Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2013

Shibuya’s Eurospace (1-5 Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku) continues to roll out masterpieces by Ingmar Bergman with a new program starting July 20. Witness on the big screen one of the most famous images of cinema, the existential chess match in The Seventh Seal (1957; pictured), or catch Wild Strawberries (1957) and The Virgin Spring (1960).

Revel in kitsch as My Way, a biopic of French pop icon Claude François, plays at Bunkamura’s Le Cinéma (2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku) from July 20. The titular karaoke standard is most associated with Frank Sinatra, but it was flamboyant Francois who penned the equally schmaltzy original French version.

A Lady in Paris, another offering from contemporary French cinema, is playing from July 20 at Ginza’s Cine Switch (4-4-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku). Veteran actress Jeanne Moreau plays a stubborn Estonian pensioner who reluctantly bonds with the young woman who comes to care for her.