Films as of January 31st

Films as of January 31st

 

 

 

 

 

Your films as of January 31st

 

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PREMIERE AT THE GRAND REX THEATER ON FEBRUARY 1ST

BOB MARLEY : ONE LOVE Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations with his message of love and unity.

For the first time on the big screen, discover Bob Marley’s powerful story, his resilience in the face of adversity, and the path that led him to his revolutionary music.

Produced in partnership with the Marley family and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician and Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita.

 

 

 

BACK TO BLACK, Sam Taylor-Johnson with Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell

 

 

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Festival:

 

The Diasporama festival from January 22 to February 5, online and in theatres, in Paris and the regions:

https://diasporama.net/.     

Podcast

 

 

 

FILMS IN MOVIE THEATERS AS OF JANUARY 31st

 

The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer.

Starring Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus

Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house with a garden next to the camp.

 

 

They Shot The Piano Player, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal.

Starring Jeff Goldblum, Roberta Wallach, Tony Ramos

 

 

Le Bonheur Est Pour Demain, Brigitte Sy. Avec Laetitia Casta, Damien Bonnard, Béatrice Dalle

Starring Laetitia Casta, Damien Bonnard, Béatrice Dalle

Sophie has a child, a spouse, but her daily life seems desperately flat, without pleasure, without desires. Until she meets Claude. He is funny, charming, intelligent. She immediately falls under his spell. But Claude is not a prince charming.

 

La Ferme des Bertrand, Gilles Perret

50 years in the life of a farm… Haute Savoie, 1972: the Bertrand farm, a dairy farm with about a hundred animals run by three single brothers, is filmed for the first time. As a neighbor, director Gilles Perret dedicates his first film to them in 1997, while the three farmers are in the process of passing on.

 

 

Argylle, Matthew Vaughn.

Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston

Elly Conway is the solitary author of a successful espionage novel series. Her quiet life is disrupted when the plots of her books start resembling the secret operations of a real spy organization.

 

 

A Man, Kei Ishikawa.

Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Andô, Masataka Kubota

Rie discovers that her missing husband is not who he claimed to be. She hires a lawyer to uncover the true identity of the man she loved.

 

Cyril Lignac, qu’est-ce qu’on va faire de toi ? 2 février, Sophie Jeaneau, Magali Debrabandere

At forty, chef Cyril Lignac reinvents himself, opening his first restaurant in London. An adventure for this boy from Aveyron allergic to school, grandson of a miner, whom nothing destined for the spotlight.

 

 

Sous le vent des Marquises, Pierre Godeau.

Starring François Damiens, Salomé Dewaels, Roman Kolinka

When Alain has to play Brel, his destiny merges with that of the artist. This encounter brings him closer to his daughter and upheaves his life.

 

 

L’Etoile filante, Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon.

Starring Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Kaori Ito

Boris is a bartender living in clandestinity after his involvement in a terrorist attack. His past resurfaces when a victim finds him to seek revenge. The meeting with the depressed and lonely Dom, his doppelganger, is the perfect way to escape vengeance. But Boris is unaware of Fiona, a private detective.

 

 

Ma part de Gaulois, Malik Chibane.

Starring Adila Bendimerad, Abdallah Charki, Lyes Salem

Destined for a Mechanics Vocational Certificate, Mourad eventually ends up in a general program thanks to his mother’s schemes. Goal: getting a high school diploma! A formality for the “French” kids downtown, but a seismic event for Mourad and his entourage: the first one in the neighborhood to make it to graduation!

 

 

Les Lueurs d’Aden, Amr Gamal.

Starring Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani

When Isra’a discovers that she is expecting another baby in the context of the civil war in Yemen, she and her husband decide she must have an abortion. But this creates enormous difficulties – in their relationship and beyond.

 

Mambar Pierrette, Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam.

Starring Pierrette Aboheu Njeuthat, Nancy Karelle Kenmogne Fondjo, Cécile Tchana

A seamstress in Douala, Pierrette takes care of her children and her mother alone. Accustomed to having to take things day by day, she must nevertheless endure a pickpocketing and a flood that invades her house and her workshop. As always, Pierrette sews fabrics, perhaps also plans, and her life in any case, while her clients talk to her about their worries. A fiction nourished by largely documentary material, Mambar Pierrette is admirably straightforward, without pathos, like its main interpreter, valiant and discreet, never giving up.

Rosine Mbakam

Rosine Mbakam grew up in Yaoundé in a working-class neighborhood that fueled her imagination. After a stint at STV in Douala and her studies at INSAS, she founded her production company, Tândor Productions. She directed four feature-length documentaries. The New Yorker defines her as “an original filmmaker with exceptional sensitivity; one of the greatest documentary filmmakers currently in activity.”

