Except for “Tenet”, by Christopher Nolan, and the “Mulan” in “live action” version of Disney, no Hollywood blockbusters in our freshly designed rooms. But some stripping French comedies, films by authors in great shape, committed documentaries and promising first feature films.
“Irrésistible”, by Jon Stewart
A Democratic consultant (Steve Carell, from an irresistible humor) transfigures a farmer as a candidate for mayor of a disaster-stricken town in Wisconsin. Comedian Jon Stewart, ex-presenter of the very popular Daily show, offers a sharp and burlesque satire of political techniques in the Trump era.
Released July 1.
“Simply black”, by Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax
JP, a failed actor of 40 years, decides to organize the first big black protest march in France. Not without pitfalls… The astonishing Jean-Pascal Zadi brought together an all-star shock cast (Éric Judor and Ramzy Bedia, Fary, Mathieu Kassovitz, JoeyStarr or even Lilian Thuram, all in their own role) for this rather inflated comedy – and often funny – about the dangers of communitarianism.
Released July 8.
“L’Envolée”, by Eva Riley
In the suburbs of Brighton, a young gymnast discovers the existence of her half-brother. An energetic portrait of a teenage girl, the first feature by Scottish Eva Riley is in line with Ken Loach’s films, the sun as a bonus.
Released July 8.
“Summer 85”, by François Ozon
In Tréport, Alexis, a high school student son of a dock worker, meets David, who runs the local sailing business with his mother. Beginning of a passionate friendship… In this chronicle of a seemingly minor (but apparently only) murderous summer, François Ozon confirms his taste for romance and his skill in knitting trompe-l’oeil stories. With, as a bonus, a soundtrack that will delight those who were teenagers in the 1980s …
Released July 14.
“The Coming Night”, by Frédéric Farrucci
An undocumented VTC driver from China meets a call girl on the night of Paris… The first feature by Frédéric Farrucci, with the moving Camélia Jordana, is one of those great films noir that know how to give a decidedly political background an intense formal beauty.
Released July 15.
“The King of Staten Island”, de Judd Apatow
Son of a fireman who died as a hero, a New York Tanguy addicted to smoking must leave his maternal nest… Judd Apatow, the former king of trash humor, returns with one of these bittersweet comedies in which he excels .
Released July 22.
“Mother” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Ten years after her little boy disappeared on a beach, Elena meets a teenage boy who looks furiously like her… After the thriller May God forgive us and the fierce political chronicle ofThe kingdom, Rodrigo Sorogoyen confirms his storytelling talent and his science of directing in this disturbing and fascinating film, which brilliantly develops his short film, which was nominated for the Oscars in 2018.
Released July 22.
“The Climb”, de Michael Angelo Covino
The unwavering, but somewhat toxic, friendship between Mike, depressed and troublemaker, and Kyle, good dough dreaming of normality and family life, both fans of bikes … With this first feature film with dialogues removed and plans – virtuoso sequences, Jury Prize at the last Deauville festival, the young American director succeeds in an independent comedy full of pep and melancholy.
Released July 29.
Tijuana Bible by Jean-Charles Hue
After two intense films on the gypsy community (The Lord’s BM, Eat your dead), Jean-Charles Hue tries the American adventure with this thriller located in the middle of drug traffickers. The pitch? In Tijuana, near the border with the United States, an Iraq war veteran helps a young Mexican girl find her missing brother.
Released July 29.
“White Riot”, de Rubika Shah
In the UK of the late 1970s, a group of activists chose music to fight the rise of the nationalist far right. The punk hymns of The Clash or Sham 69 radiate this vibrant documentary in tribute to the Rock Against Racism movement, which echoes today’s news.
Released August 5.
“Tenet”, de Christopher Nolan
The major Hollywood studios having carefully shifted their major releases to the fall or even to 2021, the new blockbuster by Christopher Nolan is the only one able to compete in Mulan from Disney (read below) the title of “Blockbuster of the post-containment summer”. Given his explosive new trailer, Tenet has serious arguments to give: old-style waterfalls but XXL version, epic action scenes, and a spy tale about inversion of time (the great hobbyhorse of the director ofInception and D’Interstellar). However, beware: its release, planned to be global, has already been postponed twice. And could be again if the continuing Covid-19 epidemic in the United States prevents theaters from operating at full capacity.
Released on August 12.
“Terrible Jungle,” by Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli
A candid young adventurer sets off for the Amazon in search of a mysterious Indian tribe… This adventure comedy in the spirit of The Man from Rio, by Philippe de Broca, relies on a raging cast, with, in addition to Vincent Dedienne in the main role, Catherine Deneuve as castrating mother, Alice Belaïdi as harpy of the jungle and Jonathan Cohen as “worst policeman in the history of France »…
Released on August 12.
“Mulan”, by Niki Caro
In imperial China, the daughter of a sick warrior pretends to be a boy in order to join the army… After Aladdin or The Lion King, Disney continues its (very lucrative) policy of remakes in real shots of its animated classics. Humor Mulan original will resist it? This American re-reading of the Chinese saber film should have been released on March 25, then on July 22. She is, with the Tenet by Christopher Nolan, one of the locomotives on which operators are betting to bring spectators back into theaters en masse after ninety-nine days of closure linked to Covid-19. Unless Disney decides to postpone the exit again if the epidemic continues in the United States …
Released August 19.
“Epicentro”, d’Hubert Sauper
The director of Darwin’s nightmare tells the story of Cuba today and yesterday in this ambitious documentary that explores a century of interventionism and propaganda with the people of Havana – and especially children. A fascinating reflection on time, imperialism and the staging of reality.
Released August 19.
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The Films of the Rhombus
“Erase history”, by Benoît Delepine and Gustave Kervern
Blanche Gardin, Corinne Masiero and Denis Podalydes (what a cast!) Go to war against the Gafa … The directors of Big evening and of I Feel Good are particularly inspired in this comedy with a black humor full of excitement about the misdeeds of digital and other means of exploitation of our personal data, Silver Bear from the 70th anniversary at the last Berlin festival.
Released on August 26.
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