Wish – Asha and the Lucky Star by Chris Buck, Fawn Weerasunthorne
With Ocean Demonti, Ariana Debose, Evan Peters…
What is it about? Asha, a 17-year-old girl with a lively mind and loyalty to her loved ones, lives in Rosas, a kingdom where literally all wishes come true. In a moment of desperation, he sends a wish to the stars, to which the cosmic force responds: a small ball of infinite energy called a star.
did you know Wish – Asha and the Good Star is the 62nd feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. It features an original story written by Jennifer Lee and Alison Moore, as well as seven new songs composed by Grammy Award-nominated and award-winning Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice.
A Time for Love Cattell Quillevere
With Anais Demostier, Vincent Lacoste, Paul Beaupaire…
What is it about? 1947. On the beach, Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel-restaurant, the mother of a little boy, meets Francois, a rich and cultured student. Among them is obvious. Providence. If we know what this young man wants to leave behind, we will discover in time what Francois is trying to escape by mixing with Madeleine’s fate…
did you know The starting point of Time of Love originates from the story of Cattel Quilleur’s grandmother, who always made people feel that she had a secret. The headmaster always knew, vaguely, that it was necessary not to ask him questions and respected his silence… until someone outside the family, in this case his partner, helped him discover the truth.
Laetitia Colombani braids
With Kim Raver, Fotini Peluso, Mia Maelzer…
What is it about? Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smitha, Julia and Sarah bond without knowing what is most intimate and unique about them.
did you know La Tresse, directed by Laetitia Colombani, is adapted from her novel of the same name, published in 2017. The story of these three women, who belong to different cultures and contexts, was born in January 2015, the day the writer/filmmaker met one. Her very close friends at the wig shop:
She had just found out she had cancer and was starting chemotherapy. She opted for a natural Indian hair wig. Then I remembered a documentary I had seen on TV years ago that showed how the hair offered by pilgrims to an Indian temple was traveled outside the country and served. as a basis for making a wig.”
Conan by Bertrand Mandico
With Elina Lowenson, Christa Terrett, Julia Ridler…
What is it about? Wandering in the abyss, the hellhound Rainer tells the story of Conan’s six lives, forever killing his own future, through ages, myths and centuries. From childhood, a slave to Sanja and his barbaric horde, to the heights of cruelty at the gates of our world.
did you know Before there was a film, Conan was to be a play, born at the instigation of Philippe Quesnay, who then directed the Théâtre d’Amandiers and who proposed to Bertrand Mandico to make a show that would be connected to the cinema. The latter spontaneously initiated the idea of ”Conan the Barbarian”:
“That show was supposed to be the genesis of Conan. It involved screenings, a double director trying to put the movie together: it was the ‘prep show’. Conan’s anteroom.”
Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
With Koji Yakusho, Tokyo Emoto, Arisa Nakano…
What is it about? Hirayama works to maintain public toilets in Tokyo. He enjoys a simple life and is very structured in his daily life. He maintains a passion for music, books and trees, which he loves to photograph. His past will resurface as a result of unexpected meetings. A moving and poetic reflection on the search for beauty in everyday life.
did you know The film originated from a letter that Wim Wenders received in early 2022. It contained the following text: “Would you be interested in making a series of short feature films in Tokyo, maybe 4 or 5, each 15 to 20 minutes long?
“These films are all about extraordinary public social projects, involve the work of great architects, and we ensure that you develop the scripts yourself and get the best distribution. We guarantee you complete artistic freedom.”
Girls Are Fine by Itsaso Arana
With Barbara Leni, Irene Escolar, Helena Ezquero…
What is it about? It is empty. A group of young women gather in a house in the village to rehearse a play. Sheltered from the oppressive heat, they share their knowledge of friendship, play, love, abandonment and death, with the secret hope of getting better.
Dumb Money Craig Gillespie
With Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio…
What is it about? The incredible true story of an ordinary man and his followers who rocked Wall Street by betting on GameStop, a company no one believed in. By putting all his savings on a crazy bet, Keith Gill and those who choose to follow him will win big, big money: Wall Street has its new wolves.
did you know Dumb Money is adapted from the book The Anti-Social Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and Ragtag Enthusiast Trader Group That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees Written by Ben Mezrich (he is the author of Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebookthe work that spawned David Fincher’s The Social Network) and focused on the GameStop case.
Thanksgiving: A Week of Horrors by Eli Roth
With Patrick Dempsey, Addison Ray, Milo Manheim…
What is it about? A year after Black Friday turned into chaos, a mysterious killer takes inspiration from the traditional Thanksgiving holiday and terrorizes the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the famous holiday. As one population after another is wiped out, these seemingly random murders reveal a larger and more sinister plan.
did you know Before there was a movie, Thanksgiving: Week of Horrors was a fake trailer directed by Eli Roth as part of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s Greenhouse double bill consisting of Planet Terror and Death Boulevard.
Baloji Augur
With Mark Zinga, Lucy DeBay, Elian Umuhir…
What is it about? After a 15-year absence, Kofi returns to the Congo to introduce his pregnant wife to his family. Considered a sorcerer by his people, he meets three other characters who, like him, want to be freed from the burden of their faith and their duties. Only mutual aid and reconciliation will allow them to escape the curse that affects them.
did you know In Swahili, the name Baloji means “sorcerer” and also “a sorcerer who can take over the powers of other sorcerers”. Director says: “It’s a really scary name. In Europe, I’d be called a ‘devil’ or a ‘demon’. So because of my name and because people called me a witch, I was always fascinated by the occult and people were perceived differently.”
“That’s why Kofi, the film’s protagonist, has a wine stain on his face: I wanted to materialize the weight of this label.”
“Little Men” by Laurent Metter, Camille Freudev-Metter
What is it about? Les Petits hommes gives voice to thirty boys between the ages of 7 and 18 that they have met in France and from all walks of life. We interviewed them about topics that are at the heart of feminist struggles today: physical appearance and aesthetic guidelines, love and friendship, sexism and sexual violence, gender fluidity and the rights of LGBTQI people.
did you know Laurent Mather is a writer, director and producer. Fiction, documentary or installation, her projects almost all belong to the field of feminism and the fight against discrimination.
“I made three documentaries in particular: In The Jungle, About Women In Politics, Men Of The Century, About What Feminism Did (or Didn’t) Do To Men And Today, Little Menhe specifies.
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