 

TIPS ON MOVIE WRITING 

Scott Myers : Go into the story

 

 

FILMS & SERIES PROGRAM ON TV AS OF JANUARY 31st

 

 

Mercredi – Wednesday 31

Arte : La bonne année

CStar Total Recall

 

Jeudi – Thursday 1

Canal + : Fargo saison 5

Arte : Après le verdict les jurés mènent l’enquête

 

Vendredi- Friday 2

Canal + : Élémentaire

France 5 : La cérémonie

Arte : Loulou

 

Dimanche – Sunday 4

France 2 : En corps

France 5 : Histoire du racisme antiasiatique

Arte : Inside Man

6Ter : Grease

 

Lundi – Monday 5

France 3 : Philomena

TMC : Batman begins

 

Mardi – Tuesday 6

Canal + : Dernière nuit à Milan

 

Mercredi – Wednesday 7

France 4 : Pomme à l’Olympia

6Ter : Captain Fantastic

 

 ARTE ‘  FILMS & SERIES AS OF JANUARY 31st

 

Films

La bonne année, Claude Lelouch

Lino Ventura prepares the heist of the century on the French Riviera before being caught in the nets of love. Directed by Claude Lelouch, a jubilant film, emblematic of the 1970s.

With Lino Ventura (Simon), Françoise Fabian (Françoise), Charles Gérard (Charlot), André Falcon (le bijoutier), Mireille Mathieu (Mireille Mathieu

 

Everything Will Change Once upon a time in 2054, Marten Persiel, now.

In 2054, three young people born after the disappearance of most animals, forests and oceans call on the humanity of 2024 to prevent catastrophe… A gripping dystopian fable that invites us to face up to the environmental emergency.

 

ARTE FILMS RUNNING FOR THE OSCARS

 

DOCS

 

“Le Petit Prince, naissance d’une étoile”: to mark the 80th anniversary of its publication, the documentary looks back at the genesis of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s masterpiece

Featuring archive footage and stunning animated sequences by Josep de Aurel, winner of the 2021 César for best animated feature, this documentary recounts the genesis of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s (1900-1944) masterpiece, tracing the last four years of his life, marked by the war and his exile in the United States.

 

 

Series

The Durrels, Simon Nye, Steve Barron

(Now)

With Roger Golby directing.

Based on the trilogy of books written by Gerald Durrell, The Mad Adventure of the Durrells.

In 1935, after the death of her husband and financial problems, Louisa Durrell decides to move from Bournemouth to the Greek island of Corfu with her 4 children.

With Keeley Hawes, Josh O’Connor, Daisy Waterstone, Milo Parker, Callum Woodhouse, Alexis Georgoulis, Miles Jupp, Anna Savva and Lucy Black.

A real feel-good series.

 

The Aquarian Season, Alain Gsponer

Four brothers and sisters get together for the wedding of their youngest daughter. Soon, tensions arise and the repressed past resurfaces… An effective thriller in the form of a family settling of scores.

 

 

 

Your films and series to watch as of January 31st on Netflix

 

 

SERIES

Israeli & films series

 

Carol and the End of the World, Dan Guterman, now.

With a planet closing in on Earth, human extinction is imminent. While most humans feel free to pursue their wildest dreams, one silent, uneasy woman remains lost and alone.

 

 

Griselda, Eric Newman, now.

 

 

Mini Series Rael : le Prophète des Extraterrestres, by director Antoine Baldassari and author Alexandre Ifi.

On February 7th.

 

 

FILMS

The Greatest Night in Pop, Bao Nguyen : a must-see!

 

 

Maestro, by and with Bradley Cooper, and Carey Mulligan,now.

The complex love of Leonard and Felicia, from their meeting in 1946 and through two engagements, a 25-year marriage and three children.

 

TO COME

 

3 body problem,  David Benioff, D.B. Weiss & Alexander Woo, as of March 21st

A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time to a group of brilliant scientists in the present day. As the laws of nature unravel before their eyes five former colleagues reunite to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history.

 

 

Damsel, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Millie Bobby Brown.

 

 

The Kitchen, Daniel Kaluuya, now.

In a dystopian London where all social housing has been abolished, Izi (Kane Robinson) and Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman) struggle to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to give up their home.

 

The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie, in March.

 

Spaceman, Johan Renck, March 1st

Astrophysicist Jakub Procházka is commissioned by the Czech Republic for a space mission. He is to analyze a large dust cloud in the vicinity of Venus. One day before his departure, Jakub, besieged by the media, prefers to remain alone. Alone in space, he rethinks his whole life: his father’s links with the Communist Party and the Velvet Revolution, the accidental death of his parents, his childhood with his grandparents and then his meeting with his wife, who left him.

