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One evening, Eric Vence, founder of "Rupture à domicile" (Home Breakup), is hired by Hyppolite to tell his girlfriend that he has decided to leave her. That's when Eric runs into Gaëlle, his ex who left him seven years ago without any explanation. An unusual love triangle then develops: the ex, the woman, and the soon-to-be ex. Recorded at the Palais des Congrès et des Festivals Atlantia in La Baule.
To mark his recent appointment, the new Pope prepares for a tour of Latin America, only to find that the Vatican is bankrupt. A rich Mexican woman offers to help out. In return for financing his trip, she demands he attends an event in his honour in the city of Ciudad Juarez – Mexico’s capital of crime. The “guardian angel” turns out to be a drug trafficker, and when she discovers that a lookalike Pope has been sent in his place, confusion, laughter and unexpected chaos ensue.
“VACUITÉ” by Yann Mazieres is a short film that follows a teenager in deep depression. On New Year’s Day, he decides to make resolutions, hoping that they will cure his depression. But he gradually discovers that it is not the quest for perfection that can save him, but acceptance of himself. With a minimalist aesthetic and strong emotional charge, the film explores inner emptiness and the difficulty of rebuilding.
An old-fashioned notary must save his dilapidated castle and prevent his daughter from marrying a pretentious golden boy. The fortune promised by a dying countess to a young bohemian artist could solve all his problems. Provided that the future heir becomes a good Catholic and falls in love with the pretty fiancée.
In the town of Entroncamento, violence, misfortune, greed, and loyalty rule the streets. Laura arrives there to rebuild her life, but the irresistible pull of quick money and crime immediately draws her back into a troubled past. For those she meets at this crossroads, every day presents the choice between who they were and who they might become.
One evening, a young man, not so different from you, hears about a strange substance capable of giving him control over his dreams. He then decides to abandon his real life for this new world. The consequences of this drug use soon become apparent: a battle against his darkest desires.
A quintet of international lesbian short films, the latest in its popular Upon Her Lips collection. These films aim to tempt you with secret desires in the brightest of days or the darkest of nights. Two schoolgirls in Iran try covering up a misdemeanour whilst a Spanish couple’s weekend retreat means navigating family dynamics. In 19th century Germany, a peasant clairvoyant has the villagers gossiping whilst in present-day New Zealand, a woman uses laughter to let go. For these emboldened women, sexuality becomes the least of their worries
K2 Chasing Shadows chronicles Benjamin Védrines' record-breaking 2024 ascent of K2 (8,611m) in 10 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, without supplemental oxygen: a story that unfolds as much in the mind as on the mountain. In human exploration, each boundary pushed awakens a new thirst. Each feat paves the way for a deeper quest. It is this tension between extreme performance and inner aspiration that drives K2 Chasing Shadows. For Benjamin Védrines, it is a journey of humility, resilience, and a search for meaning amidst the raw beauty of the Pakistani Karakoram. The film exposes the physical demands of a formidable summit, while also exploring fear, loss, and the perilous nature of dreams that demand total commitment. Between unforeseen obstacles, forced retreats and new attempts, Védrines faces the most trying and exhilarating aspects of mountaineering, constantly questioning where true accomplishment lies.
A middle-aged hermit lives in a cursed forest. Fifteen years ago, a mysterious tribe kidnapped his daughter. For years, he traveled the world to find and rescue her, in vain. Years later, she is the one who finds him. But she was followed...
In the city of Lyon, despite the police's best efforts, an elusive assassin is targeting ordinary citizens. They all share one thing in common: suspected of serious crimes, they have all managed to escape justice. In the press and among some of the public, a name is circulating: "The Vigilante." A local police commissioner and a somewhat self-important Parisian profiler, Marie Sainz and Claire Legendre, team up to try and unmask and stop this overconfident killer.
Elisabeth, an actress, leads writing workshops at Necker Hospital with teenagers experiencing severe psychological distress. Through her interactions with them, she revisits her own story: her institutionalization at age 14. Little by little, the memories resurface. And with them, the discovery of theater, which one day saved her.
Three brothers meet to go to the bedside of their sick mother. While she is dying, her husband and sons will try to survive her. As best they can, the father organizes daily life in silent distress while his sons do not know how to cope with the approaching death.
1992, Eliott is an ambitious young pianist, son of a renowned conductor. Making electronic music without much faith in it, he will discover a way to satisfy his ambition.
Paris, the 2024 Olympic Games. Blandine (30) arrives from Normandy to watch the swimming competitions. Disorientated by the hustle and bustle of the city where nothing seems to go her way, she navigates the chaos of Paris and an unexpected reunion.
