What films to see at the cinema this Wednesday October 2? Our reviews of the week, with the disturbing “When Autumn Comes”

Discover our reviews of films in theaters this Wednesday October 2, 2024.

“When Autumn Comes” by François Ozon

She was celebrating. Michelle (Hélène Vincent) had to look after her darling grandson, whom her daughter (Ludivine Sagnier) had agreed to leave with her for a week’s vacation. But a bad mushroom served at lunch causes the young woman to falter, poisons an already complicated relationship, and the kid is taken back to Paris. Michelle only has her best friend (Josiane Balasko) and her son (Pierre Lottin) to ease her guilt and pain. True to his reputation, François Ozon radically changes direction and serves us, after the whimsical My crimea contemporary drama with Chabrolian accents. Hélène Vincent talentedly portrays a character foreign to any stereotype, sowing captivating confusion among her partners and spectators alike.

“What do we do now? » by Lucien Jean-Baptiste

What to do at 58 when you are suddenly made redundant? Faced with this ordeal, Alain (Lucien Jean-Baptiste) declines the early retirement offered by his wife (Zabou Breitman) and imagines himself an entrepreneur. Aware that many parents are facing a shortage of childcare, he will rely on a cantankerous former colleague (Isabelle Nanty) and a forgotten television star (Gérard Darmon) to create a managed babysitting company. by seniors. With a well-felt pitch and a script mixing sharp lines and tasty scenes, Lucien Jean-Baptiste has brought together comedy aces in joyous entertainment.

« The Outrun » de Nora Fingscheidt

Revealed by the overwhelming BenniGerman filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt likes to put her heroes face to face with their demons. For Rona (Saoirse Ronan), it’s the taste of the party. When her restless nights get the better of her, this thirty-year-old leaves London to take refuge in the Orkneys, the Scottish islands where she grew up. Through contact with her family, people and nature, she will gradually regain confidence in herself and in life. Despite its length, felt particularly during dreamlike sequences, the film gains in emotion thanks to the sensitive interpretation of Saoirse Ronan, an incredibly gifted actress.