An unclassifiable and memorable animated film by Michel Hazanavicius. The new fiction of the goldsmith Steve McQueen. A naturalistic drift about a young girl who dreams of becoming a reality TV star… Focus on the weekly outings.
To never forget: “The Most Precious of Goods”
He ignores drivel and hates conformity. After having signed, among others, popular comedies (the series of OSS 117), a triumphant silent film (The Artist) and a parody of horror cinema (Cut!), Michel Hazanavicius tackles a new genre: the animated film.
In The Most Valuable of Goodsadaptation of the book by Jean-Claude Grumberg, the filmmaker stages a tale which is set in the terrifying context of the Shoah and uses drawing as a weapon against oblivion. To find out more, click ici.
To admire an aesthete: “Blitz”
World War II again. In his new film, unfortunately only broadcast on the Apple TV platform, the excellent Steve McQueen (Shame, Twelve Years a Slave) depicts London crushed by bombs in 1941 and the epic tale of a 9-year-old boy who, estranged from his family, does everything possible to find them.
Between melodrama and initiatory tale, a film where each scene testifies to the inventiveness of its author. As a bonus, on the actors' side, the impeccable performance of Saoirse Ronan (the young hero's mother) and the surprise appearance of… Paul Weller, former leader of the unstoppable group The Jam who is starting a career as an actor at the age of 66 .
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To vomit our era: “Rough diamond”
Liane, 19 years old and with a physique already reshaped by the scalpels of cosmetic surgery, lives alone with her mother in the south of France and dreams of becoming a reality TV star. In this first film presented in competition at the last Cannes Film Festival, debutante Agathe Riedinger plays the role of a young girl blinded by the pretenses of her time.
The image of a certain youth fed on consumerism and social networks is (sometimes) convincing, but Rough diamondhalfway through, gets bogged down in rehearsals and condemns himself to standing still.
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To play the piano with four hands: “Prodigieuses”
Twins see their careers as gifted pianists compromised when they fall victim to an orphan disease. Two of them, brothers Frédéric and Valentin Potier, got together to tell the true story of sisters Audrey and Diane Pleynet.
A story so extravagant that we find ourselves watching without displeasure this fiction otherwise of an involuntarily exemplary formal platitude.
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To whine: “Le Panache”
Colin, 14, suffers from chronic stuttering and dreads discovering his new school. Luckily, a nice teacher takes a liking to him and helps him overcome his fears.
Jennifer Devoldère violently presses the pedal of sentimentality in this cutesy film where José Garcia, with an understanding face, plays the enlightened teacher.
