From October 5 to 11, cinema events across France offer a rich and varied program, featuring festivals, exhibitions, and film screenings that explore both social issues and the artistic legacy of cinema. This week sees a focus on militant cinema, with festivals dedicated to social progress and the fight against challenges described as a "brown plague." The Images mouvementées festival, organized by the Attac association, includes five evenings of documentary films followed by discussions on topics such as climate refugees, police reform, and gender equality. The 8th edition of the Social Film Festival presents a competition of fourteen short films and five feature films, with debates on themes like economic instability, social exclusion, disability, and workers' struggles. The 6th Feminist Film Festival of the Lilas, supported by Franco-Algerian director Mounia Meddour, features round tables, film screenings, meetings, and theatrical performances. Cinema clubs are also active, with the Instituto Cervantes resuming its Monday film sessions with a cycle dedicated to transgressions, beginning with El desencanto (1976) by Jaime Chávarri. The film explores the lives of the widow and children of the Francoist poet Leopoldo Panero, reflecting on family intimacy and moral decline in post-Franco Spain. The Marelle cinema club hosts a discussion with director Guillaume Brac about F comme Fairbanks (1976) by Maurice Dugowson, a melancholic film about an unemployed man's depression. A debate session is led by Romain Dupeyras. At the Louvre, a carte blanche titled "¡I LOUVRÉ MUcho!" allows Rossy de Palma to curate ten films that portray Spain. Screenings take place from October 9 to 11, including Viridiana by Luis Buñuel on October 10 at 14:00. At the Centre Pompidou, Franco-Senegalese director Alain Gomis presents Conversations avec Elom (2026) and his first feature film L’Afrance (2001). An exhibition at the Aguttes gallery celebrates the work of set photographer Raymond Cauchetier, known for iconic black and white photographs from films like À bout de souffle and Jules et Jim. A related auction of the Kaoru and Raymond Cauchetier photographic collection is scheduled for October 12 at the Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema. Another exhibition, "Belmonda, the Magnificent," highlights the career of the actor at the French Cinematheque. A cinematic walk, designed by Juliette Dubois in partnership with the Cinematheque, explores the legacy of Bébel, who appeared in films directed by Godard, Melville, Lautner, Oury, and Verneuil, running through Paris towards freedom and sometimes death.