The film version of one of Broadway’s greatest musicals or a new horrific adaptation of the vampire Nosferatu, here are the unmissable releases to see in December at the cinema.
December 11 at the cinema
Marseille, summer. Great heat. On a balcony, a woman mistreated by her husband attacks and kills him. On a nearby balcony, Nicole (Sanda Codreanu), writer, fantasizes about the neighbor across the street. She is joined by her friends Ruby (Souheila Yacoub), a cam girl with an assumed eccentric look, and Elise (Noémie Merlant), an actress who has just escaped from a shoot. After being invited to a small party at the famous neighbor’s house, the three friends find themselves with a corpse on their hands… They will then try to get out of this dirty affair by relying only on their friendship, their strength and their quest for freedom.
More information on “Women on the Balcony”.
December 25 at the cinema
In the 19th century, in a small port village in Germany, a young notary (Nicholas Hoult) newly married to Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp), is responsible for selling a house to Count Orlock (Bill Skarsgård). He then hits the road and begins a long journey to Transylvania to meet him. But once in the lair of his castle, the cleric discovers a being with a frightening nature. Under the count’s yoke, it seems that he also set his sights on his young wife. Soon, a terrible plague epidemic rages. The situation is serious and Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe) could well come to his aid.
More information on “Nosferatu”.
December 4 at the cinema
During the summer of 1992 in the East of France, Anthony (Paul Kircher), 14, meets Stéphanie (Angélina Woreth) whom he wishes to see again during an evening. He then discreetly borrows his father’s (Gilles Lellouche) motorcycle under the worried eyes of his mother (Ludivine Sagnier) and has it stolen in the night by Hacine (Sayyid El Alami). This loss is not without consequences and will disrupt the lives of Anthony and his loved ones for the summers that follow.
More information on “Their children after them”.
December 18 at the cinema
In her film, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Payal Kapadia tells the story of Prabha, Anu and Parvati, all three employed in a hospital in the bustling city of Mumbai. Thanks to her realistic, sensory and lyrical approach, the Indian filmmaker raises our gaze on the condition of women in her country. In search of love, her magnificent heroines demonstrate great sisterhood and reveal themselves, thus going against the social determinism so marked in India.
Plus d’informations sur «All We Imagine as Light».
December 4 at the cinema
The Pope died unexpectedly. Cardinal Lawrence is given the task of presiding over the election of his successor. Cardinals from around the world travel to Rome for the conclave. When the doors of the Sistine Chapel close, a power play begins. Cardinal Lawrence discovers a secret that could shake the foundations of his faith.
More information on “Conclave”.
December 25 at the cinema
France, 2039. One night, activists hunted by the State disappear without leaving any trace. Julia Bombarth is among them. When she wakes up, she discovers herself locked in a completely unknown world: PLANET B.
More information on “Planet B”.
December 11 at the cinema
In 2016 in Tehran, Leila Amini began filming her sister Nasreen. A housewife, 35 years old, she has been entangled for 15 years in a marriage that she had accepted by force. Despite a home bathed in the love she has for her two children, her partner Mohammad, patriarchal and traditional, refuses to support her projects. For 40 years, Iranian women have been banned from singing in public. No matter, Nasreen decides to get a treble clef tattoo. A privileged moment that the filmmaker chose to begin a documentation process that will last seven years. Camcorder in focus, she captures the story of the woman who, against all odds, begins divorce proceedings and records her words. Nasreen has a dream of singing.
More information on “A Sisters’ Tale”](https://www.cineman.ch/fr/film/2024/ASistersTale/).
December 25 at the cinema
1792, the Ancien Régime comes to an end. In Paris, Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were arrested and taken to the dungeon of the Tour du Temple. Freely inspired by the notebooks of Cléry, the King’s valet who remained with him until his death.
More information on “The Flood”.
December 4 at the cinema
Elphaba has been mocked her entire life because of the green color of her skin. When she arrives at Shiz University, she meets Glinda. Their friendship, improbable but sincere, will be undermined when the two young women are introduced to the Wizard of Oz. As their paths separate, their respective destinies will change the face of their universe.
More information on “Wicked”.
December 11 at the cinema
In this feature film awarded by the FFFH Youth Jury, Totone (the talented Clément Faveau), a cheeky young boy of 18, decides one day to make the best Count of the Jura. He still hopes to win an agricultural gold medal and 30,000 euros that go with it and, thus, to finally be able to take care of his 7-year-old sister.
More information on “Twenty Gods”.
December 18 at the cinema
The monkey Rafiki’s mission is to transmit the legend of Mufasa to the young lioness Kiara, the daughter of Simba and Nala. Told in the form of flashbacks, Mufasa’s story is that of an orphaned lion cub who one day meets the friendly Taka, heir to a royal lineage. This chance encounter will mark the starting point of the journey full of adventures of a group whose friendship will be severely tested when they have to escape an enemy as threatening as it is deadly.
More information on “Mufasa: The Lion King”.
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