Goats! By Fred Kawai
With Danny Boone, Jerome Commander, Claire Chast…
What is it about? Did you know that animals could be tried for crimes in the 17th century? Laughed at the bar, Bar Pompignac thinks he’s found his life’s work: defending the young and innocent Josette, wrongly accused of murdering the Marshal… but without considering his adversary, the formidable Maître Valvert. And Josette, who turns out to be none other than a goat!
did you know The fact that animals could be tried for crimes in the 17th century is a historical fact that Fred Kawai orchestrated for the film’s humor…hence the small sentence shown in the opening credits: “Based on a true story… or almostThe filmmaker confides:
“At one time, in France, we could try animals, in every court with lawyers, judges, juries… and if they were found guilty, they were sentenced to the same punishment as humans: hanging, quartering, impalement. …”
The Life of James Hawes
With Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin…
What is it about? Prague, 1938. As the city is on the brink of falling to the Nazis, a London banker will do anything to save hundreds of children who face certain death in concentration camps. At the risk of his life, Nicholas Winton will organize the convoys to England, where 669 Jewish children will find shelter.
did you know The team decided to tell the story in two different eras, 1938 and 1988, instead of taking a completely linear approach. Screenwriter Lucinda Coxon explains: “While the events of 1938 were particularly dramatic, the question was one that had a lasting effect on all involved.”.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Path to Pillar Training Haruo Sotozaki
Natsuki with Hanae, Kengo Kawanishi, Akari Kito…
What is it about? With Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – on the way to the training of the pillars, discover for the first time on the big screen the 11th episode of Blacksmith Village and its conclusion of the epic battle between Tanjiro and the Fourth Upper Moon Hantengu, not to forget the resounding fate of Nezuko who wins the Sun.
Successor to Xavier Legrand
With Marc-André Grondin, Yves Jacques, Anne-Élisabeth Bose…
What is it about? Happy and successful, Elias becomes the new artistic director of the famous French haute couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has recently died of a heart attack, Elias goes to Quebec to settle an estate.
did you know Xavier Legrand chose to locate Le Successeur in Quebec. He explains why: It is about representing the character of Elias in his French empire, which, even if he is fundamentally alone, is surrounded, even helped. On the other hand, once he arrives in Canadian territory, he is all the more alone. It is completely isolated.”
Throughout the season, Hanna Ladul, Marco La Via
With Catherine Deneuve, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Saylor…
What is it about? Charlie, a 20-year-old student, returns to the family farm in Virginia to help his ailing mother. They have different outlooks on life: Charlie studies finance and Laura runs a chicken farm. After a long absence, Solange, Laura’s mother, Charlie’s grandmother, arrives at the farm…
did you know Hannah Ladulle and Marco La Via immediately thought of Catherine Deneuve as this grandmother: “For us, Catherine is a bit like the Queen of France, she embodies France completely. And she doesn’t really have that grandmotherly side to her, we didn’t spontaneously imagine her in that role.”
Universal Theory by Tim Kroeger
With Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hans Zischler…
What is it about? 1962: At a physics conference in the Swiss Alps, young Johannes defends the theory of the existence of parallel universes. But no one believes him, not even his guardian. However, mysteries are piling up: a curious cloud formation in the sky; The ghostly presence of Karin, this young pianist who is obsessed with her and seems to know everything about her…
Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Sualem
With Hiam Abbas
What is it about? Hiam Abbas left his Palestinian village to pursue his dream of becoming an actor in Europe, leaving behind his mother, grandmother and seven sisters. Thirty years later, his daughter Lina, a director, returns to him to track down the lost places and the scattered memories of four generations of Palestinian women.
Sleep Jason Yu
With Yu-Mi Jeong, Sun-Kyun Lee
What is it about? A young couple’s life is turned upside down when the husband blacks out in his sleep and transforms into a different person after the blackout. His new born wife is terrified and can’t sleep anymore…
did you know Sleep is Jason Yu’s first feature film. The latter cut his teeth on Bong Joon-ho’s Okjaze, for which he was an assistant director. “I worked on this film for two years, from preparation to post-production and promotion, because I was also its English translator on the festival circuit. It was on this film that I learned almost everything I know about cinema.”
Bruno Dumont’s Empire
With Lina Khudri, Anamaria Vartolomey, Camil Kotin…
What is it about? Between Ma Loute and The Life of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, Bruno Dumont offers a caustic, brutal and insane vision of Star Wars.
did you know With L’Empire, Bruno Dumont reunites with Fabrice Luchini after Ma loute (2016). The director notes: “Fabricus Luchin goes straight to Auric, and it is he who walks … His theatrical costume quickly brought him to the curtains, and, lying so high, he deftly explained the bird.
“Seriousness naturally borders on burlesque in this man, who spirals like a lark over a farm field, singing his trill at the top of his lungs, giving himself up to this great shift of soul, so profoundly human, its tragi-comic. “
This Night in America by Anna Vaz
What is it about? Thousands of animals have been rescued from a city trap in a Brazilian zoo. At nightfall, tamanduas, bush wolves, owls and savannah foxes rub shoulders with biologists, veterinarians and zookeepers in a bleak scenario where life-sustaining challenges intersect in a web of perspectives. Who are the real prisoners?
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