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«Roubaix, a light», or the perfect illustration of the oxymoron
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«Roubaix, a light», or the perfect illustration of the oxymoron

written by Kelly Lambiel

When you're in the habit of presenting your work at the Cannes Film Festival, it's hardly surprising that it ends up in the «films d'auteur» category. A label that fits Arnaud Desplechin's work rather well, even if it is somewhat reductive. With feature films such as Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle), Ester Kahn, Un conte de Noël and La Sentinelle, the director has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to explore different styles and registers. With Roubaix, une lumière, although faithful to certain themes, he tries his hand at the genre of poetic realism, not without a certain virtuosity.

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«Peter Lindbergh - Women's Stories»
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«Peter Lindbergh - Women's Stories»

By Loris S. Musumeci · August 21, 2019
An artistic documentary film for an artist. It makes sense. The immense fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, who as a teenager dreamed of being Van Gogh, has the biography he deserves. Highly discursive, elaborate in its images, dizzying, sensual, sleep-inducing - I paid the price by falling asleep for part of the film, but that's another story - the film offers its viewer a pleasant escape. But somewhat disappointing.
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Once upon a time... Quentin Tarantino

By Jonas Follonier · August 21, 2019
Le neuvième film du réalisateur américain Quentin Tarantino – qui ferait presque penser à son dixième pas encore sorti et qui serait son dernier – s'impose en véritable chef-d'œuvre. Truffé d'allusions au cinéma, le très attendu Il était une fois... à Hollywood est une fable tarantinesque à souhait.
«Midsommar, a horror festival
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«Midsommar, a horror festival

By Jonas Follonier · July 31, 2019
Avec «Midsommar», le réalisateur Ari Aster réinvente les codes du genre en plaçant son film d'horreur sous le soleil suédois de la mi-été. Couleurs, drogue et chants nordiques sont au rendez-vous pour cette entrée dans une secte suédoise.