Section: Cinema
«Thalasso», Houellebecq and Depardieu's therapy

«Thalasso», Houellebecq and Depardieu's therapy

In this new comedy from Guillaume Nicloux, Gérard Depadieu and Michel Houllebecq (the real deal) meet in a thalassotherapy establishment. Philosophizing endlessly about trivial matters, they try to cope with their cure as best they can, while taking potshots at today's society. A film somewhere between a schoolboy documentary and an exercise in style.
«Portrait de la jeune fille en feu»: Eurydice in abyss

«Portrait de la jeune fille en feu»: Eurydice in abyss

Céline Sciamma's latest film, which won an award at Cannes for its screenplay, depicts the encounter and burgeoning passion between two 19th-century women. The director of Tomboy sets her story ablaze with an impressive, impressionistic plot about a painter who has to conceal from her model the fact that she has been commissioned to paint her portrait on canvas. An apt reflection on love and memory through the prism of the image.
«Ad Astra»: in search of the stars, in search of the father

«Ad Astra»: in search of the stars, in search of the father

Passion is passed down from one generation to the next. So do injuries and mistakes. Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones) was a hero. He achieved great things in astronomy. Unfortunately, he and his crew never returned from their last expedition, the LIMA project. This prompted his son, Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), to follow in his father's footsteps. Astronaut in his turn, hero in his turn.
«Music of my life», the musical biopic too far

«Music of my life», the musical biopic too far

Après Bohemian Rhapsody et Rocketman, voici que débarque dans les salles de cinéma un biopic musical de plus, et sans doute de trop. Music of my life (Blended by the light) a le mérite de ne pas relater la vie de l'artiste dont il est question – Bruce Springsteen – mais celle d'un de ses jeunes fans, un jeune étudiant pakistanais de l'Angleterre thatchérienne des années quatre-vingt. A force de bisounourseries, cette singularité se fait malheureusement faiblesse. Notre avis.
A defeated family party

A defeated family party

In Cédric Kahn's new film, currently in theaters, Catherine Deneuve plays a grandmother who wants to celebrate her birthday surrounded by all her nearest and dearest. But that's without counting on the fact that family is hell, as someone else might have said.