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Revealing the flaws of Japanese society, the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway prompted Murakami to return to his homeland, whose conformism he rejected, to examine it closely. This led to the creation of two works: Underground and 1Q84.
A democracy and a dictatorship. A presidential campaign and dirty money. War and death. When Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed in the press that “No one can make sense of it”, he was trying to discredit the investigation into his ties with Muammar Gaddafi, portraying it as a bunch of gibberish. As Sarkozy and his many accomplices go on trial in the Libyan campaign financing affair, here’s the film that will finally explain all of the ins and outs of one of the most remarkable French political scandals in decades.
Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, with its rooms, its furniture, what plays out there and what has already played out there. From one room to another, from one era to another, the film delves deep into this enclosed space, a kind of suffocating box.
Set in and around Kargil, a Muslim-dominated town in the Himalayas, where a war was fought between India and Pakistan in 1999, the film tells the story of Amir, whose short film gets banned due to a complaint from a religious leader, and his social media accounts gets blocked. His elderly mother Fatima sets out on an arduous journey in the Himalayan mountains to show the film in villages, which breaks her mentally and physically and brings her close to madness before she becomes a free soul.
In pursuit of ghosts and evil spirits, director Maria Pinto reinvents the paternity suit brought by Joao, her father, against the Dentist in Salazar's Portugal. A cross between fact and fiction, a celebration of family memory.
A small exploration in the cemetery from the township of Sainte-Colombe throught a focus into the light, graveyards, flaggings and funerary plaques.
The Ensemble Intercontemporain celebrates Pierre Boulez's centenary at the Philharmonie de Paris. The concert brings together Jean-Guihen Queyras and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, also featuring work by Charlotte Bray.
On her 70-year career, Louise Bourgeois has established herself as a world-renowned artist who left an indelible mark on the art world. This film offers an intimate portrait of this sculptor whose art is a reflection of her personal life. With exclusive audio recordings and unpublished personal archives, it tells the story of the artist’s life and work as they merge. Louise Bourgeois is her work and her sculpture is her body.
After 20 years without contact with his father, Franco receives a call announcing his release from prison. Shocked, he asks Anthony, his best friend, to help him confront him. Between impulses and responsibilities, the two young men embark on a hellish race through the city of Rouen (France).
Milàn has a broken heart since his breakup with Gaëtan. In denial, Milàn makes one last attempt by following him on a dating app.
Pio and Anaïs, a couple about to get married, announce to their friends that their wedding will be child-free. However, their friends, who are now parents, decide to bring their children along, thinking they can hide them from the bride and groom.
In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild post-war France. Large housing complexes symbolized this ideal, offering comfort, heating, and electricity. But by the 1980s, disillusionment set in as economic crisis, unemployment, poverty, crime, racism, and police violence took hold. Mohamed Bouhafsi tells the story of a dream that didn’t last.
In the middle of a heatwave, François has trouble waking up for a job interview. As he begins to get ready, he realizes that he's going to be very late, and his interview rival keeps leaving him voicemails.
Founded in 1934, the Orchestre national de France is based at the Maison de la Radio in Paris. Currently conducted by Cristian Macelaru, the orchestra owes a great deal to maestros such as Sergiu Celibidache, Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur and Daniele Gatti.
An eccentric family portrait set during the May 1968 protests in Paris. A nine-year-old boy stays with his grandparents and uncles while his parents protest. When an illustrious guest seeks refuge in the apartment, the family’s dynamics change.
Cheung Chau, once a fishing village in Hong Kong, has transformed into a tourist spot. Ri-Tai, a food stall run by A-Cheung, reflects local life, absurdities, and societal realities. A-Cheung spends his days playing games with customers like Plumpy, forming bonds that transcend generations. However, the onset of COVID-19 disrupts this sense of community, leaving the island deserted and questioning whether Ri-Tai's simple way of life will vanish.
What does it mean, to go to the movies? Why have people been going for over one hundred years? I set out to celebrate movie theaters and their manifold magic. So I walked in the footsteps of young Paul Dédalus, as if in a filmgoer’s coming-of-age story. Memories, fiction, discoveries come together in an irrepressible torrent of pictures.
Lu, a Chinese immigrant, lives with his French boyfriend Christophe in Paris. During the election, Lu discovers that his boyfriend is going to vote for a candidate who opposes immigration.
Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with their daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty high-rise buildings.
The official solutions to the treasure hunt "On The Trail Of The Golden Owl" - the second longest treasure hunt ever organized - which has captivated thousands of researchers for over thirty years.
A humanitarian is tasked with transporting a box of unknown contents. When his vehicle becomes immobilized in the heart of a relentless desert, he continues on foot, accompanied by a mysterious companion he meets along the way.
A Renaissance masterpiece painted by Hans Holbein the Younger, “The Ambassadors” is teeming with details and hidden messages. By deciphering the enigmas of the canvas, this documentary recounts a troubled era in which advances in knowledge were intertwined with brutal political and religious upheavals.
Somewhere, in the woods. Two septuagenarians have escaped from the retirement home where they have lived for far too long. At dawn, one of them wonders: did they make the right decision by leaving?
She was 8 when she went missing. The investigation revealed her family's involvement. Narin saw something she shouldn't have. Everyone in the village knew, but no one dared to speak out.
While grazing their herd in the mountains, two teenagers are attacked. Nizar, 16, is killed, while Ashraf, 14, has to take a message back to his family.
Luiza’s Franco-Brazilian pop is set to heat up the Concerts Volants! It’s the perfect opportunity to dive into the sunny, uplifting world of her EP *Fantastik*, released in 2025.
When a monument of sacred music resonates in a spectacular architectural setting: the Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu deliver a grandiose performance of Mozart's ‘Requiem’ within the walls of Barcelona's Sagrada Família.
Fifteen-year-old Sam goes out for a night with her best friend Liv, with the idea of kissing Jules. But the girls are too young for the party.
Two patients meet in the waiting room of their mutual psychoanalyst’s office. Martine, brave and resilient, has been fighting cancer for years. Alexandre, desperate, cannot recover from the departure of Julien, his great love. Together, they wait, comfort each other and forge a unique bond. But above all, they wonder why their psychoanalyst didn’t keep his appointments that day.
Numbi, a little village hidden deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies nonetheless at the heart of our world. Here, with their bare hands, miners dig the coltan which will find its way – legally or otherwise – to our industrialized world. For decades this grey gold, indispensable to the manufacture of almost all contemporary technological devices, has been the cause of conflicts and a bitter exploitation. In Numbi, bodies are covered in mud, hands red with blood, and coltan hides in every pocket. Every inhabitant lives with the illusory hope of escaping fate and enjoying for themselves the riches of the Congo. Sensitive, shocking and deeply moving, Of Mud and Blood documents the everyday existence of the inhabitant of Numbi, revealing the hardships and trials of a story from which we must not look away.
At the helm of the Orchestre de Paris, the leading figure in film music conducts a selection of his Hollywood compositions with obvious pleasure, from The Tree of Life to Godzilla, to Wes Anderson's films.
There exists a line between resistance and satisfaction, faith and sin, pleasure and danger. These six short films explore how in all our lives, there exists the temptation to cross that line.
