What films to see this week (or not)? Every Wednesday, find our reviews of the latest theatrical releases.
Published on March 21, 2023 at 6:01 p.m.
Updated on March 21, 2023 at 6:36 p.m.
The favorite of the week
“Eternal Daughter”, de Joanna Hogg
Genre: Ghost of Remembrance
One misty night, Julie and her elderly mother arrive at a hotel-mansion lost in the Welsh countryside. Several nights pass in this place which awakens memories. An elegant and funereal ghost story, around the mother-daughter bond
Avec Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies. 1h36
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r “Eternal Daughter”: Tilda Swinton, fascinating to the point of vertigo
The other movies
“The Blue of the caftan”, by Maryam Touzani
Ayoub Missiou and Saleh Bakri in “The Blue of the Caftan”, by Maryam Touzani. New World Films/Ali N’ Productions/Velvet Films/Snowglobe
Genre: small length
In Morocco, a traditional tailor hides his homosexuality, known only to his sick wife. The arrival of a young apprentice will upset the couple… A delicate, sensual and very moving chronicle.
Avec Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui. 2h02
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r “Le Bleu du caftan”, sensuality and modesty around a taboo
Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot
Zelda Samson in “Dalva”, by Emmanuelle Nicot. Photo Stéphanie Branchu/Helicotronc/Tripode Productions
Genre: the Dardenne heritage
How a girl whose father violated her childhood rebuilds herself thanks to a home and an educator… An incredibly luminous and delicate film on an oh so painful subject.
With Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy. 1h20
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r “Dalva”, the incest in the background in a subtle film
“Great Expectations”, by Sylvain Desclous
Rebecca Marder in “Great Expectations”, by Sylvain Desclous. Sesame Movies
Type: glass ceiling
A thrilling political thriller regarding female ambition thwarted by fate, but above all by the male power enemy of class defectors. Rebecca Marder is magnificent in the role of this seed of politician (too idealistic?).
With Rebecca Marder, Benjamin Lavernhe, Emmanuelle Bercot. 1h45
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r “Great Expectations” or Female Ambition on Enemy Ground
John Wick: Chapter 4 by Chad Stahelski
Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane in “John Wick: Chapter 4”, by Chad Stahelski. Photo Murray Close/Lionsgate
Genre: brawl cathedral
With this Sistine chapel of the fight, the director and ex-stuntman Chad Stahelski signs a balance of all accounts in the form of an apotheosis which culminates in Paris. Endless and staggering, the fight scenes border on abstraction.
With Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard. 2h50
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q “John Wick: Chapter 4”, and Keanu Reeves continues to destroy everything that moves
“Chili 1976”, by Manuela Martelli
Aline Kuppenheim in “Chile 1976”, by Manuela Martelli. Cinestacion/Wood Productions
Genre: stunt half thriller, half politics
A particularly subtle and gripping political thriller. With the excellent Aline Küppenheim, in the role of a Chilean bourgeoise discovering the reality of the dictatorship thanks to her involvement in clandestine action.
With Aline Küppenheim, Nicholas Sepulveda, Hugo Medina. 1h35
“On the black paths”, by Denis Imbert
Jean Dujardin in “On the Black Paths”, by Denis Imbert. Photo Thomas Goisque/Radar Films/La Production Dujardin/TF1 Studio/Apollo Films Distribution/France 3 Cinéma/Auvergne Rhône Alpe Cinéma
Type: walk in the shade
A writer crosses France on foot, his body bruised following an accident… Adapted from the story of Sylvain Tesson, this film off the beaten track seduces by the momentum that Jean Dujardin puts into it. But the realization does not give scale to this journey.
With Jean Dujardin, Izïa Higelin, Anny Duperey. 1h30
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p On the dark paths
“Atlantic Bar”, by Fanny Molins
“Atlantic Bar”, documentary by Fanny Molins. Solab Pictures
Genre: counter dreams
Between harbor and raft, the Atlantic Bar, in Arles, brings together around Nathalie and Jean-Jacques, its tenant-managers, a handful of dented regulars. A respectful, funny and moving documentary regarding an endangered place.
Documentary. 1h17
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r Atlantic Bar
“L’Éden”, by Andrés Ramirez Pulido
Jhojan Estiven Jimenez and Maicol Andrés Jimenez in “L’Eden”, by Andrés Ramirez Pulido. Brave Grace/Alta Rocca Films
Gender: affected pose
A bunch of kids in a strange reformatory, lost in the Colombian jungle. Grand Prix de la Semaine de la critique at Cannes in 2022, this little formal number, composed of fixed and silent shots, is however a bit heavy.
Avec Maicol Andrés Jimenez Zarabanda, Miguel Viera, Diego Rincon. 1h26
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p Eden
“We Are Coming, chronicle of a feminist revolution”, by Nina Faure
“We are coming, chronicle of a feminist revolution”, documentary by Nina Faure. C-P Productions
Genre: crazy convergence
If it delights us thanks to the interventions of young or older women, white or racialized, heterosexual, queers…, this feminist documentary struggles to circumscribe its subject.
Documentary. 1h27
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q We are coming, chronicle of a feminist revolution
“I surrender to you”, by Cheyenne-Marie Carron
Johnny Amaro in “I surrender to you”, by Cheyenne-Marie Carron. Hesiod Productions
Genre: diary of a priest in the countryside
Cheyenne Carron makes an uneven and Bresson-like film, centered on the figure of a regimental chaplain, caught between providing spiritual support to soldiers and his own mother’s depression. Comedian Johnny Amaro wears the cassock rather well.
With Johnny Amaro, Anne Sicard, Laurent Borel. 1h35
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p I surrender to you
“Blind Willows, Sleeping Woman”, by Pierre Földes
“Blind Willows, Sleeping Woman”, by Pierre Földes. Cinema Defacto/Myu Productions
Genre: Kafkaesque animation
Quite a fascinating feat, this animation adaptation of several short stories by Murakami, with a man left by his wife following an earthquake and a civil servant confronted with a giant frog… Spooky and close to Lynch.
Animation. 1h49
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r Blind willows, sleeping woman
“Valentina”, by Chelo Loureiro
“Valentina”, by Chelo Loureiro. Abano Productions, Antaruxa, El G
Genre: the childhood of art
To cope with the disappearance of her beloved grandmother, a little girl with Down syndrome invents an imaginary world. A sensitive, tender and luminous cartoon, in the colors of hope.
With Laetitia Casta, Jeanne Métivier, Sarah Vergès. 1h05
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r Valentina
“Holy Emy”, d’Araceli Lemos
Abigael Loma in «Holy Emy», by Araceli Lemos. Studio Bauhaus/Utopia Films
The editorial staff was not invited to the screening of the film.
With Abigael Loma, Hasmine Kilip, Irene Inglesi. 1h54