“Libé” guides you through the cinema releases for this Wednesday, May 1, with also “L’ombre de feu”, “Border Line”, “An Affair of Principle”, “The Stolen Painting”. Supporting trailers.
Go for it!
“The Flower of Buriti”
Combining combat, signs and myths, Brazilian filmmaker Renée Nader Messora and Portuguese director João Salaviza paint a superb portrait of three generations of the indigenous Krahôs community, fighting for the preservation of their land in the north-east of Brazil, threatened by ‘invasion. Read our review and interview with the filmmakers.
The Flower of Buriti by João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora with Ilda Patpro Krahô, Francisco Hỳjnõ Krahô, Solane Tehtikwỳj Krahô… 2h03
“Border Line”
The Venezuelan-born filmmaking duo Juan Sebastián Vásquez and Alejandro Rojas film a couple in the Miami transit zone planning to settle in the United States during the Trump era. A closed session with relentless suspense. Read our review.
Borderline by Juan Sebastián Vásquez and Alejandro Rojas, with Alberto Ammann, Bruna Cusí… 1h17.
Pity !
“The Fall Guy”
Overflowing with jokes, actions and jokes, the adaptation of the eighties series “The Man Who Falls Right” with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt exhausts itself by doing too much, without ever finding its axis. Read our review.
The Fall Guy by David Leitch, with Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson… 2h06.
“Till the end of the world”
Second attempt at directing for beloved actor Viggo Mortensen who takes on the role of a deconstructed cowboy in a feminist western with big hooves with Vicky Krieps. Read our review.
Till the end of the world by and with Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod… 2:09 a.m.
And also…
“A Matter of Principle”
Antoine Raimbault draws inspiration from the vast corruption affair revealed by José Bové and his parliamentary assistants in 2013 and involving tobacco lobbies. A film about a subject without daring, saved by its actors. Read our review.
A matter of principle by Antoine Raimbault, with Bouli Lanners, Thomas VDB, Céleste Brunnquell… 1h35
“The Shadow of Fire”
Japanese punk filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto returns with a film about survivors of the Second World War, traumatized by the Japanese defeat. Not always subtle, but always sharp. Read our review.
“The Stolen Painting”
Pascal Bonitzer attempts a satire of the art market, but the social subject remains superficial and the film turns into boulevard theater. Read our review.
