Of course, in Venice, as in Cannes or Berlin, parity remains a wishful thinking, an objective that is still unattainable, especially when it comes to selecting films, the majority still directed by men. So the organizers try to compensate for this imbalance by the composition […]
” Where are the women ? “, once sang the singer Patrick Juvet. In film festivals, the year 2021 brings a dazzling response. They are everywhere now, and they are taking everything. Palme d’Or in Cannes, Lion d’Or in Venice and, Saturday September 25, the […]
The loves of Anaïs *** by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet French film, 1h38 From film to film, Anaïs Demoustier dazzles us with the finesse of her interpretation, her rebellious intelligence and her formidable vitality, not to mention her mischievous charm. On the border between fiction and reality, […]
The Land of Men ** by Naël Marandin French film, 1 h 36 Daughter of a farmer, Constance wants to take over, with her fiancé, the family farm on the verge of bankruptcy. His father, victim of old methods, remains braced on his habits, offended […]
The film Unplanned, broadcast on the channel C8 Monday August 16, continues to be controversial. The American feature film, based on the life of Abby Johnson, former director of family planning turned anti-abortion activist, has been the subject of reports to the Superior Audiovisual Council […]
Freda *** by Gessica Géneus Haitian, French and Beninese film, 1 hour 33 minutes There are films that resonate more than others with the news. A few thousand kilometers from Port-au-Prince, where the mystery remains on the identity of the sponsors of the assassination of […]
Sisters ** by Yamina Benguigui French film, 1 h 35 Norah’s life seems to be nothing but chaos: work, love, everything goes from bad to worse, with each time her sisters Zohra, playwright, and Djamila, politician, to get her out of trouble, as well as […]
Being the wife of a soldier has its drawbacks, the first of which are separations of several months during operations abroad. To the absence is added a dull anguish when it is not a question of maintaining peace, but of waging war. → CRITICAL. “Mank” […]
The ladies, still women ** by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond Screening at 7 p.m. on www.25th hour, followed by a debate with the directors At first glance, the title seems strange: why should “ladies” over 60 no longer be women? Would we feel the […]
As always in the area of parity, we see the glass half full or half empty. The director Agnès Jaoui reminded us with humor on Wednesday, November 25, during the third edition of the Assises for equality, parity and diversity in cinema and audiovisual which […]
