“The Stolen Painting”, “At the End of the World”, “The Fall Guy”…

What films to see this week (or not)? Every Wednesday, find our reviews of the latest theatrical releases.

“The Stolen Painting”, by Pascal Bonitzer: our favorite

Type: canvas on canvas. A painting extorted in 1939 by the Nazis resurfaces and is sold at auction. Shenanigans and feelings: the art market told with verve in a brilliantly dialogued and interpreted film. (With Alex Lutz, Léa Drucker, Nora Hamzawi. 1h31.)

“Till the end of the world”by Viggo Mortensen

Genre: genre film. He abandoned her to participate in the Civil War, she will face alone the brutality of the West and the predators who prowl: Vicky Krieps dazzlingly charming in a resolutely feminist western. (With Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Solly McLeod. 2h09.)

“The Flower of Buriti”by Joao Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora

Genre: tree of life. In the north of Brazil, the Krahô live on preserved but coveted lands, a green paradise under threat… Between documentary, village chronicles and the story of an indigenous people, a superb film, poetic and political, naturally ecological. (With Ilda Patpro Krahô, Francisco Hỳjnõ Krahô, Solane Tehtikwỳj Krahô. 2h03.)

“A matter of principle”by Antoine Rimbault

Like: name of a pipe! Inspired by a scandal linked to the tobacco lobby in the European Union, an enlightening civic film, with shock actors, including Bouli Lanners, irresistible as José Bové. (With Bouli Lanners, Thomas VDB, Céleste Brunnquell. 1h35.)

“Even if you go to the moon”by Laurent Rodriguez

Genre: testimonies of exiles. Syrian students who have taken refuge in France talk with their teacher about their exile and their shattered dreams. A vibrant and profound documentary that challenges clichés and leaves a lasting imprint. (Documentary. 1h33.)

“Little Hands”by Nessim Chikhaoui

Genre: social sweep. Young Eva is hired in a palace as a chambermaid. She will share the laughter and arguments of her colleagues, as well as their fight to improve their working conditions. A social comedy full of pep, far from French cinema in the bedroom. (With Corinne Masiero, Lucie Charles-Alfred, Marie-Sohna Condé. 1h27.)

“Border Line”by Juan Sebastian Vasquez and Alejandro Rojas

Gender: Police custody. Two prospective immigrants to the United States, with visas, are questioned by the border police. A behind-closed-doors thriller that skilfully builds tension. (With Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí, Ben Temple. 1h17.)

“The Shadow of Fire”by Shinya Tsukamoto

Gender : Cronenberg in Japan. In an abrupt but not uninteresting variation, filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto explores the traumas of post-World War II Japan. Admirably embodied but extremely violent, the film suffers from its often too straightforward narrative. (With Shuri, Mirai Moriyama, Oga Tsukao. 1h35.)

“The Fall Guy”by David Leitch

Genre: cascading stunts. Light adaptation of the series The Man Who Fallenthis entertainment with a pretext scenario benefits from the stainless self-deprecation of Ryan Gosling, not so far from the Ken of barbie. Colossal means for a little pleasure. (With Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson. 2h05.)

“A little something extra”by Artus

Like: way too much less. To escape the police, a father and his son go to a colony with mentally handicapped people. Nothing really new in this French comedy which tries to persuade us that love always triumphs over hatred. As marshmallow as it is annoying. (With Artus, Clovis Cornillac, Alice Belaïdi. 1h39.)

“Limit State”by Nicolas Peduzzi

Gender: border line hospital. In the footsteps of the only psychiatrist at the Beaujon hospital in Clichy, or the chronicle of the discouragement of a young, committed and humanist doctor, devoured by a sick institution. A documentary that grips and hits hard. (Documentary. 1h42.)

“The Silence of Sibel”by Aly Yeganeh

Genre: chatty silences. Of course, the fate of Sibel, a young orphaned, traumatized Yazidi, revolts. But the staging, the silences, the heavy dialogues and the clumsy direction of the main actresses hinder adhesion to this first film by the Iraqi Aly Yeganeh. (With Laëtitia Eïdo, Melissa Boros, Rusen Houssin. 1h35.)

Not seen by the editorial staff

“The Cards of Evil”by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg

With Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu. 1h32.