sexuality, the relationship between men and women, and the critique of societal norms. The magazine also includes a schedule of films to be screened as part of the retrospective at Cinéma des Cinéastes and Studio des Ursulines.