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Flo by Géraldine Danon
With Stéphane Caillard, Alison Wheeler, Alexis Michalik…
What is it about ? Known as “the little bride of the Atlantic”, Florence Arthaud was above all a great sailor. His exceptional record, and unique in this male world, reached its peak with his victory in the Route du Rhum in 1990.
Did you know ? Daughter of producer Raymond Danon and goddaughter of Alain Delon, Géraldine Danon planned, in the early 2010s, to produce a biopic recounting the last ten years of Romy Schneider’s life (in particular the filming of La Passante du Sans-Souci, project worn by the actress and started in October 1981 shortly after the tragic death of her son).
In the end, things didn’t happen. However, with Flo, she delivers a biopic centered on Florence Arthaud.
Priceless by Eric Fraticelli
With Didier Bourdon, Eric Fraticelli, Philippe Corti…
What is it about ? The true story of three friends who discover a… priceless treasure!
Did you know ? With Inestimable, the Corsican actor, humorist and director Éric Fraticelli reunites with Didier Bourdon, whom he recently had in Permis de construction, but also Philippe Corti, his long-time partner with whom he, among others, played in Le Clan (adapted from his play).
With Inestimable, the Corsican actor, humorist and director Éric Fraticelli reunites with Didier Bourdon, whom he recently starred in Permis de construction, but also Philippe Corti, his long-time partner with whom he played in Le Clan (adapted from his play).
The Boy and the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki
With Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Kô Shibasaki…
What is it about ? After the disappearance of his mother in a fire, Mahito, a young boy of 11, must leave Tokyo to live in the countryside in the village where she grew up. He settles with his father in an old manor located on a huge estate where he meets a gray heron who little by little becomes his guide…
Did you know ? The Boy and the Heron is inspired by the novel And you, how will you live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, dating from 1937, a book once given to Hayao Miyazaki by his mother. A scene from the film shows the young hero discovering this book with a note from his mother which says “To raise Mahito”.
The work tells a coming-of-age story about a young boy’s emotional and philosophical development after the death of his father.
Marguerite’s Theorem by Anna Novion
With Ella Rumpf, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Clotilde Courau…
What is it about ? The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the ENS, seems clear. The only girl in her class, she is finishing a thesis which she must present in front of an audience of researchers. On the big day, an error shakes up all his certainties and the building collapses. Marguerite decides to leave everything to start again.
Did you know ? When she was in her twenties, Anna Novion fell ill and had to remain cloistered for six months: “After my recovery, I felt a disconnect with people my age, I was no longer in their carefree mood.” It is this gap to the world and to others that she sought to tell with Le Théorème de Marguerite:
“I thought about the major schools, where the students are sometimes outside the world, focused on their studies and very quickly the mathematics environment seemed obvious to me.”
The Kidnapping of Marco Bellocchio
With Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Barbara Ronchi…
What is it about ? In 1858, in the Jewish quarter of Bologna, the Pope’s soldiers burst into the home of the Mortara family. On the cardinal’s orders, they came to take Edgardo, their seven-year-old son. The child would have been baptized in secret by his nurse as a baby and the pontifical law is indisputable: he must receive a Catholic education.
Did you know ? In 2016, Steven Spielberg planned to bring the Mortara affair to the screen, with Mark Rylance in front of the camera. The director was to collaborate with Weinstein but the two men disagreed on several points and the producer decided to develop another adaptation of the affair, with Robert De Niro.
These two projects will never see the light of day.
Sir, the Mayor of Karine Blanc, Michel Tavares
With Clovis Cornillac, Eye Haïdara, Laurence Côte…
What is it about ? Mayor of a small mountain village at the foot of Mont-Blanc, Paul Barral is fighting to maintain businesses and protect the school from an announced closure. While he is desperately looking for ways to attract new families, the arrival of single mothers in difficult situations, including Joe-Lynn, an outspoken singer and her two children, will quickly create sparks.
Did you know ? The character of Paul is the result of extensive research work that Karine Blanc and Michel Tavares did on mayors of rural towns. The filmmakers met some of them, and also watched numerous documentaries and read quite a few testimonies.
Completely burned! by Gilles Legardinier
With John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Philippe Bas…
What is it about ? Since losing his wife, Andrew Blake no longer has his heart for anything. A final impulse pushes him to leave London to return to France, to the property where he had met her. This journey towards the memory of happy days is not going to go as planned at all…
Did you know ? Completely burned! is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, published in 2012. Its author, Gilles Legardinier, also director of the film, explains that the feature film is not a transposition of the book: “My film does not aim to scrupulously illustrate my words, but I hope that it brings viewers to the same mental and emotional state as my readers.”
Marx can expect from Marco Bellocchio
With Marco Bellocchio
What is it about ? Camillo died in 1968. Nearly fifty years later, Marco Bellocchio brings his entire family together for lunch. With his family he wonders about Camillo, his twin who disappeared at the age of 29. Brothers. The grandchildren. The sister of the girlfriend at the time. A psychiatrist. A priest.
Ghost portraits by Kleber Mendonça Filho
With Kleber Mendonça Filho
What is it about ? Ghost Portraits is a multidimensional journey into the city of Recife, Brazilian capital of Pernambuco, through time, cinema, sound, architecture and urban planning.
Inside Vasilis Katsoupis
With Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck…
What is it about ? Nemo, a seasoned burglar, finds himself trapped in a luxurious New York apartment. Essentially decorated with works of art, he will have to demonstrate creativity and tenacity to survive and try to escape…
Did you know ? It was in 2010 that Vasilis Katsoupis found the starting point for Inside, while he was staying with a friend in southern Manhattan, in a huge apartment dotted with designer objects, state-of-the-art furniture and priceless works of art.