The latest cinema releases

Unpublished article - Jonas Follonier

The latest cinematographic releases have offered a wide range of atmospheres, images and scenarios... In our November issue, Loris S. Musumeci published an overview of the latest developments. very positive review from Stonesickness. Three other films, currently in theaters, are well worth a look.

The sky will have to wait (10/10) - This French drama is first and foremost a great work of art: the aesthetics are top-notch, with talented actors, a perfect script and direction by Marie-Castile Mention, and a remarkable score. Secondly, it's a topical and universal film: the theme of the Islamist radicalization of young French women (Muslim or not) is dealt with in a deeply moving way. Lastly, it's a film that avoids any over-commitment, as all that emerges from these tragedies is a feeling of total incomprehension, magnificently interpreted by Sandrine Bonnaire, Zinedine Soualem and Clotilde Courau.

My life as a zucchini (9/10) - Don't let the title fool you: Courgette is only the name, or rather the nickname, of the main character in this animated film directed by Claude Barras. It's a nickname that says a lot about the young character's unhappiness with life, having lost his father and unintentionally killed his mother. Beyond the touching story centered on a group of orphans, the staff of the special school and a policeman, the atmosphere of the cartoon, which is made «the old-fashioned way» and whose models are on show at the Musée Miniature et Cinéma in Lyon until April 2, 2017, goes off the beaten track and (re)immerses us not in our childhood, but in another childhood.

The girl on the train (7/10) - «When you're on a train, have you ever thought about other people's lives?» It's not the best film I've seen in recent days, but this is a measured thriller, neither too scary nor too gory, which feels good in our age of very, too much, violence. In this American work by Tate Taylor, adapted from a bestseller, it's the poetry of fear that takes over. Admittedly, the film is bland, but this blandness scotches the viewer. It draws us into the plot as if we were a pebble in the meadow of the neighborhood where the action takes place. However, I would add a note of criticism to the denouement, part of which is relatively predictable.

To your theaters!

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