Film Festival 2023: 10 Best Movies to See in Cinemas!

Fête du Cinéma 2023 will take place from Sunday 2 July to Wednesday 5 July in 6,000 cinemas across France. Thus, you will be able to enjoy a single price of €5 per screening for all films and for all screenings.

Organized every year by the National Federation of French Cinemas, the 38th edition of the event takes place in the context of a massive return of audiences to cinemas.

It is a great opportunity to discover many feature films, each one more different than the next, including the adventure blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Dialer of Destiny, Pixar Elementary, the documentary How To Save A Dead Friend or the biopic Il Boemo.

I 10: elementary – 3.52/5

By Peter Sohn

With Adele Exarchopoulos, Lea Lewis, Vincent Lacoste…

What is it about? In Element City, fire, water, earth and air live in the most perfect harmony. It is here that Flem, a brave and quick-witted young woman with a strong character, and Flack, a sentimental and cheerful boy, on the contrary, a follower in the heart, live. Their friendship challenges Flemmi’s beliefs about the world they live in…

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9th: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – 3.54/5

By James Mangold

With Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen…

What is it about? 1969. After more than ten years of teaching at Hunter College in New York, the venerable Dr. Jones, professor of archaeology, is about to retire and enjoy his days of peace. Everything changes after a surprise visit from his goddaughter Helena Shaw, who is looking for a rare artifact that her father entrusted to Indy years ago.

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7th draw: Fife – 3.6/5

By Jean Aslan, Paul Saintlan

With Celeste Brunkel, Quentin Dolmer, Ilan Sherman…

What is it about? Nancy, at the beginning of summer… and Sophie, known as Fife, 15, are stuck in their low-rent accommodation in a chaotic family atmosphere. When she runs into her old friend Jade, who’s supposed to be on vacation, Fife quietly takes the key to downtown, abandoned for the summer. When she settles in, she meets Stefan, 23, Jade’s older brother.

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7th draw: peace process – 3.6/5

By Ilan Clipper

With Camille Chamois, Damien Bonnard, Ariane Ascaride…

What is it about? When we love each other but can’t stand each other anymore, what should we do? Marie and Simon are deeply in love despite the constant bickering in their lives. In order not to be separated, they embark on a slightly crazy adventure: to make a list of rules that they will have to follow at all costs. They call it the Universal Couple Bill of Rights.

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6th: Love is life – 3.72

By Koji Fukada

With Fumino Kimura, Tomorovo Taguchi, Teta Shimada…

What is it about? Taeko lives opposite her son-in-law with her husband Jiro and son Keita. When she discovers the existence of her husband’s ex-fiancée, Keita’s biological father reappears. This is the beginning of a brutal game of musical chairs from which no one will emerge unscathed.

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5th: Marcel Le Coquillage (with his shoes) – 3.76/5

Dean Fleischer-Kemp

With Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Kemp, Isabella Rossellini…

What is it about? Marcel is a lovable shell who lives alone with his grandmother Connie after being cut off from the rest of his community. When a documentary filmmaker discovers them in his Airbnb, a video he uploads goes viral, offering Marcel new hope of being reunited with his family.

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4th: to a bright future – 3.87/5

By Nani Moretti

With Nani Moretti, Margherita Bai, Silvio Orlando…

What is it about? The famous Italian film director Giovanni is preparing to shoot a new film. But between a couple in crisis, a French producer on the brink of bankruptcy, and a daughter who is abandoning him, everything seems to be against him! Always on the ropes, Giovanni will have to rethink the way he does things if he wants to steer his entire little world towards a brighter future.

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3rd: How to save a dead friend – 3.93/5

by Marussia Siroechkovskaya

What is it about? At the age of sixteen, Marusia decided to end her life, like many Russian teenagers. Then, she meets another millennial soul named Kim. For ten years they experienced euphoria and anxiety, happiness and misery, trapped in the “Russia of the Depression” by the violent and autocratic regime of their youth.

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2nd: Il Boemo – 3.95/5

by Petr Vatslav

With Wojciech Dick, Barbara Ronchi, Elena Radonich…

What is it about? 1764. In free Venice, the musician and composer Jozef Misliwecek, nicknamed “Il Boemo”, is unable to break through despite his talent. An affair with a courtesan allows him to achieve his dream of creating an opera. Since then, his popularity has grown, but how far would he go? The life, work and escapades of a forgotten genius composer who admired the young Mozart.

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1: Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse – 4.05/5

Author: Joaquim dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Thompson

With Stephen Buck, Shameik Moore, Shirine Boutella…

What is it about? After finding Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man, a friendly hero from Brooklyn, is catapulted into the multiverse, where he meets a team of Spider-Heroes tasked with protecting his existence. But when the heroes face a new threat, Miles finds himself up against them and must decide what it means to be a hero in order to save the people he loves most.

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* As of Friday, June 30, 2023, for movies released between May 31 and June 28.