The twenty-fifth edition of the La Rochelle Fantasy Festival ended this Saturday, September 16, after five days of competition, during a ceremony that once again highlighted the eclecticism and audacity of the selection.
The story of the hunt for sponsors of the November 13, 2015 attacks, including the family feature film La Tribu with Alix Poisson and Alix Poisson, from Les Enchantés, Gregory Montel’s impressive Unitarian film about disability, to the thriller Les Espions de la Terror by Jonathan Zakai and the TV movie The Enchanter mystery About Romain Garry, discover our favorites from this 2023 edition.
Tom
Synopsis : At the head of a blended family, Camille and Martin, a couple in their forties, have barely moved in together when their lives are already far from a long, calm river! Between their children, sister, parents, but also their ex(s), this family forms a real “tribe” with an inevitably unstable balance!
Each decade, its own family series. After Wonderful Family and Don’t Do This, Don’t Do That, TF1 is coming soon Tom, a hilarious and quirky piece of fiction that follows a blended family with busy lives. Between their abusive ex-spouses and a surprise that risks changing everything, Camille and Martin will do anything to bring their two families together. Fast-paced and hilarious, La Tribu is a funny and exciting series that excels at pulling the audience into much more dramatic moments that add depth to the characters. Alix Poisson and Jonathan Zakai. If humor takes precedence, the writers still deal with strong themes that make fiction more than just a family soap opera. La Tribu can be found soon on TF1
a magician
Synopsis : Immediately after the publication of La Vie avant soi, Romain Gary’s younger cousin Paul Pavlovich was played by Emile Ajar. The press, editors, readers, everyone is on it. Well, almost everyone: Adele, a literature student at La Sorbonne, originally from Nice (where Garry spent part of her childhood), is convinced that Emile Ajar and Romain Garry are the same writer. He goes to find Gary on Rue du Bac, where he lives, to confront him. Will she condemn him? Or will the magician manage to drag him into the illusion?
This is undoubtedly the greatest literary hoax of the 20th century. Romain Garry has won the prestigious Goncourt prize for the second time, but this time under the name Emile Ajar. A writer of many names and faces, Romain Garry was not afraid to become someone else in order to reinvent himself. Between deception and a real stroke of genius, he manages to fool everyone except Adele, a young literature student with a crush on the writer. Hence, this part of the story, which excited the literary world in its time a magician He looks at it with some humor in his own way. Directed by Philippe Lefebvre, with a screenplay by Maria Pourchet and Francois-Henri Deserables, L’Enchanteur is a thrilling film directed by the simply excellent Charles Berling. The minutes pass, forcing us to discover more and more about this author, whose life is as whimsical as it is fascinating. Enchanteur will soon be found on France 2
Enchanted
Synopsis : Father Thierry, he was born mentally deficient. Little is Lucy. Between them they form an unbreakable block of love. Until the day Lucy, six years old, goes to school and learns about her father’s disability. Fearing that knowledge will tear them apart forever, he decides not to learn anymore.
Adaptation of Jeanne Benaur’s novel Les Demeures, Enchanted Immerse us in a family story that is as disturbing as it is exciting. Thierry, who has been mentally disabled since birth, is raising his six-year-old daughter Luce alone. Both are united by unconditional and unwavering love for each other. But soon their lives are turned upside down when Lucy goes to school for the first time and learns about her father’s disability. Les Enchantés is a tender, delicate and poetic film, brilliantly interpreted Gregory Montel and Daphne Richard. Accomplices and moving two actors take us through this story without any problems, which did not leave us indifferent without falling into pathos. In addition to the quality of the script and direction, the film avoids clichés in its portrayal of mental deficiency. A performance served by the interpretation of Gregory Montel, who manages to create real sympathy with the audience. Les Enchantés, soon to be discovered on Arte.
Terror spies
Synopsis : The hunt for those responsible for the November 2015 attacks is straining France’s secret services. Among them, Lucy, a skilled and determined DGSI counter-terrorism agent, struggles to advance the investigation. Against the advice of his management, he joins forces with Malika, a seasoned analyst from DGSE. For his part, despite the paranoia that reigns in the services, Vincent, a major in Lille’s territorial DGSI, does his best to protect his new source and allow him to penetrate the heart of French jihadism. The boundless commitment of these anonymous heroes, willing to do anything to protect France from new attacks, undermines their personal lives and awakens deep scars.
Adapted from the novel by Mate Suk, Terror spies leading to a relentless hunt for DGSE and DGSI agents to find the sponsors of the 13 November attacks. Through the plight of four characters played by Rachida Brackney, Fleur Grefier, Vincent Elbaz and Pierre Perrier, screenwriter Frank Filippon highlights the work of the men and women behind the scenes working to keep everyone safe. Charming and charming, the mini-series manages to keep us captivated for four episodes and takes on a dimension when it deals with the post-traumatic stress of those who were close to these attacks. Between the difficulty of rebuilding oneself and the desire to do everything to prevent this tragedy from happening again, the characters of Terror Spies have many aspects that give fiction a special dimension. Terror spies will soon be spotted on the M6
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