A young french man discovers a letter written in mandarin in an antique shop in France. After having it translated, he becomes captivated by its content and, on a whim, decides to travel to China to follow in the footsteps of the woman in the letter, to see what she experienced, her thoughts, her doubts, the things that shaped her, and what made her who she is.
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Published in 1949, The Second Sex became the bible of global feminism. An essential work that passionately advocates for gender equality, women's independence, and the liberation of morals. Today, how does this seminal work continue to resonate in our contemporary world? Conceived as an initiatory journey to the origins of Simone de Beauvoir's thinking, the film The Second Sex: In the Footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir takes us to the United States, to the places that inspired the philosopher and nourished her theories. An American road trip bringing together the worst and the best, predatory capitalism and mad love. A unique reinterpretation in the company of the great thinkers of our century.
Ange, a rootless musician, feels a vital need to reconnect and make peace with his old friend Marco. Solea, his past love’s daughter revolted against her era, joins him on this journey. Together, they rediscover the path to joy.
Three years after graduating, George, a broke young filmmaker, struggles to fund his first feature film: an ambitious survival story set during the Vietnam War, to be shot in the jungle.
In July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough and they fear being discovered at any moment. But while her parents sink further into despair, Tauba’s fighting spirit shines through. She finds joy in every little thing, from a piano drawn on the floor, to the views of Paris through an open window. Despite extreme circumstances, she will keep hope until the liberation of Paris, and take back control of her life.
Fired from her job, dumped by her partner, and in poor health, 46-year-old adventurer Coline Morel, a Far North specialist, sees her life falling apart. But "The Incredible Snow Woman" will attempt one last comeback.
Two friends, Seb and Sofyan, travel to four different countries and do the most unusual things.
Twenty-seven-year-old Nour has immigrated illegally to Marseille, where he and his friends live a marginal and festive life. From 1990 to 2000, Nour loves, grows older and clings to his dreams, damaged by the melancholy of an irreversible exile.
In the relentless pursuit of success, a quirky actor leaves behind his closest allies. Alone facing himself, he is struck by a disturbing vision. Off to Peru for a spiritual journey.
Melrick is an unruly young boy who spends his summer in French Guiana at his grandmother's house to escape his turbulent daily life in Stains, France. At the end of his stay, he plays the drum to revive the memory of his late uncle, Lucas Diomar, who died in tragic circumstances. Despite a wave of murders of young men shaking the headlines, Melrick becomes aware of his place in a family destroyed by irreparable grief.
At the crossroads of Black literary consciousness and political struggle, the ideas of Claude McKay, Jamaican poet and novelist, laid the foundations for major literary movements, including Négritude. Proudly wandering, both bohemian and politically committed, a chameleon with a magnetic personality, he traveled across the globe: New York’s literary scene, Parisian aristocracy, Communist intelligentsia in Russia, and Black diasporas in the port of Marseille. Using archival materials and texts read in voice-over by Gaël Faye and Manon Azem, the film traces McKay’s journey as he crosses paths with major figures of his time, from George Bernard Shaw to W.E.B. Du Bois, Trotski, and many others.
Perceiving life as something shared by two. Through a split (dual) narrative, identical twins Omar and Wesam, recount their shared memories: from their time in the womb of their mother to the moment they are tragically separated. Written and directed by twin brothers, Saad and Abdelrahman Dnewar, My Brother, My Brother, combines 2D animation with live-action cinematography to chronicle a deeply affectionate and tender narrative about existing without the other.
This tribute program takes you back into the world of Thierry Ardisson, a particularly creative, provocative, and erudite host and producer. From "Tout le monde en parle" to "Salut les Terriens !", via "Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches", the program retraces his more than 40-year career and his extraordinary journey, featuring cult interviews, testimonials, and archive footage. Numerous guests will pay tribute to him and share their memories and anecdotes on set. Thierry Ardisson, "the man in black," shook up the French audiovisual landscape and left his mark on his era. The program is broadcast on all TV5 Monde channels and on TV5 Québec/Canada.
In a dark apartment, a raspy voice recounts the tormented lives of jazz musicians, lost between their dreams of the stage and their destructive excesses. A saxophonist appears, haunted by his art, clutching his instrument like a last refuge. In a desperate dance, he gives in to the call of the heroine, searching for a moment of respite.
