In theaters on August 31st: With love and passion, Rebel, La Page blanche…

In theaters on August 31st: With love and passion, Rebel, La Page blanche…

Filming anecdotes, notes of intention, information for film lovers: every week, discover behind the scenes of a film release

With love and passion by Claire Denny

With Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lyndon, Gregoire Colin…

What is it about? Sarah and Jean love each other, they have been living together for several years. They trust each other. Desire never fades. One morning, Sarah runs into Francois, her former lover, this Francois, who introduces her to Jean, this Francois, whom she unhesitatingly leaves for Jean.

did you know Lovingly and mercilessly adapted from Christine Angotti’s novel, A Turning Point in Life. This is the second time, following 2017’s beautiful Interior Sun, that Claire Danes has collaborated with a novelist to write a screenplay. The director explains:

Working with Christine was a little different this time. It was not to write ex nihilo, but to adapt one of his novels, a turning point in life. In addition, and this is nothing, this project formed the beginning of the pandemic.

Rebel Adil El Arbi, Bilal Fallah

With Abubakr Bensaihi, Lubna Azabal, Amir El Arbi…

What is it about? Kamal decides to go to Syria to help the war victims. But when he arrives, he is forced to join an armed group and finds himself trapped in Raqqa. His younger brother Nasim, who dreams of joining him, becomes easy prey for jihadi recruits.

did you know Adil El Arbi and Bilal Fallah, who are responsible for aesthetic gangster films such as Black and Gangsta, also directed the American blockbuster Bad Boys For Life, Michael Bay’s sequel Bad Boys and Bad Boys II. In May 2021, after filming two episodes of the Miss Marvel series, they were chosen to direct Batgirl, DC’s new version, for HBO Max.

But Warner’s new management finally decided to cancel the film in early August 2022… an announcement that sent Hollywood into a frenzy when the $70 million blockbuster was already shot and in post-production.

Muriel Magellan’s White Page

With Sarah Giraudeau, Pierre Deladonchamp, Grégoire Ludig…

What is it about? Eloise finds herself sitting alone on a Paris chair. Who is he ? what is he doing there He doesn’t remember anything! Then he begins an investigation, full of surprises, to find out who he is. What if this amnesia allowed him to find who he is, who he loves, and reinvent his life?

did you know The White Page is adapted from the comic of the same name by Bullet and Penelope Baggier. Muriel Magellan fell in love with the characters and the painting, but also with the amnesia problem that afflicts the heroine Eloise.

“I immediately fell in love with his concern, his quest … and the alternation of poetry and humor that the comic carried.”I promise the director, who for the occasion signs his second feature after the TV movie Moi, grosse (2019), a comedy about obesity.

Everything Everywhere at Once Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

Starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Hui Kwan, Jamie Lee Curtis…

What is it about? Evelyn Wang is exhausted: she no longer understands her family, her job, and she’s broke because of the bills… Suddenly, she finds herself immersed in multiple universes, parallel universes, where she explores all the lives she could have lived.

did you know Evelyn’s father is played by James Hong. He is one of the most prolific actors of all time, having appeared in over 500 films and TV series. He is best known for his role as the magician David Lo Pen in The Adventures of Jack Burton in The Claws of the Mandarin by John Carpenter.

Tasting by Ivan Kalberak

With Isabel Care, Bernard Campan, Munir Amamra…

What is it about? Divorced from a rough type, Jacques runs a small winery on the verge of bankruptcy alone. Hortense, involved in an association and determined not to end up as an old maid, walks into her shop one day and decides to sign up for a tasting workshop…

did you know Isabel Carré and Bernard Campan already played together in the film “Remembering Beautiful Things” (2001). In addition, the actress finds the director Ivan Kalberak in Two to One Weeks (Half of the School Holidays) (2009).

The Five Devils of Lea Missius

With Adele Exarchopoulos, Sally Drama, Svala Emat…

What is it about? Vicki, a strange and lonely little girl, has a gift: she can smell and reproduce any odor she chooses, which she collects in carefully labeled jars. One day, Julia, their father’s sister, enters their lives. Vicki begins to develop her scent.

did you know Les Cinq Diables was born from the idea of ​​a little girl obsessed with fragrances. A very personal topic for Leah Missius, who as a child tried to identify and reproduce scents, then trained to better understand the extraction and composition of perfumes. However, he did not want to place his film in the midst of perfumery.

My name is Molly Reynolds

with Davit Gulpilil

What is it about? Plucked from the Australian bush as a young boy, David Gulpilil would become the first Aboriginal icon on the big screen. Torn between the traditions of his people and the excesses of Hollywood, the multi-talented actor and dancer tells us about the extraordinary journey his life has taken.

did you know The director talks about the three choices that led him to make this documentary: “The first is that it would be David’s story about his life. The second is that he would be speaking directly to the camera. And the third is that no one would be speaking for him or about him. We were going to recreate it. The world.”

Escape by Jonas Poher Rasmussen

What is it about? The true story of Amin, an Afghan who had to flee the country in the late 80s when he was still a child. Thirty years later, now a university student in Denmark, he confides in his best friend the true story of his journey and fight for freedom.

did you know Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 years old when he met Amin in Denmark. The latter came alone from Afghanistan and lived in a foster home, near where the future director lived. He recalls:

“We passed each other at the bus stop every morning on the way to high school and gradually became friends. That was 25 years ago. I never asked him about his past.”

Shamira Rafaela’s shabu

What is it about? The tragicomic failure of a young teenager from the working-class districts of Rotterdam. Because he damaged his grandmother’s car, he has to find money for repairs for one summer.

did you know Shamira Rafaela wanted to take the opposite view of her 2014 documentary, Deal With It, which showed the dark and unhappy side of immigrant heritage, a Caribbean family caught up in drugs and crime. If shabu happens in an underprivileged neighborhood, there is no victimization or trouble.

House of Memory João Paulo Miranda Maria

With Antonio Pitanga, Anna Flavia Cavalcanti, Soren Hellerup…

What is it about? Cristovami, originally from the interior of Brazil, works at a dairy in a prosperous region of Brazil, a former Austrian colony. He feels alone there, distinguished by cultural and ethnic differences. One day he discovers an abandoned house filled with objects that remind him of his origins.

did you know The starting point of Memory House is a dream that João Paulo Miranda Maria had a few years ago. In the latter, he finds himself surrounded by other people, in a house full of memories and things from the past…

Source: allocine

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