In theaters November 5.
The Last Showgirl
In Las Vegas, Shelly, 57, is the star of an out-of-date magazine on the verge of closure. What will happen to the daily life of this woman who sacrificed everything for her job? Will she manage to reinvent herself? Gia Coppola’s critically acclaimed choral film is in dialogue with the story of its main performer, Pamela Anderson. After all, Hollywood loves comebacks.
Privacy
For her sixth feature film, Rebecca Zlotowski brings together a dream cast: Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Mathieu Amalric and, above all, Jodie Foster. The American will demonstrate her perfect mastery of the French language, in the role of a psychiatrist seeking to elucidate the death of one of her patients.
Coming soon in theaters.
Frankenstein
For decades, Guillermo del Toro has dreamed of adapting Mary Shelley’s masterpiece for the screen. It’s now done with this spectacular transposition, pitting Oscar Isaac (the mad scientist) against Jacob Elordi (the monster). As decorations, grandiose and resolutely Gothic remains.
Coming soon to Netflix.
Alpha
Four years after his Palme d’Or for Titaniumhere is Julia Ducournau back with what she defines as “her most personal and profound work”. It’s about an 11-year-old girl living in a fictional town in the 1980s, and one of whose parents has AIDS. Tahar Rahim will opposite Golshifteh Farahani.
Coming soon in theaters.
Who shines in battle
In an actor’s career, there is often this moment when the desire to go behind the camera germinates. Joséphine Japy takes the plunge with a very personal film, inspired by her family’s struggle with her sister’s disability. It stars Angelina Woreth (Their children after them) and finds, at the same time, Mélanie Laurent, who had directed her in Breathe.
Coming soon in theaters.
Dossier 137
Building on the success of La nuit du 12, awarded six Césars in 2023, Dominik Moll continues in the thriller vein. The fabulous Léa Drucker plays an IGPN agent who is working on the famous File 137. This investigation, into an incident that occurred during a demonstration, turns into an obsession.
Coming soon in theaters.
Mother Mary
To slip into the skin of this flamboyant character, Anne Hathaway had to overcome her doubts: “It’s been a long time since I worked so hard on a role. I didn’t know how to dance or sing like a pop star. » Helped by the film team and director David Lowery, she took on the challenge: playing a larger-than-life music icon in this lesbian romance, also taking the form of a musical.
Coming soon in theaters.
Rembrandt
During a visit to the National Gallery in London, two physicists find their lives turned upside down by the discovery of three paintings by Rembrandt. This unexpected encounter is at the heart of Pierre Schoeller’s new film (State Exercise, A people and their king), with Camille Cottin and Romain Duris in the cast. Or how to embrace the power of art.