The Immensita
- What to see
Drama by Emanuele Crialese, 1h37
In 1970s Rome, Clara raises her three children with the courage of a little soldier.
The eldest daughter is a tomboy.
It was said like that, at the time.
At 12, Adriana prefers to be called Andrea.
The ill-fated teenager in a skin that is not her own thinks she comes from another galaxy.
Growing up is never easy.
We are witnessing a series of fair and rapid sketches.
There is seriousness, a hint of anger, a diffuse disenchantment.
Penélope Cruz is in a state of grace.
In her Fiorucci dresses, she is petite, toned, sulky, wild.
She has the rage of Anna Magnani, the smile of Sophia Loren, the humor of Monica Vitti.
It's as if she sent all Almodovar flying.
The change of scenery succeeded him.
She deserves all the awards.
May Emanuele Crialese be thanked here.
is a film that sings.
This is a sad song.
IN.
Read alsoOur review of the film L'Immensita: Roman childhood
The Flight
- To see
Drama by Pietro Marcello, 1h40
Flight
is located in the north of France, in Picardy.
It opens with archives of Armistice Day in the Bay of Somme.
These images alternate with Joseph's return to his village.
A soldier who survived the First World War, he was not welcomed as a hero.
He learns that his wife froze to death after a rape.
The criminal, Fernand, lives free and carefree.
Joseph also discovers that he is the father of a daughter, Juliette, taken in by Adeline (Noémie Lvovsky), a farmer with a big heart.
Accused of being a witch by the villagers, she lives apart, with a blacksmith and his family, also marginal and despised by the good people.
At the heart of a story that cannot be reduced to a feminist manifesto or an anti-patriarchy charge lies the relationship between a father and his daughter.
A great filial love story.
A beautiful tribute also from Pietro Marcello, craftsman of the cinema, to his cabinetmaker father.
S.E.
Read alsoOur review of L'Envol: Juliette and the men
De humani corporis fabrica
- To see
Documentary by Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 1 h 58
Anatomy of the human body through several operations in the hospital, filmed from the outside as well as from the inside.
Between an eye surgery, the dissection of a cancerous breast and a caesarean section, an impressive experience.
E.
S.
Grand Marin
- What to see
Drama by Dinara Drukarova, 1:24
Adapted from Catherine Poulain's best-seller, the first film by and starring Dinara Drukarova hits the viewer hard.
The one who burst into the cinema in 1990 with
Move not, die, resurrect
(gold camera at Cannes) offers herself a role of silent "sparrow", Lili, a woman with a mysterious past who arrives in Iceland with the obsession of embark to participate in a fishing campaign on an Alaskan trawler.
A film with a strong character that seduces with its sincerity and its beautiful outbursts of harsh poetry.
O.D.
The Novice
- We can see
Thriller by Lauren Hadaway, 1h37
First-year college student Alex Dahl knows no half measures.
The young woman is able to redo the same partial ten times before obtaining a clear round.
A perfectionism that she decides to put at the service of the rowing team of her establishment after seeing a recruitment ad.
Begin a masochistic, physical and psychological journey to the heart of darkness in order to surpass his comrades, faster and more seasoned.
Pushing the limits, Alex is quick to unite her teammates against her and lose touch with reality.
This portrait à la
Black Swan
, which says a lot about the moods and sacrifices of high-level athletes, is a concentrate of staging.
CJ
Read alsoOur review of the film The Novice: born to row
The Rascals
- We can see
Drama by Jimmy Laporal-Treasure, 1:45
The confrontation in the 1980s between a band of young people from the suburbs with a rockabilly look and skinheads.
If the scenario goes astray by wanting to plow all the grounds (social, political), these
Rascals
do not lack style.
E.
S.
Les Cadors
- We can see
Dramatic comedy by Julien Guetta, 1 h 25
Jean-Paul Rouve is narrowly moving in Julien Guetta's second film, a bittersweet comedy that recounts the unfailing friendship between two brothers on the docks of Cherbourg.
O.D.
The Cyclades
- To avoid
Comedy by Marc Fitoussi, 1 h 50
Olivia Côte, stuck and divorced, finds her childhood friend, Laure Calamy, sassy and single.
The mismatched duo bickers while touring the Cyclades.
Kristin Scott Thomas, as an old hippie, weighs down the already painful trip a little more.
This is the first time that we have regretted a holiday in Greece.
E.
S.
