When it’s Wednesday, it means cinema. Today, we bring you our selection of films for the week to best guide you in the dark theaters.
1. Old School – Hervé Mimran
The director of All That Glitters returns with a zany comedy. Dive into the crazy world of bank robbers. Between quirky humor and well-balanced suspense, Old School promises to make your cheek muscles vibrate. Featuring the stellar cast: Didier Bourdon, Gérard Darmon, Chantal Lauby.
Two lifelong friends live on a small island in Brittany and discover that one of the residents has won the lottery jackpot. The two old mischief-makers set out to find the mysterious winner to win his favor before the news spreads. But when they discover that the winner has died, winning ticket in hand, they decide, with the help of the entire village, to stage a grand lottery scam to take his place.
2. Tatami – Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv
Dive into the unforgiving world of judo with Tatami. An intense drama exploring the complexity of human relationships against a backdrop of sports competition. This film, marked by the subtlety of its direction and the depth of its characters, will not leave you indifferent.
The Iranian judoka Leila and her coach Maryam head to the World Judo Championships with the intention of bringing back Iran’s first gold medal. But during the competition, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and withdraw to avoid a possible confrontation with the Israeli athlete. With her freedom and that of her family at stake, Leila faces an impossible choice: to comply with the Iranian regime, as her coach implores, or to fight to fulfill her dream.
3. In Her Image – Thierry de Peretti
Thierry de Peretti delivers a poignant portrait of the Corsican soul through the eyes of a photographer in search of truth. Between documentary and fiction, this striking work questions our relationship with memory and history.
Fragments of the life of Antonia, a young photographer from Corse-Matin in Ajaccio. Her commitment, friends, and loves blend with major events in the political history of the island, from the 1980s to the dawn of the 21st century. It is the epic of a generation.
4. A Dream Life – Morgan Simon
A new modern tale of French cinema. With A Dream Life, aspirations and disillusionments collide. This film, both tender and cruel, explores the winding paths of dreams and hopes that shape our daily lives.
Nicole has a dream life. At 52, she lives in a housing project in the suburbs with her 19-year-old son, Serge, who can no longer stand her. Indebted and unemployed, she is stripped of her checkbook, credit card, and watches as her wrinkles deepen without being able to do anything about it. But as Christmas approaches, could life finally decide to smile upon her?
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Version) – Peter Jackson
Fans of Tolkien’s universe will be thrilled with the re-release, in the extended version, of the first installment of Peter Jackson’s legendary trilogy! Dive or re-dive into this mythical epic where each additional minute further enriches the experience.
In this chapter of the trilogy, the young and timid Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, inherits a ring. Far from being a mere trinket, it is the One Ring. An instrument of absolute power that would allow Sauron, the Dark Lord, to rule over Middle-earth. And enslave its peoples. Unless Frodo – aided by a Fellowship made up of Hobbits, Men, a Wizard, a Dwarf, and an Elf – can carry the Ring across Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, the place where it was forged, and destroy it forever. Such a journey means venturing deep into Mordor, the lands of the Dark Lord, where his army of evil Orcs is assembled… The Fellowship must not only fight the external forces of evil but also internal dissension. And the corrupting influence exerted by the Ring itself. The outcome of the story to come is intimately tied to the fate of the Fellowship.
