ten films to see or rewatch at a low price

From Sunday June 30 to Wednesday July 3, all cinema screenings in all cinemas in France will be at the single price of 5 euros. The opportunity to catch up on the nuggets of spring that we missed… Our selection.

CAs at the beginning of every summer, the Fête du cinéma is in full swing for four days. From Sunday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 3 inclusive, spectators will be able to watch films in all theaters in France at the single price of 5 euros per screening (i.e. 1 euro more than in 2022). The previous edition attracted 3.1 million people.

To help you choose from the plethora of offerings currently in theaters, here are ten films of all genres (fiction, documentaries, animation, etc.) highly recommended by the editorial staff, to see or rewatch. Plus three others to discover on the same day of their release, Wednesday July 3.

“The Count of Monte Cristo”, by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière

This umpteenth adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic novel is carried by an effective screenplay and a remarkable cast (from Pierre Niney to Anamaria Vartolomei, including the super trio of “bad guys” Laurent Lafitte, Bastien Bouillon and Patrick Mille). A great popular entertainment, with sometimes grandiloquent staging.

“Vice-versa 2”, de Kelsey Mann

Nine years after the first part, this sequel to the most beautiful animated film from the Pixar studio reaches new heights. Moving, the film paints a benevolent portrait of the world of teenagers, prey to doubts and physical transformations. The animation is breathtakingly beautiful. To see from 8 years old.

“Kinds of Kindness”, by Lánthimos Yórgos

Three cruel and bizarre fables about free will, voluntary submission, even sadomasochism, carried by a royal cast – Jesse Plemons, Best Actor Award at Cannes, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley… As often, the author of Poor Creatures divided the editorial staff of Telerama : comically profound or gratuitously outrageous?

“The Bikeriders”, de Jeff Nichols

1960s, Chicago. A young woman falls in love with a biker who spends his life with his gang. Portrait of a community, description of a subculture and love triangle, the vintage chronicle is also worth it for the sexy cinematic quality of its three actors – Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy.

“Maria”, by Jessica Palud

A sensitive and vibrant tribute to the actress Maria Schneider, whose life was turned upside down by the filming of Last Tango in Paris, by Bertolucci, in 1972. Anamaria Vartolomei, in almost every shot, is overwhelming.

“Out of time”, by Olivier Assayas

One a filmmaker (Vincent Macaigne, full of self-mockery) and the other a rock journalist (Micha Lescot, brilliant), two brothers live together in their childhood home during the lockdown. Through characters who comically replay the pandemic, Olivier Assayas tells his family story in a free and moving film.

“Let’s Get Lost”, de Bruce Weber

A cult documentary, shot in 1988, about Chet Baker, a genius trumpeter, playboy and junkie. In a montage of great freedom, the photographer Bruce Weber merges the visions of his luminous youth with those of his self-destruction. Staggering.

“La Petite Vadrouille”, by Bruno Podalydès

A boss (Daniel Auteuil) asks his colleague (Sandrine Kiberlain) to organize a romantic weekend for him… Nothing goes as planned on board the The Penichette chartered then. A delicious scam film, and a new “boat comedy” from the mischievous Bruno Podalydès.

“The Beauty of Gaza”, by Yolande Zauberman

Yolande Zauberman goes in search of a transgender cross on the set of her previous film, who fled Gaza on foot to live her life as a woman in Tel Aviv. And signs a new poignant documentary on crossing borders and the courage to be oneself.

“Memory” by Michel Franco

He loses his memory, she bends under the memories… Michel Franco, great filmmaker of tension and stripping down, signs a splendid success, served by Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, intense and moving. Rarely has a love film played so much with our nerves.

AND ON JULY 3…

“The ghosts”, by Jonathan Millet

A Syrian refugee (Adam Bessa, fascinating) tracks down in France the man who tortured him in Bashar al-Assad’s jails. Coming from documentary, the filmmaker signs a first disturbing and tense fiction, masterfully staged.

“The teacher”, by Maria Alché and Benjamin Naishtat

Struggle for influence in a prestigious philosophy faculty in Buenos Aires. A deliciously intellectual, engaging and enjoyable comedy.

“Paris, Texas”, de Wim Wenders

Reprinted in new copies of the American film by Wim Wenders, Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1984. Forty years later, the wandering of Travis (unforgettable Harry Dean Stanton) to the sound of Ry Cooder has lost none of its beauty.