Le Matin selection: 5 films to see this weekend at the cinema

Le Matin selection: 5 films to see this weekend at the cinema
Le Matin selection: 5 films to see this weekend at the cinema

Joker: Folie à Deux (Thriller)

In 1983, two years after his crimes as the Joker, Arthur Fleck was interned at Arkham Psychiatric Hospital in Gotham City, torn between his two identities, while awaiting trial. Lee Quinzel, also present in the establishment, discovers a fascination for him. The two then become closer in their shared madness through music while Fleck’s supporters launch a movement to have him released.

Casting : Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz

Theaters: Pathé Californie Casablanca, Megarama, Ciné Atlas

Megapolis (Science fiction) Megalopolis is a Roman epic set in an imaginary modern America in full decadence. The city of New Rome absolutely must change, which creates a major conflict between Caesar Catilina, a genius artist with the power to stop time, and the arch-conservative mayor Franklyn Cicero. The first dreams of an ideal utopian future while the second remains very attached to a regressive status quo protective of greed, privilege and private militias. The mayor’s daughter and jet-setter Julia Cicero, in love with César Catilina, is torn between the two men and will have to discover what seems best for the future of humanity.

Casting : James Remar, Kathryn Hunter, Talia Shire, Forest Whitaker, Adam Driver, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman

Theaters: Pathé Californie Casablanca, Megarama, Ciné Atlas

Summer Days (Drama) “Summer Days” is the story of Jalila who, after a long absence abroad, returns to her family, notably her younger brother Kamal and her touchy older sister Aïcha to save the family estate. Happy memories of times of carelessness and splendor of yesteryear give way to the harsh reality of a ruined family confronted with characters gravitating around it, relatives and domestic employees with, for some, intentions of revenge and terrible designs… Between intrigues, manipulations, passions, thwarted loves, truths worth telling and clash of generations, “Summer Days” is the swan song of an eccentric Great Aristo Family! They will also have to count on the designs of an unsuspected character who has promised to make their last days of summer… new days to come… But who will have the last word?

Casting : Mouna Fettou, Fouzi Bensaïdi, Nezha Rahile, Mouhcine Malzi, Nadia Kounda

Theaters: Megarama, Ciné Atlas

The lucky one (Comedy) To extract money from his parents, Benoît asks a friend to pose as his future wife during a family trip to Morocco. But when the latter withdraws on the day of departure, he has no choice but to offer the role of his fake fiancée… to Fiona, his Uber driver! The young woman, with an impulsive and unfiltered temperament, stands out in Benoît’s bourgeois family. Between Fiona’s outspokenness and repeated blunders, Benoît will have a hard time convincing his parents that he has found the rare gem…

Cast: Camille Lellouche, Michèle Laroque, Gérard Darmon, Lionel Erdogan

Rooms: Megarama

The King of Rallies (animation) Gi, a young driver, bets that he can beat the reigning champion, the Machiavellian Archie Vaingloriol, in the biggest rally race. With the help of a former pilot turned mechanic, he will have to face his opponents’ traps and win the race to save his village.

Casting : Jimmy O. Yang, Lisa Lu, Chloe Bennet, J.K. Simmons, Catherine Tate, Sharon Horgan

Theaters: Megarama, Ciné Atlas

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