Hugo is 19 years old. Like every summer, he spends his holidays on an Atlantic island, in the small family house. But this year is different: Hugo has undergone a physical transformation and arrives with his girlfriend, Queen, a beautician whose lively chatter and long, glittery nails contrast sharply with the young man’s modesty and shyness. Before long, the couple becomes the focus of everyone’s attention.
During Rio's Carnival, a street cleaner struggles with the loss of his sister and his work obligations. Amid the celebrations, he finds a lost child and sets out to help him.
In a near future, Max and her daughter are selling stolen robots on the black market. When Max loses custody of her daughter following their latest scheme, she must rely on the last robot she took, T-O, who is ready to do anything to help.
The corpse of a woman is found in front of Maria’s apartment window. She agrees to take charge of the funeral, becoming involved in her neighbour’s existence. Maria adopts the woman’s unattended dogs and forms a bond with her estranged son. After the burial, Maria tries to reclaim her own life back, but a haunting feeling lingers.
In a Parisian square, three high school girls, Stella, Mila, and Elsa, share their experiences and desires. When Stella speaks up, her confession is intriguing: she is in a secret relationship with someone who has neither a phone nor a real identity, only a pseudonym. A revelation that casts doubt and unsettles the conversation.
When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.
Obsessed with an evening and a bracelet his best friend was given, David sees the trauma of an impossible love resurface. Little by little, this obsession causes him to sink into the illusions of a life too expensive to really live.
Jules regains a taste for life after being invited to a raclette party by his best friend, Martin. But the evening will take an unexpected turn for Jules who, in the face of betrayal, will take revenge.
On his birthday, Meyer receives a curious gift: a wooden sculpture of a devil with a demonic and mischievous appearance. Meyer smiles, recognizing it as a typical art object from Bessans, a village in Savoie. He calls Constance, certain that she sent him the devil for his birthday. But he's in for a nasty surprise: not only did Constance not know it was his birthday, but she's also dealing with a frozen corpse found on the French side of the border, locked in an isolated chapel in the mountains. In the victim's backpack is a carved wooden devil. It's not a murder per se, but how can anyone be sure? Did the victim lock himself in by accident, or did the door close and then jam shut after a gust of wind? Having received the same devil, Meyer decides to get involved in the investigation...
Justine is in her room, in her bed. Her alarm goes off and it takes a long time for her to turn the sound off. She goes back to sleep. The film takes place in Justine’s bedroom. The camera almost never leaves these four walls. And neither does she.
Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor, pastor and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, meets Guy Cadière, a Belgian surgeon and atheist. Despite their differences, they unite for a common purpose: to restore the bodies and dignity of thousands of women who have been used as weapons of war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Exploited by her tyrannical boss, an office worker is forced to work late into the night. Unfortunately, the janitor gets in her way. And so, the two begin an open war...
McWalter, a legendary American elite agent, is falsely accused of a series of attacks all around the globe. Determined to clear his name, he goes on the run to solve the mystery, thwart a earthwise conspiracy, and save the world…
« On social media, a young seamstress-in-training craves recognition. A needle, a thread, a single careless word. In trying too hard to prove herself, she pulls the thread too far—and slowly unravels. »
After the Spanish Civil War, Carmela joins the militias alongside thousands of other women. Her struggle is twofold: to confront fascism and defend the freedoms won during the Second Republic. In combat, a homemade grenade amputates the hand with which she had held her ideals and her weapon in defense of her rights.
Liminal explores the everyday sensation of being in-between, offering a moment to consciously experience what we usually pass through unconsciously. Set in the flow of a metro station, the film reflects on transition, estrangement, and fleeting pauses in motion. As a fashion film, Liminal treats clothing as lived self-presentation in transit, where silhouette, posture, and shifting light shape how a body is read within public space.
In 18th-century Martinique, Mathieu, a slave working on a sugar cane plantation, is sentenced to death for trying to escape with his wife and child. However, the judge offers him a reprieve on condition that he agrees to leave for Canada to work as an executioner. With no other choice, the young man accepts.
A teenager is caught between her attraction to a boy and the sinister presence that resides in her attic; a confused townie roams the countryside, convinced that the locals are out to get her; and in a world where everyone has a double, one woman seeks to be her own person. A twisted collection of tales that dig into the human psyche to expose the violent urges and hidden fears that lurk within.
Right in the middle of a school inspector’s visit, Ari, a 27-year-old student teacher, collapses. Angry with him for being a failure, his father kicks him out of the house. Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends. As his memories of the previous months successively ebb and flow, Ari discovers that other people aren’t doing as well as he imagined, and that perhaps he has been sleepwalking through his own life.