Throughout the sixties Pierre Étaix consistently produced some of the finest visual comedies on screen, yet due to a disastrous rights deal his films have not been seen for almost 40 years. Étaix is a clown, magician, illustrator and cabaret artist whose films recall the genius of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd. During his career he worked with Jacques Tati on Mon Oncle (1958), and then found an ideal collaborator for his own film projects in Jean-Claude Carrière.

Sir Christopher Frayling will be in conversation at this special event, which is co-presented with Bristol Festival of Ideas, to celebrate the work of this neglected filmmaker and performer.

Today's event also includes a complete screening of Étaix's comedy short Rupture (1962).

Fee: £7.20 full / £5.60 concessions.