To help you make your choices, here are the films of the week best rated by the press on AlloCiné!*
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO THE PRESS:
1er : The Most Valuable Commodity – 4/5
“A moving and intensely beautiful tale.” By Caroline Vié (20 Minutes)
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“With humility and delicacy, by pushing the logic of the tale to the point of choosing the form of the cartoon, Michel Hazanavicius, who drew each character himself, does justice to Grumberg's material while giving birth to an autonomous work that embraces the heart and makes you happy at the same time.” By Jean-Dominique Nuttens (Positive)
2nd out of a tie : DIRECT ACTION – 3.5/5
“Particularly interesting, the first part first dissects the police interrogations […]then leads you into another rhythm of life, thereby challenging the frantic one imposed on us by the modern world.” By Olivier Bachelard (Abus de Ciné)
“Direct Action constructs, through perception, duration, its 'forbidden editing' side, a quite valuable theory of action (including political action).” By Luc Chessel (Libération)
2nd out of a tie : Memoirs of a burning body – 3.5/5
“Worked like a theatrical choreography, the sequences bring together different eras (…) within the same setting (…) and sometimes within the same shot. A staging which allows us to read the present in the light of the past .” By Ariel Schweitzer (Cahiers du Cinéma)
“Throughout the sequence shots, a touching and feminist collective portrait emerges addressing many subjects, even that of masturbation.” By Baptiste Thion (Le Journal du Dimanche)
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO VIEWERS:
1st: The Most Precious of Goods – 4.1/5
“A deeply human and beautiful film. The simplicity of the story and the drawings serve this tale magnificently.” By cinefeed
“This simplistic little tale denounces the genocide as no film has ever done. Through its silence, its cold colors, we are drawn into this universe from the first moments.” By Grégoire ALEX
2nd: The Panache – 4/5
“Superb film seen in preview. I had a great time. The actors are top notch. The grandmother is excellent. I recommend this film.” By sylvie Pignalet
“Superb film, about accepting differences. Very good actors. Funny and moving. Not to be missed.” By Anne-sophie Fairand
3rd: Prodigious – 3.9/5
“Moving, sensitive, touching and magnificently performed, I highly recommend this film whose incredible true story is superbly and musically very well told.” By Nathbar
Isabelle Carré and Frank Dubosc are in the credits but if they play their roles perfectly, the two great interpretations of the film are signed by Camille Razat and Mélanie Robert, magnificent, as credible in their twinship as in front of the piano. In their sorority, in the first sense of the term, we have rarely seen so luminous at the cinema in recent years.” By traversay1
* According to the AlloCiné barometer notes, as of Friday November 22, 2024, for films released in theaters on November 20 with at least 10 reviews for the top press. This top does not include films already released one or more times.
