Every Wednesday, find our selection of the five most anticipated cinema releases of the week. A selection of must-see films to discover now in theaters.
1. Jumpers
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Daniel Chong
Cast: Mallory Wanecque, Piper Curda, Artus
Synopsis: Mabel, a teenager passionate about animals, jumps (literally!) at the opportunity to try a revolutionary new technology that allows her to communicate with them in a totally unprecedented way… by stepping into the skin of an adorable female beaver. Designed by visionary scientists, this device makes it possible to transfer human consciousness into the bodies of animal-robots more lifelike than ever. Mabel then embarks on a unique adventure full of discoveries in the heart of the animal kingdom.
2. The Bride!
Genre: Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Jake Gyllenhaal
Synopsis: Consumed by loneliness, “Frank” travels to Chicago in the 1930s and asks Dr. Euphronious, a visionary scientist, to create a companion for him. Together, they resurrect a murdered young woman, and the bride comes to life! But what follows surpasses everything they could have imagined: murders, possessions, and an outlaw couple at the center of a radical and uninhibited social movement, and a passionate and tumultuous love story! (Not suitable for children under 12).
3. The House of Women
Genre: Drama
Director: Mélisa Godet
Cast: Karin Viard, Laetitia Dosch, Eye Haïdara
Synopsis: At the House of Women, through care, listening and solidarity, a team fights every day to support women victims of violence in their recovery. In this unique place, Diane, Manon, Inès, Awa and their colleagues welcome, support, and restore confidence. Together, with their strengths, their vulnerabilities, their convictions and an inexhaustible energy.
4. Alter Ego
Genre: Comedy
Directors: Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine
Cast: Laurent Lafitte, Blanche Gardin, Olga Kurylenko
Synopsis: Alex has a problem: his new neighbor is his perfect double. With hair. A better version of himself, who is going to completely turn his life upside down.
5. Rural
Genre: Documentary
Director: Edouard Bergeon
Synopsis: Edouard Bergeon (“In the Name of the Earth”) immerses us in the life of Jérôme Bayle, a charismatic livestock breeder from the Southwest and a national figure of rurality. With humor and tenderness, he paints a sensitive portrait of today’s French family farming and those who fight to keep it going.
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