Best Movie of the Week is “Effective and Disturbing”

3 best films according to the press:

1st draw: Teachers’ room – 3.8/5

“Gossip, unspoken words, intergenerational mistrust, and the headaches of teaching in the age of social networking, the film captures with surgical precision.” by Queneson (CinemaTeaser)

“Out of the incident, Ilker Katak builds a gripping thriller with a dizzying plot, staged with rigor on every level. Julien Rousset (South West)

1 draw: God bless you son – 3.8/5

“Inshallah un fils is the first film of anger and hope, Amjad Al Rashid is a talented director and Muna Hawa is a brilliant actress. By Mohamed Berkani (Franceinfo Culture)

“Thanks to the exquisite staging, where the character constantly tries to break free from the stifling circumstances in order to find his freedom, this story with its beautifully crafted dialogue ultimately gives sharp, luminous and peaceful sensations.” by Damien LeBlanc (Premiere)

3rd draw: Siegfried’s notebooks – 3.7/5

“Terence Davies is not an antiquarian of the (right) past, but an anthropologist of the (left) present. In this respect, intensely Proustian to the point of his style, where the stretched plans resemble the nested propositions of the Recherche.” By Gerard Lefort (Les Inrockuptibles)

“A wonderful twilight film about a young English poet, prey to love and war.” By Severin Danflus (Defector)

3rd draw: The blue giant – 3.7/5

“The plot is classic, a series of tests to conquer the Holy Grail – playing a concert in the biggest hall in Tokyo – but every musical passage is a delight, taking us into the famous giddiness that live music sometimes causes. By Yannick Well (Paris Match)

This use of various techniques related to perfection allows the musician-host pair to surpass themselves and achieve the famous blue note that every jazzman dreams of. By Hubert Niogret (positive)

3rd draw: My mother’s life – 3.7/5

“My Mother’s Life is not a clinical case study. Julien Carpentier captures the painful and tender meeting of mother and child. Jaoui plays on the wire. Lebghili no longer makes you laugh. He tugs at your heart.” By Etienne Sorin (Le Figaro)

“A wonderful journey between humor and drama.” By Gilles Thurman (Les Fiches du Cinéma)

3 best movies according to viewers:

1: Teachers’ room – 3.8/5

“Stress, paranoia and tension are at their peak in this drama that takes on the air of a very high-tension thriller. A well-crafted and disturbing film that is haunting and captivating until the very last frame.” by FaRem

“This is an excellent film that will not leave you bored for a second. The plot is very simple, very well composed, the lead actor is outstanding and the choice of perspective is completely relevant (… ).” by Hector184

2nd tie: My Mother’s Life – 3.5/5

“On a fairly serious subject, this comedy is done very precisely.” By Corrick Bernard

“This is a very beautiful film, moving, sensitive, charming, tender, although the subject is terrible. The actors, Agnes Jauy and William Lebgill, are admirable, with great subtlety.” 75 by Allen

2nd Tie: Inshallah Son – 3.5/5

“This portrayal of a fighting woman touched my heart. I have to say that her lead is incredible and can only draw you into this story.” Author Nick G.

“In the lead role, Palestinian actress Muna Hawa is simply incredible in conveying all the nuances of a complex personality, virtually alone against everyone we so desperately want to help and befriend.” Traverse 1

* According to AlloCiné’s barometer notes, as of Friday, March 8, 2024, for films that opened in theaters on March 6, with at least 10 top press reviews and 50 top audience ratings. These two tops do not include films that have already been released in France one or more times.