Every Wednesday, find our selection of the five most anticipated movie releases of the week. A selection of must-see films to discover now in theaters.
1. The Richest Woman in the World
Genres: dramatic comedy
Director: Thierry Klifa
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs
Synopsis: The richest woman in the world played by Isabelle Huppert: her beauty, her intelligence, her power. A writer photographer played by Laurent Lafitte: his ambition, his insolence, his madness. The love at first sight that sweeps them away. A suspicious heiress who fights to be loved. A vigilant butler who knows more than he lets on. Family secrets. Astronomical donations. A war where all blows are allowed.
A film that promises to be biting and delightful, echoing some legal cases of guardianship…
2. The Stranger
Genres: drama
Director: François Ozon
Actors: Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin
Synopsis: François Ozon returns to discuss one of the most renowned novels in the world by Albert Camus. The story is set in Algiers in 1938. Meursault, a young man in his thirties, a modest employee, buries his mother without showing the slightest emotion. The next day, he begins a relationship with Marie, an office colleague. Then he resumes his daily life. But his neighbor, Raymond Sintès, disrupts his routine by involving him in shady affairs until a tragedy occurs on a beach, under a blistering sun…
3. A Poet
Genres: dramatic comedy
Director: Simón Mesa Soto
Actors: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona
Synopsis: Óscar Restrepo, a poet lacking recognition, leads a solitary life marked by disillusionment. His encounter with Yurlady, a teenager from a low-income background with a true writing talent, will change the course of his life. He urges her to enter a national poetry competition. But things don’t go as planned… A film awarded the jury prize at the 2025 Cannes Festival.
4. Yoroï
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Director: David Tomaszewski
Actors: Orelsan, Clara Choï, Kazuya Tanabe
Synopsis: Orelsan, a multi-talented artist, returns to the big screen. After appearances in various series and on the big screen in the last Asterix and Obelix The Middle Kingdom, he returns in the role of a samurai.
After a grueling final tour, Aurélien decides to settle in Japan with his wife Nanako, who is pregnant with their first child. As the young couple moves into a traditional house in the Japanese countryside, Aurélien discovers an ancient armor in a well that will awaken strange creatures, the Yokai.
5. Smashing Machine
Genres: Biopic, Drama
Director: Benny Safdie
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin
Synopsis: Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr, MMA legend of the 90s, nicknamed “The Smashing Machine,” while Emily Blunt plays his wife, Dawn Staples. A biopic revealing the fragility of this combat sports icon behind the mountain of muscle.
