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The Village Next to Paradise 2024
This film is a family fresco that at the same time shows the life of a city and even a country.
It's a film that takes its time, capable of resting its camera on the same wall for 30 seconds without catching a single character in the process. And that's sometimes a bit disconcerting.
But it's a film that deserves to be seen. If only for the performance of the actor playing Cigaal. This little boy and his story are…
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Rabia 2024
« Do you like abricots ? »
It's a gripping film, very well made, but I don't think it can be seen by anyone at any time because of its harshness.
The treatment of radicalised women who leave to join the Islamic State is rarely given in movies about this organisation. Rabia shows without compassion or pity the reality of these female houses and the extent to which some women end up finding their place within these hierarchies.
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The Flood 2024
« Then I hope I’ll be judge like any other citizen »
It's a very interesting film, and very humanist in the questions it raises. Contrary to what some people have said, the film does not sanctify the French monarchy in a discourse akin to "it was better under Louis XVI", but rather questions the reasons that led the revolutionaries to condemn the king to death.
That's why the film depicts a very gentle, childlike and sometimes "happy idiot" Louis…Translated from by -
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found 2024
« It's urgent that someone take a look at the sky »
This documentary about Ernest Cole is fascinating. This leading figure in photography shed light on the reality of apartheid, just as Raoul Peck is now shedding light on his life through this documentary.The photographs are sublime, but I regret that few are analysed in detail. As pieces of history, they deserve it.
The narration is special at the end, as we talk about Ernest Cole's "legacy" before…
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