“Libé” guides you through the cinema releases for this first Wednesday of 2025 with also “Love in the present”, “Eephus”, “la Source… Supporting trailers.
Love at first sight
«Bird» d’Andrea Arnold
Between social realism and dreamlike fable, the film by the English director (Fish Tank, American honey…) paints the precarious and tormented existence of a young English teenager. Read our review.
Bird of Andrea Arnold, with Nikiya Adams, Barry Keoghan… 1:59 p.m.
«Totto-Chan» de Shinnosuke Yakuwa
The daring animated film soberly tells the daily life of a little extroverted Japanese girl in a corseted society during the 1940s. Read our review.
Totto-Chan de Shinnosuke Yakuwa, 1 h 54.
“Pepe” by Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias
As strange as it is captivating, the film by a director born in Santo Domingo retraces the journey of the hippopotamus owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Silver Bear at the last Berlinale. Read our review.
Pepe of Nelson Carlo of Los Santos Arias, with Jhon Narváez, Fareed Matjila, Harmony Ahalwa… 2 h 02.
“Love in the Present” by John Crowley
This delicate sentimental chronicle depicts with impressionist touches the story of a couple played by the solar Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. Read our review.
Love in the present by John Crowley, with Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh… 1h48.
Slump
“The Source” by Mary Joobeur
Drawing on the despair of a Tunisian family whose two sons left to join Daesh, the drama turns out to be dull in form and sterile in substance. Read our review.
The source by Meryam Joobeur with Salha Nasraoui, Mohamed Grayaa, Adam Bessa… 1 h 58.
And also…
“Eephus, the last lap” by Carson Lund
In his film, which is a bit lazy, the American filmmaker features two amateur baseball teams playing their last game as friendly losers on a New England field that is about to be destroyed. Read our review.
Eephus, the last lap de Carson Lund, avec Cliff Blake, Bill «Spaceman» Lee, Ray Hryb… 1 h 38.
“Everything Will Be Okay” by Ray Yeung
The Hong Kong filmmaker depicts the humiliation of a sixty-year-old lesbian after the sudden death of her partner, in a territory where marriage for same-sex couples is prohibited. Read our review.
Everything will be fine by Ray Yeung with Patra Au, Maggie Li… 1 h 33.
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