When it’s Wednesday, it’s movie time. We offer you today our selection of films of the week, to better guide you in the dimly-lit theaters.
1. By Bicycle! – Mathias Mlekuz
Mathias Mlekuz, known for his talent as an actor and director, takes us on a touching human adventure By Bicycle! Alongside Philippe Rebbot and his own son, Josef Mlekuz, he plays a bereaved father. He decides to travel by bike the route that his son had started before his disappearance.
From the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias embarks his best friend Philippe on a bicycle road trip. Together they will retrace the journey that Youri, his son, had started before he tragically disappeared. An epic journey that they will undertake with tenderness, humor, and emotion.
2. A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg steps behind the camera with A Real Pain, a dramedy where he shares the screen with Kieran Culkin and Will Sharpe. The film follows two cousins with opposite personalities who travel to Poland to honor their grandmother’s memory. This coming-of-age journey confronts them with their differences and family secrets. The shooting took place in the picturesque streets of Warsaw.
Two cousins with diametrically opposed characters – David and Benji – meet on a trip to Poland to honor the memory of their beloved grandmother. Their odyssey takes an unexpected turn when the old tensions of this unlikely duo resurface against the backdrop of their family history…
3. Queer – Luca Guadagnino
The acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino returns with Queer, a dramedy starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, and Jason Schwartzman. This is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by William S. Burroughs. Daniel Craig, mainly known for his role as James Bond, delivers a poignant performance that differs from his previous roles.
In 1950s Mexico, Lee, an American, leads a disillusioned life within a community of expatriates. The arrival of the young Allerton will upheave Lee’s existence and awaken feelings he thought were forgotten.
4. The Life Ahead of Me – Nils Tavernier
Nils Tavernier immerses us in a dark period of history with The Life Ahead of Me, a historical drama starring Guillaume Gallienne, Violette Guillon, and Adeline D’Hermy. The film explores human resilience in the face of adversity and sheds light on little-known stories of World War II. The film has been praised for its faithful and moving historical reconstruction.
In 1942, Tauba, a spirited teenager, narrowly escapes with her parents from the Vel’ d’Hiv roundup. A couple, the Dinanceaus, offers to hide them temporarily in a tiny attic room of their building, under the roofs of Paris, until things calm down. Unfortunately, what was meant to be temporary becomes prolonged, and the family sinks into silence and stillness. But Tauba is a fighter, and nothing will stop her from challenging her destiny.
5. Attack on Titan: The Final Attack – Yuichiro Hayashi
Fans of Japanese animation will be thrilled to discover Attack on Titan: The Final Attack, directed by Yuichiro Hayashi. This dramatic action film concludes the epic that began with the successful series, where humanity struggles for survival against the titans.
For decades, humanity has lived quietly behind gigantic walls erected to protect them from the threat of monstrous creatures called “titans”. But this century of peace shatters when a sudden attack devastates an entire city, leaving young Eren Jäger, a boy who vows to avenge the titans, without his mother. Several years after enlisting in the exploration battalion, Eren faces a formidable opponent and gains a unique power that reveals an unsuspected truth about the world he thought he knew. Having ventured beyond the walls, now separated from his comrades, Eren sees in this truth the reasons to orchestrate The Rumbling, a terrifying plan to eradicate all life on the planet. As the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance, a disparate team of Eren’s former friends and enemies fights to put an end to his deadly scheme. The question remains whether they will succeed in stopping him…