Like every Wednesday, new films are being released. So get your popcorn ready again this week, as the box office is packed.
Today marks the start of the school year and serves as a reminder that it’s never too late to learn. The documentary “Gogo” by Pascal Plisson is the perfect example: at 94 years old, Gogo joins the benches of primary school.
Learning continues, but this time within the walls of a prison. Kad Merad plays the role of a fallen actor who teaches theater to inmates in the film “Un triomphe” by Emmanuel Courcol.
It’s sometimes complicated… But love always triumphs. Meet Ahmed and Farah at the intersection of two worlds between love and resistance. “A Tale of Love and Desire” by Leyla Bouzid.
They are also polar opposites, yet their meeting is a perfect fusion. Dive into the discovery of “Ride Your Wave” by Masaaki Yuasa.
5 women, 5 stories. “Laila in Haifa” by Amos Gitaï takes you to a club where Palestinians and Israelis mingle for one night.
What is Afrofuturism? The answer to this question can be found in the science fiction film Afrofuturistik by Sofia Alaoui, Jim Chuchu, and Kantarama Gahigiri.
Thrills are also in store in “Nos liens”, a film by Franck LLopis in which a man wakes up tied up and injured, unable to understand why.
“Il Varco” by Federico Ferron and Michele Manzolini highlights the fears of an Italian soldier heading toward the Russian front.
Still in Russia, “Dear Comrades!” by Andrey Konchalovsky transports you to 1962 in a province of the USSR where Lioudmilla, a staunch Communist Party supporter, searches for her daughter who disappeared during a strike.
This week, two reprises by Italian director Dino Risi are also headlining: “Scent of a Woman” and “In the Name of the Italian People”.
Next stop: Lausas in the south of France, an opportunity to discover the vineyards and cherry blossoms in bloom. “The Grocer’s Son, the Mayor, the Village and the World” by Claire Simon takes you far from preconceived notions into a technologically advanced countryside.
Have you always wondered what the life of a bee is like? … Well, you’re in the right place … Almost! “Being with Bees” is a documentary by Perinne Bertrand and Yan Grill.
