Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
With Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon…
What is it about? In 1942, convinced that Nazi Germany was developing nuclear weapons, the United States launched the “Manhattan Project” in great secrecy, which aimed to create the first atomic bomb in history. To pilot this device, the government hired J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist…
did you know Oppenheimer is based on biography American Prometheus: J. The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer Written by Kai Bird and Martin J. by Sherwin and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Christopher Nolan explains: “I wanted to immerse the viewer in the soul and life of a creature that was at the epicenter of the greatest mutations in history.
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Barbie by Greta Gerwig
With Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Emma Mackie…
What is it about? In Barbie Land, you are a perfect being in a perfect world. Unless you’re in an existential crisis, or you are.
did you know If Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway were considered to give life to the most famous dolls, Margot Robbie was finally chosen for the role of Barbie. Greta Gerwig says about him: “Margot is our iconic Barbie, and as she says in the movie, ‘I’m the Barbie everyone thinks of when they think of Barbie.’
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Nowadays… by Hong Sang-soo
With Ki Joo-bong, Kim Min-hee, Song Sunmi…
What is it about? The two alternate conversations in Seoul: a former actress is courted by a debutante, and an old poet receives an admirer. The two stars dodge their interlocutor’s existential questions, the former pondering her recent conversion, the latter struggling to quit alcohol and tobacco.
did you know For the first time, along with Hong Sang-soo, the cat takes the lead role in the film after River’s hotel break-in and the woman who ran away:
“I wanted to have cats in these two films because they are part of my experience of the world. And when I’m writing in the morning, the idea comes to me to include a cat because it belongs to the owner of the house. The apartment I’m shooting in, and so I’ve already spent time with them on set.
Kamal Lazrak packages
With Ayub Elaid, Abdellatif Masturi, Mohamed Hmimsa…
What is it about? In a popular suburb of Casablanca, Hassan and Issam, a father and son, live day to day, connecting small traffic for the local underworld. One night they are tasked with kidnapping a man. Then begins a long night in the slums of the city…
did you know Les Meutes features almost exclusively non-professional actors (as in Kamal Lazrak’s graduation film, Drar, shot in Casablanca). The director explains: “Working with non-professionals gives a lot of freedom, flexibility, adaptability. I didn’t want to shoot a film where you have to wait two hours for the lighting to be perfect.”
Under the rug by Camille Jaffe
They are with Askarid, Berenice Bejo, Thomas Shimeka…
What is it about? Odile is preparing to celebrate her birthday. While her children and grandchildren are leaving for the evening, Jean, her husband, dies suddenly. Unable to face this reality, he hides it under the bed…
did you know Under the Carpet is the first feature film of actress Camille Japp. For this, getting behind the camera was done organically: “It was a moment. I couldn’t have said it any other way. Obviously. It seemed like a contest of circumstances, deep down, to finally leave me as an actor.” His meeting with producer Isabel Grelat allowed him to write and shoot a short film before making this first feature film.
House of Evil by Samuel Bodin
With Lizzie Kaplan, Anthony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman…
What is it about? Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, incessant ringing sound coming from his bedroom wall – but his parents say it’s just a figment of his imagination. As his fears grow stronger, Peter convinces himself that his parents are hiding a terrible secret from him and loses faith in them…
Persian Shades of Manny Haggig
With Tarane Alidoosti, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Esmail Pour-Reza…
What is it about? A man and a woman in Tehran accidentally discover that another couple looks just like them. After confusion and misunderstanding, a love story is born… and manipulation.
did you know Persian Shadows borrows from realistic, social and fantasy cinema. Manny Haghig explains: “Writing the film was a long process, it took almost nine years. The biggest difficulty was maintaining the balance between these elements. I didn’t want to make an experimental film like my previous one, on the contrary, I wanted to make it. A fantastic, social film as well as a psychological thriller.”
By Paula Angela Ottobach
With Finnegan Oldfield, Aline Hellan-Boudon, Ocean…
What is it about? Paula is 11 years old. School is boring and he has only one friend, Achille. Dad makes a surprise: they are going to spend the summer in his dream house by the lake. But time passes, autumn approaches and they still do not come home.
did you know The casting was long. Angela Ottobach met at least a hundred little girls. The filmmaker recalls why he chose Aline Hellan-Boudon for the title role: “We’re brought up being asked to be lovers, and a lot of those who want to make movies portray that seductive relationship on camera. What I liked about Aline is her disregard for that logic.”
Kite Blues by Justin Harbonnier
What is it about? Madrid, New Mexico. The Cait Lord emigrated to this former ghost town surrounded by mountains. As madness takes over the United States in its most disturbing absurdity, Kite feels a growing sense of suffocation. So Kait sings.
did you know In 2013, the project started from the meeting between Kait and Justin Harbonnier. The director has just shot his first short film in Florida, there’s a beautiful sky and you’ll be shooting Angel Bertrand, in which Kite appears. It was in 2016, when he was living in Montreal and Donald Trump had just won the election, that the director wanted to make a film about the frustration he noticed in people his age.
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