An unmissable event for film buffs, the Cinema Festival returns from Sunday June 30 to Wednesday July 3 inclusive. During these 4 days, each session is offered at a single price of 5 euros in all dark rooms. Here are the must-see films during this popular event, which attracts nearly 3 million spectators each year.
«Vice-versa 2»
Young and old will be able to take advantage of the Cinema Festival to go see the Pixar animated film “Vice-Versa 2”, a second part that is still as touching, funny and intelligent. This time, Riley, who was left in the first opus released in June 2015, as a 12-year-old teenager well into his new life, will have to face new emotions specific to his age, and the onset of puberty. with its famous explosive cocktail. A journey carried by new characters with tasty contours – in the lead Boredom, Embarrassment, Anxiety and Nostalgia – but also a careful design, winks to childhood full of humor and a new fine analysis of this great upheaval that It’s adolescence. You will surely recognize the voices of Pierre Niney, Gilles Lellouche, Marilou Berry or even that of Adèle Exarchopoulos.
“Paradise Paris”
Another film on display not to be missed: “Paradis Paris”, which marks the return to the screen of Monica Bellucci. In this dramatic comedy, directed by Franco-Iranian filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, the Italian icon slips into the shoes of Giovanna, a former opera star who was declared dead by mistake, and who is desperately awaiting tributes from the press. Also worn by André Dussollier, Alex Lutz, Rossy de Palma and Roschdy Zem, this choral film is a poignant ode to life and love. Through all these life trajectories, based on real stories, he shows how much courage it takes to live, without ever falling into pathos. Existential and tinged with black humor, “Paradis Paris” is populated by endearing and well-constructed characters, with whom everyone can identify.
«Le Comte de Monte-Cristo»
Adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ masterpiece published between 1844 and 1846 by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte, “The Count of Monte Cristo” aims to transcribe the story of Edmond Dantès’ revenge, with Pierre Niney in the main role. For three hours, which are never felt, the spectators are entirely immersed in the main character’s quest for justice, and caught in the cogs of the Machiavellian plan put in place to achieve his ends. It’s hard not to be gut-wrenched when Edmond Dantès is betrayed and put in irons, deprived of living his love with Mercedes. It’s impossible not to exult when the trap closes on one’s enemies, nor to be overcome by emotion at the price of revenge. The plan is meticulous and implacable, like the rage that rumbles deep within Edmond, the one that seems to keep him alive, just as it could lead to his downfall.
“A little something extra”
Nothing like a good feel good comedy to celebrate the return of summer. And if there was one that won all the votes, it was “Un p’tit truc en plus”, which crossed the milestone of 7 million entries. In his first film, Artus depicts the adventures of a father, played by Clovis Cornillac, and his son, played by Artus himself, forced after a failed burglary to board a bus, which leads residents of a home for young adults with mental disabilities and their three supervisors at a summer camp. While father and son respectively pose as an educator and a new resident, this trip to the countryside will turn the lives of these two robbers on the run upside down. Carried by a rhythmic staging and lines that hit the mark, the comedy fits perfectly into the category of joyful film, mixing humor and emotion.
«Kinds of Kindness»
A year after the captivating “Poor Creatures”, Greek director Yórgos Lánthimos returns in force with “Kinds of Kindness”, a delirious work of which he alone has the secret, carried by Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley. In this film, Yórgos Lánthimos follows his magic recipe: transporting the viewer to a world that is both funny and dark, so that the latter leaves the cinema disconcerted, but ready to ask multiple questions about human absurdity. We follow three very distinct stories. The first story revolves around a manipulated man. The second centers on a police officer and the third evokes the powers of a spiritual leader. All three offer a memorable feature film.
