On the occasion of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, from June 8 to 14, LaCinetek and Culture are offering a special selection dedicated to animated creatures.
On the occasion of the 2nd edition of the Rencontres du Cinéma Britannique d’Abbeville, here is a selection of films to complement the festival's program. The theme for 2025 is "United Territories", celebrating rural life, the countryside, and all landscapes far from the cities. Films from all eras, from every corner of England to Ireland, through Scotland. But also foreign landscapes filmed by British filmmakers. Strong emotions can also be found far from London. Travel with us.
Jacqueline Audry: her name probably doesn't ring a bell, and that is quite surprising when you consider that Jacqueline Audry was the only female filmmaker in post-war . Between Alice Guy and Agnès Varda, she directed about fifteen films from 1946 to 1969, most of which were very successful with the public.
"You feel like you're really inside the perception of the high school characters, truly experiencing what they feel in their doubts and ions."
For Pride Month, LaCinetek and Culture invite you to cross the rainbow and celebrate love.
Her list of favorite films includes Microbe and Gasoline by Michel Gondry, Courage fuyons by Yves Robert and Ghostbusters by Ivan Reitman.
Fifty years after his ing, LaCinetek pays tribute to Michel Simon, the legendary actor once hailed by Charlie Chaplin as “the greatest in the world.”
For the past 34 years, the Côté court Festival has been a launchpad for bold, singular voices in cinema. Dedicated to films under one hour, the festival uncovers filmmakers and artists who shape the future of cinema, visionaries like Emmanuel Mouret, Justine Triet, Solveig Anspach, and Alain Guiraudie.
Filmmaker Marcel Ophüls ed away on May 24. To honor his legacy, LaCinetek invites you to (re)discover The Sorrow and the Pity (1969), his landmark documentary on World War II.
Valérie Donzelli, French director and actress born in 1973 in Épinal.
Initially an actress, Valérie Donzelli gained attention in the…
Discover Kleber Mendonça Filho's influences through his list of 50 favorite films: www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/kleber-mendonca-filho-45
Filmography: Critico (2008) – Neighboring Sounds (O…
Discover Michel Hazanavicius's influences through his list of 50 favorite films: www.lacinetek.com/director-list/michel-hazanavicius
Filmography : La Classe américaine (Le Grand détournement)…
LaCinetek curates film selections recommended by directors from around the world, available on VOD in , , Belgium, Luxembourg, and…
Japanese director, born in 1978.
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi worked as assistant director before he ed the Tokyo University of the Arts,…
Discover Cristian Mungiu's influences through his list of 50 favorite films from before 2005: www.lacinetek.com/director-list/cristian-mungiu
Filmography : Occident (2002) –…
"What struck me most was the freedom of speech. And the moral ambiguity it revealed."
Riad Sattouf on The Sorrow and the Pity by Marcel Ophüls: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyxcowiEWxY
Watch it on LaCinetek: www.lacinetek.com/fr/film/le-chagrin-et-la-pitie-marcel-ophuls-vod
"The film really talks about cinema, the madness of what it means to be a cinephile or a filmmaker."
Justine Triet on sex, lies, and videotape by Steven Soderbergh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5NwdayHhXM
Watch it on LaCinetek: www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/film/sex-lies-and-videotape-steven-soderbergh-vod
"And it asks a much larger question, as old as humanity: 'Why do we fall in love?"
Ugo Bienvenu on Her directed by Spike Jonze: youtu.be/LbVNq7gNSps?si=ydbc9DRctzToB_
Watch Her on LaCinetek: www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/film/her-spike-jonze-vod
"There's the fairy tale, but there's also a bit of "gross" in it all the time."
Virginie Efira on Donkey Skin directed by Jacques Demy: youtu.be/OuNza0DvW60?si=fF1jBcxeRerC27Cl
Watch Donkey Skin on LaCinetek: www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/film/donkey-skin-jacques-demy-vod
There are 2 versions of this film: the one where you’ve seen Breathless before, and the one where you see Breathless first time after watching Nouvelle Vague.
Either way, you’ll only get to experience one of them.
“Reality is not continuity”
We’ve all been wanting to act like Grace at some point but won’t it it.
affiche aussi géniale que le film, c’est dire
(update : review obsolète, ils ont enlevé la trop belle affiche française jaune et violette ouinnn)
ĀTMAN is a visual tour-de-force based on the idea of the subject at the centre of the circle created by camera positions (480 such positions).
Valérie Donzelli, French director and actress born in 1973 in Épinal.
Initially an actress, Valérie Donzelli gained attention in the early 2000s, particularly for her role in Martha... Martha by Sandrine Veysset. She then moved behind the camera and directed her first feature film, The Queen of Hearts, a quirky romantic comedy, in 2009. In 2011, she directed Declaration of War, an autofiction co-written with Jérémie Elkaïm that portrays the battle of two parents facing their young son's illness. The film was a major public and critical success.
She then adapted a screenplay by Jean Gruault, originally written for François Truffaut, into Marguerite & Julien. In 2021, she ventured into television with a feminist family saga, Nona et ses filles. Just the Two of Us won the César for Best Adaptation in 2024. In parallel, Donzelli works as a producer and continues her acting career, both in her own films and with directors such as Audrey Diwan, Sophie Fillières, and Bertrand Bonello.
Discover her list on LaCinetek: www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/valerie-donzelli