Vincent Lindon poignant in Playing with Fire, an album by Ela Minus, the Prime Target series… Madame Figaro's culture week

Love is not enough

Femina Prize for high school students in 2020, Ce what is needed at nightby Laurent Petitmangin, becomes Play with fire from the pen of Delphine and Muriel Coulin, sisters screenwriters and directors (17 Girls, See the country). Rightly rewarded for his performance at the last Venice Film Festival, Vincent Lindon plays Pierre, a left-wing man, catenairist, widower, protective and caring father of two boys. The youngest (formidable Stefan Crepon), in studies, is not a source of concern. Without future prospects, the eldest (Benjamin Voisin) turns bad and gets closer to extreme right-wing ultra circles. Despite his attempts to reason with him, Pierre gradually sees him moving away and no longer recognizes him. “The novel asks a question that we wanted to work on: is love necessarily unconditional? If you did the worst, could I still love you? […] Where is – if there is one – the point of no return? Isn’t loving precisely accepting everything, even the worst?” , explain the directors in one voice. Universal, these questions give full scope to this great film which, in addition to its political dimension, above all tells the story of the love of a father who wants to save his son. M. L.

Play with firewith Vincent Lindon, Benjamin Voisin, Stefan Crepon…

The grace of Ela Minus

His electronic music is nourished by clairvoyance and penetrating energy. Ela Minus' astonishing journey is dotted with musical experiences. This 34-year-old Colombian poly-instrumentalist, born in Bogotá, learned to play the drums at 9 years old, and cut her teeth in punk rock groups before moving towards electronic music. To build the sound architectures she imagined, Ela enrolled at the prestigious Berklee College in Boston. There she studied synthetic music – capable of imitating real instruments and generating natural sounds – and worked alongside jazz composer Terri Lyne Carrington. Traveling through California, the Mexican desert, New York and London, Ela Minus forged his style of composition. Thanks to instruments – synths, pocket pianos and sequencers – that she created herself and a natural penchant for composition, the musician and singer has delivered a delightful first album: a cinematic journey of sounds, between catchy pulsations, strobe lights and clips evoking the work of visual artist James Turrell. For THEREher new album, Ela Minus focused on singing. Over a symphony of sounds and rhythms that transport the listener into a meditative dance, her Björk-like voice moves through the tones with a dancer's grace. P. G.

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Prime Targetdecoding and conspiracy

What if a mathematical formula held the key to the world's computers? This is the plot of Prime Target the new series by Steve Thompson, the creator of Sherlocket Vienna Blood. While trying to decode prime numbers, brilliant mathematician Edward Brooks is about to make a major discovery. But the young graduate quickly realizes that an unknown and invisible enemy is trying to foil his plan. At the same time, he crosses paths with Taylah Sanders, an NSA agent responsible for monitoring the behavior of mathematicians. The two gifted young people will join forces to follow the trail of a conspiracy at the heart of which is Edward Brooks. Worn by Leo Woodall (The White Lotus, A day), Quintessa Swindell (Black Adam, An analysis) and Sidse Babett Knudsen (The castle), the eight-episode series is rich in twists and turns and captures the viewer's attention with a frantic pace throughout. Like successful films like Will Hunting An exceptional man or Imitation Game,the theme of mathematics, here mixed with a gripping thriller, proves that the formula works well on screen. M. G.

Prime Targetseries created by Steve Thompson, with Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Sidse Babett Knudsen… Starting January 22, on Apple TV+.