 

Ripley, Steve Zaillian, with Andrew Scott

Ripley, Series adapted from the five novels by Patricia Highsmith featuring the character Tom Ripley, sent to Italy to bring back the son of a wealthy shipowner. He discovers a world that is not his own and endeavors to stay in it, even if it means resorting to murder. April 4th

 

The Abyss, Richard Holm

As society collapses, a team of scientists must uncover the true nature of the attacks and the enigmatic creature behind them before it’s too late. Based on the international bestseller by Frank Schätzing.”

 

 

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Mark Molloy. This summer.

 

 

Your films and series to watch as of ​January 31st on Prime Video

 

SERIES

TRUE DETECTIVE : NIGHT COUNTRY, ISSA LOPEZ, NOW (Warner Pass)

Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro are investigating the disappearance of six men who work on the Tsalal Arctic Research Station, where night can last more than 24 hours.

Ennis is an Alaskan mining town with an Arctic research station. One day, its eight scientists vanish into thin air, leaving their sandwiches still warm on their plates. The only clue was a human tongue lying on the ground. The organ prompts local police chief Liz Danvers to make the connection with the murder, years earlier, of an Inuit midwife and environmental activist. Is it the same killer?

 

 

Expats, created by Lulu Wang, adapted from Janice Lee’s novel. Now!

 

 

 

FILMS

Foe, Garth Davis.
2065, Hen (Saiorse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) lead a happy life on an isolated piece of land that has belonged to Junior’s family for many years. One day, a stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up on their doorstep and everything threatens to fall apart. Their loyalty is put to the test when they receive a very surprising proposal.Foe is based on Iain Reid’s bestseller of the same name.

 

 

Saltburn, Emerald Fennell.

 

Your films and series to watch as of January 31st on Canal+

 

 

SERIES

Love and death, by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by David E. Kelley. Now. One of the best series of 2023! Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons et Lily Rab

Candy Montgomery is the perfect housewife. One day, she’s fed up and wants to satisfy her own desires. Her quiet life is turned upside down when she becomes involved in an extramarital affair. The affair turns bloody.

 

Without sin by Frances Poletti, now.
Stella and her ex-husband Paul receive a message from the man convicted of murdering their daughter, who wants to apologize in person. Stella, in search of answers, decides to meet him. He brings her a new element that calls into question everything she thought she knew about the night of her child’s murder. A missing teenager could be the key to the mystery.

 

 

Fargo Opus 5,  now
Written by Noah Hawley, Bob DeLaurentis, April Shih, Tom Bezucha.
A series of unexpected events plunges Dorothy “Dot” Lyon back into a life she thought she’d left behind.

 

Fellow travelers, now
With Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey

In 1950s Washington, Hawkins Fuller is making a career in backroom politics. This charismatic war hero keeps his preference for men secret and avoids enlistment whenever possible. Then he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man as pious as he is idealistic.

 

 

In February

 

The Dreamer, becoming Karen Blixen, Dunja Gry Jensen, as of February 4th.

 

 

Tokyo Vice S2

 

 

Your films and series to watch as of January 31st on Apple TV & Canal+

SERIES

Criminal Record, Paul Rutman, now.

An anonymous call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case. One is a young woman at the start of her career, the other a well-placed man determined to protect his inheritance.

 

 

Masters of the Air, John Orloff, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman, now.

 

 

The New Look,Todd A. Kessler, as of February 14.

Explores the rise of fashion designer Christian Dior, who dethrones Coco Chanel and contributes to bringing spirit and life back to the world through the iconic imprint of his beauty and influence.

 

Constellation, Michelle MacLaren, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Joseph Ceda.

Starting February 21.

Jo is an astronaut. She returns to Earth after a space disaster and discovers that key elements of her life seem to have disappeared.

 

 

 

Your films and series to watch as of January 31st on Disney Plus

 

 FILMS

Marvel Studios’ Echo, Marion Dayre, now.
Echo tells the story of the eponymous heroine, aka Maya Lopez. After the events of Hawkeye, she returns to her hometown. There, she will have to reconnect with her Native American roots and confront her past, especially as her New York cavalcade will continue to get her into trouble.

 

 

Quiz Lady, Jessica Yu with Awkwafina, Sandra O, now.

 

SERIES

Theater Camp, written and played by Molly Gordon (Booksmart film) and seen in The Bear series.

 

Now and then,written and directed by Oliver Murray, documentary  Now and Then: Le Dernier Morceau Des Beatles reveals the song secrets of Paul, Ringo, George, Sean Ono Lennon  Peter Jackson.

 

 

 

A murder at the end of the world, with Brit Marling, Emma Corrin, Clive Owen, now.

Created by Brit Marling; Zal Batmanglij.

https://youtu.be/iQudBGTmyDQ?si=Q3JKXqQzXhB-2Bn1