Shooting anecdotes, notes of intent, information for film lovers: every week, discover behind the scenes of cinema releases.
In Very Troubled Waters by Ben Wheatley
With Jason Statham, Jing Wu, Cliff Curtis…
What is it about ? This summer, get ready for an adrenaline rush with EN EAUX VERY TROUBLES! A supercharged action film, this second opus, even more gigantic than the 2018 blockbuster, plunges the viewer into ever deeper waters, where fearsome megalodons swarm, and much more…
Did you know ? Released in 2018, In troubled waters totaled $530 million worldwide for an estimated budget of $130 million. In France, the blockbuster gathered just over 1.6 million spectators.
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Yannick by Quentin Dupieux
With Raphaël Quenard, Blanche Gardin, Pio Marmaï…
What is it about ? In the middle of a performance of the play “Le Cocu”, a very bad boulevard, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand…
Did you know ? The film is accessible free of charge to all people who bear the first name of Yannick during its first week of operation. The production has indeed decided to offer a free place to all the Yannicks who have filled out an online form.
Tropic by Edouard Salier
With Pablo Cobo, Louis Peres, Marta Nieto…
What is it about ? Lázaro and Tristán, twins, are part of a military program that aims to train the best astronauts of tomorrow. Their mother sacrificed everything to bring them to this goal. But their dream is shattered and the family unit explodes when Tristán is contaminated by a toxic residue that transforms him physically and mentally…
Did you know ? The financing of Tropic was that of a very well supported first auteur film, since it benefited from several aids: CNC, Advance on receipts, support from two regions, Canal+, etc. “Having said that, throughout these journeys we have come up against the difficulty of classifying the film. Is it a genre film? An intimate auteur drama?”says filmmaker Edouard Salier.
The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi
With Pierfrancesco Favino, Kasia Smutniak, Berenice Bejo…
What is it about ? The life of Marco Carrera, nicknamed “the hummingbird”, an existence made up of absolute love, losses and coincidences.
Did you know ? The film is adapted from the novel the hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi, who won the prestigious Strega Prize. Francesca Archibugi, who has been friends with the writer for several years, explains: “I have a great affection for him, and I was inevitably a little anxious at the idea of adapting this book which I like very much, I did not want to disappoint him.”
Magic! by Caroline Origer
With Jella Haase, Lisa-Marie Koroll, Stephan Benson…
What is it about ? There is a magical world where strange fairies live who, at night, invite themselves to leave gifts with humans. One of them, Violetta, a bit airheaded, finds herself stuck on Earth. Fortunately, she meets Maxie, 10 years old: she will do everything to help Violetta return home.
Wild Sunflowers by Jaime Rosales
With Anna Castillo, Oriol Pla, Quim Avila…
What is it about ? In Barcelona, Julia, 22, raising her two children alone, dreams of freedom and emancipation. Like a sunflower relentlessly following the light, it sets out to seek the sun in other horizons. When chance puts two men she has known in the past back on her path, she is confronted with conflicting emotions.
Did you know ? Jaime Rosales started with a photo report that presented the life of a young American woman, mother of two children, at three distinct moments in her life. She was each time in a relationship with different men: “His children, always present, were the pivot of his existence but his romantic relationships occupied an equally important place.”
It looks like the planet Mars by téphane Lafleur
With Steve Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Fabiola N. Aladdin…
What is it about ? The first manned mission to Mars is in jeopardy. Do not panic: a Canadian branch of the space agency sends five anonymous people selected for their psychological profiles almost identical to those of astronauts to a base in the middle of the desert. They must live like them, think like them, be like them, to anticipate and resolve conflicts.
Toto’s jokes 2 – green class by Pascal Bourdiaux
With Hugo Trophardy, Guillaume De Tonquédec, Anne Marivin…
What is it about ? Toto and his comrades are back, heading to the campaign for a green classroom! But, if for the other students, this is the opportunity to discover life on the farm, for Toto, it is above all the perfect opportunity to invent new jokes and live crazy adventures.
Did you know ? As its title indicates, Les Jokes de Toto 2 – classe verte is the sequel to Les Jokes de Toto, which attracted more than a million viewers when it was released in 2020. Its director Pascal Bourdiaux is once again at the helm of this second part.
Detective Conan: Yuzuru Tachikawa’s Black Submarine
With Minami Takayama, Megumi Hayashibara, Rikiya Koyama…
What is it about ? On the island of Hachijojima, Tokyo, an international team of engineers is assembled for a large-scale operation within “The Pacific Buoy”, an offshore installation linking together police security cameras around the world entire.
Suro by Mikel Gurrea
With Vicky Luengo, Pol López, Ilyass El Ouahdani…
What is it about ? Elena and Ivan leave the metropolis of Barcelona to settle in the countryside of Catalonia, where they take over a cork oak plantation. The cork trade will not only allow them to ensure their existence, but they also intend to exploit the plantation in a fair and sustainable way.
Did you know ? In 2009, a year after college in Barcelona, recession hit Spain and Mikel Gurrea found himself out of a job. He then signed up for a summer as a worker in the cork harvest in the Alt Empordà region, in the north of Catalonia.