Agde

From April 9 to 12, 2026, the city of Agde will host the first edition of the Festival Pages & Images, a unique event dedicated to the multiple connections between literature and cinema. Novels, manga, comics, video games, and heritage works: all forms of adaptation will be highlighted through a rich and immersive program. Designed as a true space for dialogue between the arts, the festival offers the public reading performances, meetings with authors and directors, conferences, and immersive experiences inviting everyone to become actors of the works.

Among the highlights of this first edition, La Promenade au Phare bookstore stands out with several significant events. Starting on Thursday, April 9 at 7pm, an evening dedicated to William Shakespeare will kick off the celebrations, with a conference led by Nathalie Vienne Guerrin, a professor in Shakespearean studies at the University Paul-Valéry of Montpellier and president of the European Shakespeare Research Association. The event will continue at the Le Travelling cinema with the screening of the film Hamnet by Chloé Zhao. A catering service is also available in partnership with La Fabrik, upon reservation.

On Saturday, April 11, the audience can attend a live reading by Corinne Calmels of the novel L’intimité d’Alice Ferney, which inspired the film L’Attachement, before its screening at the cinema. The evening will continue with a literary aperitif at the bookstore. The Le Travelling cinema will also host several highlights throughout the festival. On Friday, April 10, an immersive evening around The Great Gatsby will immerse the audience in the Roaring Twenties atmosphere, with the presence of pianist Philippe Cauchi-Pomponi, dancers, and vintage vehicles, before the screening of Baz Luhrmann’s film.

Sunday, April 12 will offer a packed program: a preview of the film Les Goûteuses d’Hitler preceded by a historical context provided by Christine Delpous, a screening of Wuthering Heights accompanied by a dance performance, and The Speech, introduced by an analysis of the literary adaptation by Karim Ghiyati, director of cinema at Occitanie Culture. In total, around ten cinema sessions are scheduled during these four days. Those without specific animations will feature short immersive readings by Corinne Calmels, creating a direct link between text and image.

Organized by the association Bouillon de Lecture, the bookstore La Promenade au Phare, and the cinema Le Travelling, the Festival Pages & Images is aimed at all audiences and aims to renew the perspective on works by crossing disciplines and sensitivities. An invitation to read the films, see the books, and experience the stories differently.