Who says Wednesday says cinema. Today we offer you our selection of films of the week, to guide you as best as possible in the dark rooms.
1. The Second Act by Quentin Dupieux
This film, which opens the 77th Cannes Film Festival, plunges us into the story of Florence who wants to introduce David, the man she is madly in love with, to her father Guillaume. But David is not attracted to Florence and wants to get rid of her by throwing her into the arms of his friend Willy. The four characters find themselves in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
2. Roqya by Saïd Belktibia
Nour makes a living from the smuggling of exotic animals for healers. When a consultation goes wrong, she is accused of witchcraft. Chased by the neighborhood residents and separated from her son, she embarks on a frantic race to save him. The hunt begins…
3. Queens by Yasmine Benkiran
Casablanca, Morocco. Zineb escapes from prison to rescue her daughter from state custody. But things quickly become complicated when she takes a truck driver, Asma, hostage. With the police on their heels, the three women embark on a dangerous journey through the Atlas Mountains, with its red rocks and scorching deserts…
4. The Three Fantastics by Michaël Dichter
Max, Vivian, and Tom, 13 years old, are inseparable. This early summer is full of upheavals: the last factory in their small Ardennes town is closing down while Seb, Max’s older brother, is released from prison. His schemes gradually drag the three adolescents into a downward spiral that seems inevitable…
5. Marcello Mio by Christophe Honoré
This film tells the story of a woman named Chiara. She is an actress, and she is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. During the course of a summer, unsettled in her own life, she convinces herself that she should rather live her father’s life. She dresses like him, speaks like him, breathes like him, and does it with such intensity that those around her begin to believe it and start calling her “Marcello“.
