CANAL+ is starting the year with a bang by welcoming in its catalog not only one of the latest opuses from the MCU, but also the very first series by Xavier Dolan. And that without forgetting a rain of novelties. Celebrate program!
Find all these films and series on myCANAL and on CANAL+.
THE UNAVOIDABLE
Tenor – Tuesday, January 3
Antoine divides his time between accounting studies which bore him and a job delivering sushi. His only motivation is the rap battles in which he participates with talent.
During a delivery at the Opéra Garnier, his path crosses that of Mrs. Loyseau, singing teacher, who detects in Antoine a raw talent to hatch. Despite his lack of lyrical culture, Antoine was fascinated by this form of expression and was convinced to follow the teachings of his new mentor.
A modern and inspiring tale directed by Claude Zidi Jr., Tenor undermines clichés by showing that success is possible for those who put in the means. If Michèle Laroque is impeccable in her role as a teacher, Mohammed Belkhir, known to some by his beatboxer nickname MB14, is the real revelation of the film. As proof, this role earned him a mention in the list of Revelations at the César 2023, just that!
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Friday, January 13
Six years after the first part of Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch puts on his flying cape in this new episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to go and rub shoulders with the multiverse… and his own demons. The former surgeon turned sorcerer supreme shares the bill with Wanda Maximoff, alias the Scarlet Witch, still and always interpreted wonderfully by Elizabeth Olsen.
But that’s not all, since this stunning adventure introduces the character of America Chavez, who could well return to the MCU… An original and stunning production that plays with realities and their forms, signed Sam Raimi, at who created the first Spider-Man trilogy.
The night Laurier Gaudreault woke up – From Monday, January 23
After the dazzling success of the sublime Laurence Anyways and Mommy, the talented and visionary Xavier Dolan joins forces with CANAL+ to unveil a most intriguing Original Creation. Indeed, the admirers of the scenario writer will be perhaps surprised: it is not a question there of a film, but well… of a series!
In the early 1990s, Mireille, her brother Julien and their best friend Laurier formed an inseparable trio. The boys have just won the provincial baseball championship and Mireille dreams of burning the boards. The future is all mapped out, yet, one night in October, their destinies are forever changed by a terrible incident.
Available from January 23, this 5-episode series is already shaping up to be an unmissable back-to-school event. Xavier Dolan fans will be delighted to learn that he shares the bill with Julie Lebreton (Starbuck) and Patrick Hivon (Mont Foster), not to mention the unmissable Anne Dorval.
HIGHLIGHTS
Champagne! – Friday, January 6
Change of atmosphere with the hilarious Champagne!, whose 5-star poster will not fail to hold your attention. We find Nicolas Vanier (The Last Trapper and Wolf) behind the camera, accompanied by Elsa Zylberstein, François-Xavier Demaison, Stéphane De Groodt and Sylvie Testud. A moment of relaxation and comedy guaranteed, if however you are not afraid of the overdose of Champagne after the holidays!
The Duke – Tuesday, January 10
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a sixty-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He then sends ransom notes, threatening to return the painting only if the government makes television free for the elderly.
By the way – Friday, January 20
After Sans tambour and an international tour, the indescribable Gad Elmaleh lifts the veil on an unprecedented one-man show: D’ailleurs. In the vein of his latest autobiographical feature film, Reste un peu, the comedian gives himself up with an open heart and will not fail to move you… as much as to make you laugh a good shot!
Bloodlands, season 2 – from Thursday, December 26
Very noticed when it was released on CANAL + in May 2021, Bloodlands returns with a plot darker than ever. James Nesbitt thus makes his return under the uniform of Tom Brannick. While Goliath has been apprehended, the investigators will once again be confused and have to make the right choices when a better future depends on it…
The Crossing – Friday January 27
Neighborhood educators, Alex and Stéphanie take 5 out-of-school teenagers on a crossing of the Mediterranean whose objective is to bring them together around beautiful values. But when they arrive at the port, they discover that their skipper is a former BAC cop, who left everything to flee the suburbs. These young people are his worst nightmare. Will he be able to put aside his prejudices during this crossing?
ALL THE OTHER RELEASES OF JANUARY ON MYCANAL
Kididoc – Sunday January 2
Hoodie, season 3 – Monday, January 3
Loango and the Enchanted Wave – Thursday, January 6
Hip Hop symphonic – Monday January 11
The Outfit – Monday, January 18
The Young Lovers – Tuesday, January 19
Peter Von Kant – Thursday, January 21
Twist in Bamako – Thursday January 21
Between the Waves – Thursday, January 21
Gender, genres – Sunday, January 24
Moochie, who killed Jill Halliburton Su? – Monday, January 25
Brother and Sister – Tuesday, January 31
Find all these films and series on myCANAL and on CANAL+.