To help you choose, here are the 3 films of the week rated best by the press and the audience on AlloCiné!*
3 best films according to the press:
1: Leila and her brothers – 3.9/5
“If Iran found its fabulist in Asghar Farhadi, the country found a completely punk filmmaker: Said Rustai. After Law of Tehran, he achieved perfection with Leila and his brothers.” Emmanuel Spadasenta (filmmaker)
“We should definitely get the first hour of talking and hesitation. Also a lot of shouting. But the mechanics are relentless, rough, overwhelming, worthy of the famous dilemma scenarios of another Iranian filmmaker, Asghar Farhad.” By Christophe Caron (Voice of the North)
2nd: Three thousand years ahead – 3.6/5
“The strength of this film lies in its belief that cinema always needs stories. Also, there are many built-in stories that take us away from the ending and help us, if only temporarily, to protect ourselves from loneliness, boredom. And death.” By Severin Dunfluss (Defector)
“To top it all off, Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba make a charming duo who perfectly portray trapped characters who break free with love. It seems like the 3,000-year wait was worth it.” By Thibaut Lies (Latest from Alsace)
3rd: Rumba Life – 3.5/5
“This rumba doesn’t breathe Java, we don’t explode with laughter, but the face-to-face of an old idiot redeeming himself proves the filmmaker’s, even perfect, face in Frank Dubosk.” By the editors (Le Parisien)
“Constantly oscillating between laughter and tears, the star opens her heart in this story full of sincerity, tenderness and humanity that includes moments of pure magic.” By Stéphane Belpesch (Le Journal du Dimanche)
3 best movies according to viewers:
1: Leila and her brothers – 4/5
“Leila et ses frères reinvents the family portrait to become an intense and never complacent drama. There is an incredible sense of rhythm (almost 3 hours of film!) that gradually becomes a subtle reflection of Iranian society: its sense of dignity, respect, brothers and traditions.” Pierre Mr
“Happiness, even better than Law of Tehran. A game with great precision, very well constructed narratively.” Sylvain M.
2: Three thousand years ahead – 3.5/5
“Too good a George Miller to not be a great movie or even a masterpiece (a neighboring film that also tackles similar themes tops it: Pan’s Labyrinth)” Naughty Dog
“A very good fantasy film with a wonderful acting duo of Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. George Miller did a great job on this fabulous feature film.” Fabian S.
3rd: Rumba Life – 3.3/5
“A wonderful surprise this summer. An exquisite film by a signed actor, from whom I did not expect such works. 1.30 hours of real cinema, by a convincing actor. I strongly recommend it!” by Sydney
“Dubosk said he wanted to become a director for the second part of his career: not an amazing aesthetic talent, but his script and dialogues are of high quality. Why not.” By Jean-Jacques Altman
* Based on AlloCiné Barometer ratings as of Friday, August 26, 2022, for films that opened in theaters on August 24 with at least 10 reviews for Best Press and 50 ratings for Best Audiences. These two tops do not include films released once or more than once in France.
Source: allocine
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