“Libé” guides you through the cinema releases for this Wednesday, May 8, also with “Blaga’s Lessons”, “Aloïse”, “L’Esprit Coubertin” and “Film announcement of the film that will never exist: Funny Wars”. Supporting trailers.
Go for it !
“Life According to Ann”
In a raw and tongue-in-cheek autofiction, New Yorker Joanna Arnow plays a disillusioned thirty-something who is a fan of BDSM. Read our review and the interview with the director.
Life According to Ann by Joanna Arnow with Joanna Arnow, Scott Cohen, Babak Tafti… 1 h 28.
“Aloise”
In 1975, the forgotten filmmaker Liliane de Kermadec paid tribute to another forgotten woman: Aloïse Corbaz, an artist locked up in an asylum. A gem about madness and the condition of women, the film is being released in theaters. Read our review.
Aloise by Liliane de Kermadec, with Delphine Seyrig, Isabelle Huppert… 1h55.
“Like a Monday”
Articulated around a time loop, the first film by Japanese filmmaker Ryo Takebayashi succeeds in a thorough and funny satire of the world of work. Read our review.
Like a Monday by Ryo Takebayashi, with Makita Sports, Wan Marui… 1h23.
And also…
“Film announcement of the film that will never exist: Funny Wars”
Jean-Luc Godard’s fake last film, entirely finished before his assisted suicide, is released in theaters, before the revelation of another posthumous short film at the Cannes festival. His collaborator for twenty years Fabrice Aragno describes its production for Libération: read our interview and our review.
Movie ad of the film that will never exist: “Funny Wars” by Jean-Luc Godard, 20 min.
“Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom”
If the series of blockbusters had until now convinced, its last part, served by monumental special effects, is losing consistency. Read our review.
Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom by Wes Ball with Owen Teague, Kevin Durand, Freya Allan… 2 h 25.
“Blaga’s Lessons”
Cynical and burlesque, the dark farce follows the adventures of a retired Bulgarian professor who becomes a scammer to pay for her husband’s grave. Read our review.
Blaga’s Lessons by Stephan Komandarev with Eli Skorcheva, Gerasim Georgiev… 1h54.
“The Coubertin Spirit”
Led by Benjamin Voisin as a mean-spirited and vengeful world shooting champion, the comedy paints a scathing portrait of the dusty chauvinism at work at the Paris Olympics. Read our review.
