Shooting anecdotes, notes of intent, information for film lovers: every week, discover behind the scenes of cinema releases.
Jurassic World: The World according to by Colin Trevorrow
Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum…
What is it about ? Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar. Dinosaurs are now part of the daily life of all humanity. A fragile balance that will challenge the dominance of the human species now that it must share its space with the most ferocious creatures history has ever known.
Did you know ? Jurassic World: The World After creates the event not only by taking place in our world but by bringing together the stars of the two chapters of the franchise: Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill for Jurassic Parkand Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard for Jurassic World.
Men by Alex Garland
With Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu…
What is it about ? After experiencing a personal tragedy, Harper decides to isolate himself in the English countryside, hoping to be able to rebuild himself there. But a strange presence in the surrounding woods seems to be stalking her.
Did you know ? This is Alex Garland’s third feature film after Ex Machina and Annihilation, two science fiction films. In Men, the director tackled the genre of folk horror as evidenced by the following elements: isolation, nature, the presence of intruders, religion, fertility, rape or even the strange.
Champagne! by Nicolas Vanier
With Elsa Zylberstein, François-Xavier Demaison, Stéphane De Groodt…
What is it about ? Jean, Patrick, Joanna, Romane and Guillaume have known each other for more than 30 years. Their marriages and their children have not succeeded in keeping them away and precisely, this weekend, the band of fifty-somethings finds itself in Champagne for Patrick’s bachelor party…
Did you know ? From the start, Nicolas Vanier knew that the project could only work if its actors really got along like friends. Thus, Stéphane De Groodt, François-Xavier Demaison and Eric Elmosnino came to spend a weekend with the director, in Sologne, before filming.
Little Flower by Santiago Miter
With Melvil Poupaud, Daniel Hendler, Vimala Pons…
What is it about ? Marriage, love and family life are great adventures that José and Lucie live. Until the day when boredom sets in. Lucie then consults a shrink to save their couple. For his part, José comes to see me, me, Jean-Claude, their neighbor. Santiago Miter shot Petite fleur in France and not in his country, Argentina.
Did you know ? The film is based on a novel by an Argentinian author that the director loves, Iosi Havilio, and the story suggests that the main character lives in a place far from his hometown.
Mizrahim, the forgotten of the Promised Land by Michale Boganim
What is it about ? Mizrahim is the name given by Israelis to Jews from North Africa and the Middle East, victims, as soon as they arrive in the Promised Land, of a discriminatory system that makes them second-class citizens. .
Did you know ? The film was made possible thanks to a French production company and Aid to Cinemas of the World and that of the Île de France Region. The director explains: “The project was submitted in Israel and received very little support. It’s a project I could never have done in Israel. The film hasn’t been shown there yet and I’m curious of the reaction. As I tell how discrimination was deployed methodically, I am not sure that it pleases.
All Eyes Off Me by Hadas Ben Aroya
With Elisheva Weil, Leib Lev Lenin, Yoav Hait…
What is it about ? Told in three linked chapters, the film follows a young and confident generation. Danny is pregnant with Max. She wants to take advantage of a party to tell him, but she can’t. For his part, Max explores the sexual fantasies of his fiancée Avishag.
Did you know ? Hadas Ben Aroya began by writing the story of a wild young girl who falls in love with an older, formerly religious man. His intention was to make a reverse Lolita: instead of an older man attracted to a young virgin girl, it is a sexually active young girl attracted to a virgin man.
Anatolia by Ferit Karahan
With Samet Yıldız, Ekin Koç, Mahir İpek…
What is it about ? Yusuf and his best friend Memo are students at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, isolated in the mountains of eastern Anatolia. When Memo becomes mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to overcome bureaucratic hurdles in an attempt to help his friend.
Did you know ? Ferit Karahan lived through the fear and the general climate that the children in his film experience, since he spent six years in a very strict boarding school. The director recalls: “I had memories in fragments, scattered, more or less precise, but they did not form a story. While writing, we thought long and hard about the feeling that should prevail.”
Luck smiles on Mrs. Nikuko by Ayumu Watanabe
With Cocomi, Shinobu Otake, Izumi Ishii…
What is it about ? Nikuko is a plump and proud single mother, full of desire and zest for life – a real outrage to Japanese patriarchal culture! After tossing around her daughter Kikurin for half her life, she settles in a small fishing village and finds a job in a traditional restaurant.
Did you know ? Luck smiles on Madame Nikuko is taken from a novel by Kanako Nishi. It was during a trip to Ishinomaki and Onagawa, before the 2011 tsunami, that she went to a grilled meat restaurant on the port of Onagawa. There, she began to imagine the story of a woman who would work in this restaurant…
Tommy’s Birthday by Michael Ekbladh
With David Macaluso, Jonathan Bailey, Fanny Roy…
What is it about ? Tommy, a young rabbit, lives peacefully with his family in a pretty house, surrounded by many friends. But the birth of her little sister shakes up habits and because of her, the birthday party for her five years is in danger of being compromised. A funny adventure then begins to reach the house of his dear grandmother…
Did you know ? The author Rotraut Susanne Berner was born in Stuttgart in 1948. She studied graphic design at the University of Arts and Crafts in Munich. From 1975 to 1977 she worked in advertising. Since then, she has been working as an illustrator and editor in Heidelberg.
The nickel-plated foot by Jean-Loup Martin
With René Collombat, Serge Papagalli, Louise Cor…
What is it about ? 2021. Gabriel wakes up after a thirty-five-year coma. He inherited the fortune of the Pieds Nickelés, a famous trio of hustlers. To deserve it, Gabriel, who discovers social networks and the smartphone, must find their three pairs of shoes.