When it’s Wednesday, it’s movie time. Today, we offer you our selection of the week’s films to best guide you through the darkened theaters.
1. A Little Something Extra by Artus
To evade the police, a son and his father on the run are forced to seek refuge in a summer camp for young adults with disabilities, posing as a camper and his specialized educator. Thus begins the trouble and a tremendous human experience that will change them forever.
2. Little Hands by Nessim Chikhaoui
Nothing had prepared Eva for the demands of a grand hotel. Joining the team of chambermaids, she meets colleagues with strong personalities: Safietou, Aissata, Violette, and Simone. Between laughter and hard times, the young woman discovers a close-knit and supportive team in the face of adversity. When social unrest shakes the palace, each of these “little hands” is confronted with her choices.
3. To the End of the World by Viggo Mortensen
The American West, in the 1860s. After meeting Holger Olsen, a Danish immigrant, Vivienne Le Coudy, a resolutely independent young woman, agrees to follow him to Nevada to live with him. But when the Civil War breaks out, Olsen decides to enlist, leaving Vivienne alone. She must now confront Rudolph Schiller, the corrupt mayor of the town, and Alfred Jeffries, an important landowner. Above all, she must resist the more than insistent advances of Weston, Alfred’s brutal and unpredictable son. When Olsen returns from the front, Vivienne and he are no longer the same. They must learn to understand each other again to accept who they’ve become…
4. A Matter of Principle by Antoine Raimbault
Brussels, 2012. When the health commissioner is dismissed without notice, with the utmost secrecy, the European MP José Bové and his parliamentary assistants decide to investigate. They will then uncover a genuine plot threatening to destabilize European institutions, right up to the top.
5. The Stolen Painting by Pascal Bonitzer
André Masson, an auctioneer at the famous Scottie’s auction house, one day receives a letter stating that an Egon Schiele painting has been discovered in Mulhouse at the home of a young worker. Very skeptical, he goes on-site and must face the facts: the painting is authentic, a masterpiece lost since 1939, looted by the Nazis. André sees in this event the pinnacle of his career, but it also marks the beginning of a battle that could jeopardize it. Fortunately, he will be assisted by his ex-wife and colleague Bertina, and by his whimsical intern Aurore…
