When it’s Wednesday, it’s cinema. Today, we offer you our selection of films for the week to best guide you in the dark rooms.
1. Twenty Gods – Louise Courvoisier
With her second feature film, Louise Courvoisier delivers a magnetic and introspective epic that explores the connections between faith, identity, and the quest for meaning. Twenty Gods promises to be both a bewitching and disconcerting work. Louise Courvoisier draws inspiration from a singular pilgrimage that marked her adolescence to offer a profoundly human and universal story.
Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and scouring the dances of the Jura with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he must take care of his 7-year-old little sister and find a way to make a living. He then decides to make the best cheese in the region, one with which he would win the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.
2. Never Without My Therapist – Arnaud Lemort
The director of Love, It’s Better with Two (2010) returns with a sharp and irresistible comedy about our modern neuroses. Between laughter and emotions, Never Without My Therapist features an explosive cast with Christian Clavier and Claire Chust in the spotlight. Arnaud Lemort, the master of intelligent humor, this time takes aim at therapies and their quirky deviations. A juicy anecdote: several dialogues from the film were inspired by real psychoanalysis sessions that the director allegedly recorded with the consent of the participants!
Dr. Béranger is a famous psychoanalyst to whom everything seems to succeed. His life would be perfect if it weren’t for this very anxious and extremely clingy patient: Damien Leroy. To finally get rid of him, he makes him believe that the only way to heal is to find true love. But as he is about to celebrate his 30 years of marriage, his daughter announces that she has finally found the man of her life, who turns out to be… Damien. The party will turn into a nightmare.
3. The Women on the Balcony – Noémie Merlant
After dazzling in front of the camera, Noémie Merlant once again proves she is a director to watch with this intimate and poignant drama. In The Women on the Balcony, where she also plays one of the main roles, three neighbors discover a secret that deeply binds them. Inspired by a true story that occurred in the 1990s, this film reflects on female friendship and the silences that shape our lives.
Three women, in an apartment in Marseille during a heatwave. Across from them, their mysterious neighbor, the object of all fantasies. They find themselves trapped in a terrifying and delirious affair with only one quest, their freedom.
4. Saint-Ex – Pablo Agüero
Pablo Agüero, the director of Eva Doesn’t Sleep (2015), tackles the life of the legendary Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in a bold and fascinating reinterpretation. With Louis Garrel in the title role, this biopic explores the shadowy areas of the creator of The Little Prince, far from the traditional images. Noteworthy fact: the shooting took place in the Moroccan desert, recreating the landscapes that inspired the author during his plane crash in 1935.
In 1930, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a pilot for the Aéropostale in Argentina. When Henri Guillaumet, his best friend and the best pilot of the Aéropostale, disappears in the Andes Mountains, Saint-Ex decides to go in search of him. This impossible quest requires him to surpass himself, making his ability to dream his greatest strength…
5. Teddy Bear’s Christmas – Andrea Eckerbom
Andrea Eckerbom returns with a charming Christmas tale suitable for all audiences, one that will melt hearts of all ages. Following the success of her Nordic short films, the director delivers a tender and adventurous family comedy. Featuring magical settings and sparkling humor, Teddy Bear’s Christmas promises to be the unmissable family event of this year’s end. The film uses traditional puppets to bring Teddy to life, a nod to Eckerbom’s childhood.
As the first snowflakes start to fall, Marianne eagerly awaits the arrival of Christmas with her entire family. But the little girl can’t stop thinking about Teddy, an adorable teddy bear she saw on a shelf at a Christmas market stall. She is sure she saw him sneeze: what if he is indeed alive? She dreams of becoming friends with him, but someone else has just won him in a lottery… With the help of other toys and a touch of Christmas magic, will she manage to be reunited with her teddy bear?
