To help you make your choices, here are the 3 films of the week best rated by the press and spectators on AlloCiné!*
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO THE PRESS:
1st: Godland – 4/5
“Icelandic Hlynur Pálmason’s third feature is a marvel that would make pantheists out of us all, filled with almost supernatural shots revealing the far reaches of Iceland.” By Elisabeth Franck-Dumas (Liberation)
“There is Aguirre in this headlong rush, like a sort of solemn dream. Bergman is not absent and it is not forbidden to summon Dreyer. It makes a lot of people. The film deserves it. God will recognize the his. Hopefully he won’t be the only one.” By Eric Neuhoff (Le Figaro)
2nd: The Green Perfume – 3.4/5
“The film has the effect of a permanent accident, of a body that keeps falling and getting up again, to always belong both to the magic regime of a Tintin-Hitchcock fiction referring to childhood and a real and current regime that comments on it or takes it obliquely.” By Théo Ribeton (Les Inrockuptibles)
“A delirious film that recalls both the world of Tintin and that of Hitchcock.” By Olivier De Bruyn (Marianne)
3rd: Storm – 3/5
““Storm” is a beautiful film about disability and the determination to live out one’s passion against all odds.” By the editorial staff (Le Parisien)
“The filmmaker also captures with finesse the gestures of daily care. And if the fall of Storm is not surprising, this spectacular grand finale under the snow carries away the emotion of the spectators.” By Corinne Renou-Nativel (La Croix)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody has an average of 2.6/5 from 5 reviews.
THE 3 BEST FILMS ACCORDING TO VIEWERS:
1st: Storm – 3.7/5
“Previewed in Nîmes with the family, very nice film with magnificent acting. For horse/riding enthusiasts, we loved this film! The emotion, the action, it’s all there!” By Pierre Henry d.
“This moving film which recounts the fusional spirit between a young disabled girl and the equestrian world is remarkably sensitive.” By joel quiniou
2nd: Godland – 3.6/5
“Very beautiful film by Hlynur Palmason and beyond the narrated story which in itself is interesting what I would remember is the magnificent beauty of the images filmed and also the climate which can become bitter and harsh in Iceland!” By sydney
“‘Godland’ is all of these things at the same time, a subtle blend of contemplation, introspection and collision, in a salty coating, where cruelty can become poetry and vice versa.” cinememories
3rd: The Eight Mountains – 3.5/5
“Without a doubt, “The Eight Mountains” is truly one of the great films of the year!” By velocio
“A moving story of friendship that stretches over years in the middle of the mountain landscapes of the Valle d’Aosta, staggeringly beautiful. Happiness from start to finish.” By Soquartz
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is fourth in the top viewers with an average of 3.4/5.
Find our ranking of the best films of the year
* According to the ratings of the AlloCiné barometer, on Thursday December 22, 2022, for films released in theaters on December 21 with at least 10 reviews for the top press and 50 ratings for the top viewers. These two tops do not include films already released once or several times in France.