From October 12 to 15, 8 VOD platforms allow cinema fans to rent or buy films at reduced prices. In all, there are 200 titles waiting for you. Classics, blockbusters, comedies, docus…: there is something for everyone!
WHAT IS THE VOD FESTIVAL?
This year and for the 7th time, VOD platforms are joining forces to offer the public the opportunity to discover or rediscover the best of cinema from home, for rental or purchase, at reduced prices!
In total, there are more than 200 films that you can see and rewatch from 1 euro to rent and 5 euros to purchase, from Thursday October 12 to Sunday October 25, 2023. And this by going to Arte Boutique, CANALVOD, MOVIE, LaCinetek, Orange VOD, PREMIERE MAX by VIDEOFUTUR, UniverseCiné And VIVA by VIDEOFUTURE. If you are afraid of not knowing what to choose between the latest releases released only 3 months ago in theaters, and cinema classics, AlloCiné has put together a small selection for you.
VOD CELEBRATE CINEMA!
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – VOLUME 3
Released in May 2023, Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is the final opus in the saga carried by Star Lord, Mantis, Gamora, Groot, Rocket and the others. A final high-level part, directed by James Gunn and which will delight Marvel fans and neophytes alike.
Our favorite band of misfits has changed a bit. Peter Quill, still mourning the loss of Gamora, must assemble his team to defend the universe and protect one of his own. If unsuccessful, this mission could well mark the end of the Guardians as we know them.
JANE BY CHARLOTTE
Jane Birkin left us last July. 2 years earlier, Jane by Charlotte was released, a sublime documentary nominated for the 2023 César for Best Documentary, in which she spoke in front of the camera and under the gaze of her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg. A nugget of emotion, sweetness, intimacy, the film explores their relationship, their modesty and succeeds in unraveling the mysteries of their bond.
Charlotte Gainsbourg began filming her mother, Jane Birkin, to watch her as she had never done before. The modesty of one in front of the other had never allowed such a rapprochement. But through the camera, the ice breaks to reveal an unprecedented exchange, over several years, which gradually erases the two artists and lays them bare in an intimate, unprecedented and universal conversation to reveal a mother’s face. have a girl. Jane by Charlotte.
WING OR THIGH
Directed by Claude Zidi in 1976, The Wing or the Thigh is among the great classics of the cinema of Louis de Funès, and offers the public the only meeting between him and Coluche, the first making his return to the cinema after a heart attack , the second being in full comic ascension.
Charles Duchemin, the director of a gastronomic guide who has just been elected to the Académie Française, finds himself a major adversary in the person of Jacques Tricatel, the CEO of a restaurant chain. His son Gérard secretly runs a small circus troupe.
LOVE AND FORESTS
In May 2023, Valérie Donzelli brought to the screen the book by Eric Reinhardt of the same name and released in 2014. Presented in official competition in the Cannes Premieres category at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the film brings together Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud for a feature chilling footage.
When Blanche crosses paths with Grégoire, she thinks she will meet the one she is looking for. The bonds that unite them are quickly forged and their story is built in passion. The couple moves, Blanche moves away from her family and her twin sister, and opens up to a new life. But thread by thread, she finds herself under the influence of a possessive and dangerous man.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
2nd biggest cinema success of the year 2022 after Avatar 2, Top Gun: Maverick allows Tom Cruise to once again don the costume of the emblematic pilot of the big screen. After serving as one of the United States Navy’s top fighter pilots for over thirty years, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell continues to push his limits as a test pilot.
He refuses to move up in rank, because it would force him to give up flying. He is tasked with training a detachment of young Top Gun school graduates for a special mission that no pilot would have ever imagined. A mission during which he will meet Lieutenant Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, son of his late friend Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.
Faced with an uncertain future, haunted by his ghosts, Maverick will have to face his worst nightmares during a mission that will require the greatest sacrifices.
THE PARTNERS IN CRIME
Allowing William Lebghil to win the Best Actor Prize at the Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival 2023, Les Complices is a unique comedy that it would be a shame to miss! The actor shares the bill with Laura Felpin and François Damiens, among others.
Max, a ruthless fifty-year-old hitman, discovers that he has a problem: he now faints at the slightest drop of blood. His future in the profession being compromised, he will have to retrain… But not so simple when his only professional skill is to kill people… They are helped by a couple of young neighbors, Karim and Stéphanie, who cannot imagine not for a moment who they are dealing with… Max becomes attached, despite himself, to the young couple, until his past catches up with him…
DIDIER
Another comedy, this time becoming cult, Didier is the very first film by Alain Chabat, and was honored with the César for Best First Film in 1998. The director portrays Didier, a dog who becomes human, in this nugget of humor counting on his effective writing, his cult lines, and the impeccable acting of Alain Chabat and the much missed Jean-Pierre Bacri.
It’s really not the time for Jean-Pierre, a sports agent, to keep a friend’s labrador for a week while he is entangled in dark affairs. And yet, this chore will lead him into the most incredible adventure, where his worst nightmare may well be the chance of his life.