“Libé” guides you through the cinema releases for this Wednesday, December 4, with also “Limonov”, “Conclave”, “Crossing Istanbul”, “Once upon a time Michel Legrand”, “Eviction”, “Marmaille”, “Un paese of resistance”. Supporting trailers.
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“One hundred thousand billion”
Continuing his keen exploration of ultra-contemporary places, Virgil Vernier features a trio of lost people in an emptied Monaco during the holidays, following in the melancholy steps of a young gigolo. Read our review and interview with the filmmaker
One hundred thousand billionby Virgil Vernier, with Zakaria Bouti, Mina Gajovic and Victoire Song, 1h17.
Pity…
«Crossing Istanbul»
Both predictable and bizarrely edited, the film follows a Georgian woman searching for her trans niece who has fled to Türkiye. Read our review
Crossing Istanbul de Levan Akin, with Mzia Arabuli, Deniz Dumanli… 1h46.
And also…
“Their children after them”
The adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu's novel by the Boukherma brothers sacrifices the sociopolitical subject to the point of contradiction, depicting teenage love in a deindustrialized region of the 90s. Read our review
Their children after them by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma. With Paul Kircher, Angelina Woreth… 2h26.
“Lemons”
Almost too perfect, the biography adapted from Carrère's novel is particularly interested in the New York years of the Russian poet played by Ben Whishaw. Read our review
Limonov – la ballade de Kirill Serebrennikov, avec Ben Whishaw, Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Tomas Arana… 2h13.
«Wicked»
A whirlwind of frantic numbers while seducing girl power, the adaptation of the Broadway musical deploys the know-how of Jon Chu to the point of wringing the viewer's attention. Read our review.
Wicked by Jon M. Chu with Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey… 2h40.
«Conclave»
Despite its top-flight casting, the clerical thriller about the pope's succession lacks steam. Read our review.
Conclave by Edward Berger, with Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini… 2 hours.
“Once upon a time there was Michel Legrand”
Choosing to follow a chronological framework, David Hertzog Dessites attempts to bring together all the sides of the brilliant composer with an outsized personality. Read our review.
Once upon a time, Michel Legrand the David Hertzog Dessites, 1h49.
«Eviction»
Mathilde Capone, member of a legendary queer shared accommodation in the south of Montreal, films the last days of this haven of the margins, evicted under the pressure of gentrification. Read our review.
Eviction by Mathilde Capone, 1h12.
Quickly seen
“Marmaille” and “A country of resistance”
A first fiction from Reunion about a courageous brother and sister, and a documentary on the fight of a mayor in Calabria to build a policy of welcoming migrants in solidarity. Read our reviews here.
