Shooting anecdotes, notes of intent, information for film lovers: every week, discover behind the scenes of cinema releases.
Scream VI by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
With Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega…
What is it about ? After the final Ghostface murders, four survivors leave Woodsboro for a new chapter.
Did you know ? After having played Sidney Prescott in the five feature films of the franchise, Neve Campbell has decided not to re-enlist for this new opus. Quoted by Deadline, the actress explained:
“As a woman, I had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to Scream. I felt the offer presented did not match the value that I brought to the franchise.”
The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
With Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton…
What is it about ? Charlie, a reclusive English teacher, tries to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Did you know ? Darren Aronofsky has dreamed of adapting The Whale for the cinema since he discovered the play written by Samuel D. Hunter ten years earlier in New York. He had been struck by the intelligence of the play, by the courage with which it questions the human condition.
You haven’t seen anything by Beatrice Pollet either
With Maud Wyler, Géraldine Nakache, Grégoire Colin…
What is it about ? Claire and Sophie studied together, they are both lawyers. Claire will be charged with attempted homicide of a child under 15. Sophie will ensure his defense. How did Claire, already a mother of two, neither see nor feel that she was pregnant again?
And love in all this ? by Shekhar Kapur
Starring Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi…
What is it about ? Zoe, a documentary filmmaker addicted to dating apps, multiplies the risky meetings to the dismay of her mother Cath, a bit eccentric. For his childhood friend – and neighbor – Kaz, the answer is obvious: just follow the example of his parents and opt for an arranged marriage with a young girl from Pakistan, as lovely as she is smart.
My Crime by François Ozon
With Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert…
What is it about ? In the 1930s in Paris, Madeleine Verdier, a young and pretty penniless and talentless actress, is accused of the murder of a famous producer. Helped by her best friend Pauline, a young unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted for self-defense. Then begins a new life, made of glory and success, until the truth comes to light…
Did you know ? François Ozon felt the need to make a whimsical and light film, which allows us to escape the difficulties of the present: “Hence my desire to rediscover the spirit of screwball comedy, with machine-gun dialogues and comical and incongruous situations where the protagonists invent tricks to get out of dramatic situations.”
Women Talking by Sarah Polley
With Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley…
What is it about ? Women from an isolated religious community struggle in 2010 to reconcile their faith and their daily reality.
Did you know ? Women Talking is based on the novel of the same name (translated into French in 2019 under the title Ce Qu’elles dit) by Miriam Toews, published in 2018. Actress Frances McDormand acquired the rights to adapt it and proposed to Dede Gardner of Plan B to produce the film with her.
On Fire by Quentin Reynaud
With André Dussollier, Alex Lutz, Sophie Parel…
What is it about ? A giant fire ravages the Landes forest. Following an evacuation alert, Simon and his father Joseph leave their home but quickly find themselves trapped in their vehicle in the middle of this climatic nightmare. The blaze is getting closer. What to do ? Waiting for help…?
Did you know ? Since Paris-Willouby and especially 5th set, Quentin Reynaud had only one desire: to work again with Alex Lutz. The filmmaker says: “We have created quite strong bonds both. We support each other. One day, he said this sentence to me which upset me (I take back his words): ‘If you need from me, you tell me what time and where, and I’ll come.’ So I wrote the character of Simon with him in mind.”
Like an actress by Sébastien Bailly
With Julie Gayet, Benjamin Biolay, Agathe Bonitzer…
What is it about ? Anna, an actress in her fifties, is left by her husband, Antoine, a theater director. Ready to do anything not to lose him, she goes so far as to take on the appearance of the young woman with whom he has an affair. But this double game could turn against her…
Alone: Jérôme Dassier’s Silvercloud files
With Asia Argento, Jeanne Balibar, Joe Rezwin…
What is it about ? While living as a recluse in the mountains, Anne discovers that her isolated chalet has been wiretapped. She is then caught up in her old life as an intelligence agent, a past she hoped to have left behind.
Did you know ? Jérôme Dassier wanted to make a film “apart”, which would be neither naturalistic, nor realistic, nor a repetition. He then quickly decided to make a genre film, insofar as it offers a unique experience:
“As I wanted to talk about contemporary loneliness and at the same time I love spy novels, I ended up building a story around a woman isolated in the mountains.”
Peasants from Heaven to Earth by Hervé Payen
What is it about ? A film-investigation between sky and earth in the heart of Hauts-de-France to meet farmers who seek, each in their own way, to work with the life of the soil, in order to feed the Earth as much as it feeds people.