June is here, with the promise of beautiful days to come, interspersed with some good downpours, so one more reason not to stay away from the dark rooms…
Here is an overview of what the cinema has to offer right now, whether you are in Paris or elsewhere, before I let you enjoy the sunshine… And as a bonus, I am offering a little giveaway at the end of this article, so don’t hesitate to try your luck!
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The International Very Short Film Festival
The Very Short Film Festival
, is an international selection of eclectic works, with one single rule: tell a story in just 4 minutes. Not one more, not one less.
The opportunity to discover the talent of budding filmmakers, who have come from all 4 corners of the globe to captivate the audience within a short timeframe. No need to be long to deliver a powerful message or make an impression thanks to an aesthetic or a world of its own.
Come celebrate 20 years of creativity, originality, and emotion in over 20 countries and nearly 80 cities. Whether you have already been on vacation to Egypt, New Caledonia, or even Amsterdam, it will still be possible for you to attend the screening of one or more films in competition. The Festival enjoys a solid reputation on the cinematic scene thanks to its diverse perspectives and accessible nature.
And to satisfy a wide audience of curious people and film buffs, the films offered will be spread across 2 competitions (International and Women’s Voices) and 3 thematic selections (French, “trash & glam”, and family-oriented). Submitted to the view of a major professional jury, the Very Short Film Festival has nothing to envy the closed and decadent world of the Cannes Film Festival. And this year, Eric Judor will be the president of the jury!
No red carpet this time, but hundreds of films touched by a communicative cinephilic grace. A multitude of looks at our era and its major issues, in just 4 minutes! But in such a short time, the essential can be said…
International Very Short Film Festival Until June 10th everywhere in France June 9th and 10th in Paris! Forum des Halles, 75001 Paris
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A lost teddy bear, 10 gags recovered
In theaters starting June 20th, Le Doudou by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé (creators of Les Tuche), will delight fans of wacky comedies. The story, in two words: Sofiane, who works at Roissy airport, finds a notice for a lost teddy bear with a reward. A golden opportunity for the young man to make some money by setting up a little scam, which is supposed to be without consequences. Michel, who absolutely wants to find his daughter’s teddy bear, lets himself be dragged by Sofiane into a search that is more complicated than expected!
When a duo that has everything opposing them (Kad Merad and Malik Bentalha) sets off in pursuit of a lost object, it creates a kind of cartoonish odyssey that doesn’t hold back on the most improbable situations. The two directors, having experience in comedy, let their pens and imaginations wander a bit too far into the absurd. And yet, the Merad/Bentalha duo works and shows a certain chemistry in their performance, but they seem thrown into a joyful mess that they are trying as best they can to embrace. The intention is good: to make people laugh through excess, with a cast of genre regulars (Elie Semoun, Olivier Baroux…), but this Doudou lacks finesse and a clear point of view.
Fans of Les Tuche will feel right at home in this colorful world with its frantic pace and biting humor. We laugh, and after all, isn’t that the point of a comedy? Even if Le Doudou won’t go down in film history as the comedy that revolutionized the genre, it allowed its duo of directors to have fun with all its codes. For their next attempt, we would love for them to refine the way they capture emotion and handle major issues (here, family
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It’s imperfect, but you still have a good time!
Le Doudou, by Philippe Mechelen, Julien Hervé With Kad Merad, Malik Bentalha Duration: 1h20 In theaters June 20th
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Le Grand Rex in the stars
Le Grand Rex will host on June 18th
, in its prestige room, two monuments of space adventure, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, and Interstellar by Christopher Nolan.
The opportunity to rediscover Kubrick’s cult film in a restored 4K version, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. 50 years that the film inspired by a short story by Arthur C. Clarke has haunted film history and the minds of cinephiles, who still try to uncover its mysteries today. The evening offers the chance to intensely experience this unique cinematic experience in “Grand Large” format, for more emotions, sensations, and communion with the film of master Kubrick. Humanity facing its origins, its future, its immortality… The mysterious power of a monolith, an artificial intelligence named HAL, and finally, the journey of a lonely man beyond “the infinite”.
Why a screening of Interstellar? Well, for the simple reason that Christopher Nolan himself worked on the remastering process of the film in close collaboration with Warner. A great admirer of Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan was inspired by his idol for the creation of his own space odyssey, Interstellar.
Presented for the first time at the last Cannes Film Festival, in the presence of the director’s daughter, Katharina Kubrick, this new 70mm copy faithful to the original will allow you to relive the film in the optimal projection conditions intended by Kubrick during its release in 1968. If you have never seen it, this is the perfect time!
2001: A Space Odyssey, special 50th-anniversary evening At Le Grand Rex, 1 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75002 Paris Interstellar, screened at 6:00 PM 2001: A Space Odyssey, screened at 9:30 PM Price: 2-film pack, 10€ Just the screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey at 9:30 PM, 5€
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Something of Tennessee at the Max Linder
Whether you like Johnny Hallyday or not, his music, his style, his antics, he will still have left his mark on the seventh art. And if you feel like discovering Jean-Philippe Smet differently, and getting away from the grotesque stories invading the news, this is the time. Because we must admit, looking at his filmography, we will note the prestigious names of Jean-Luc Godard, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Patrice Leconte…A beginning of a career that will remind us of Elvis‘s and their status as “idol of the young,” which would be confirmed alongside acting partners such as his companion at the time Nathalie Baye, but also Claude Brasseur, Jean Rochefort, Gérard Depardieu or even Sandrine Kiberlain. The Max Linder is organizing on Tuesday, June 12th, an evening paying tribute to actor Johnny Hallyday, with the screening of 3 cult films restored in 4K:
- Point de chute by Robert Hossein (1970), presented by Robert Hossein, 6:30 PM.
- Le spécialiste by Sergio Corbucci (1969), 8:00 PM.
- D’où viens-tu… Johnny? by Noël Howard (1963), presented by Jean-Jacques Debout, 10:00 PM.
Screenings, presentations, guests, DVDs, Blu-rays, posters to win, and many other surprises await longtime fans or simple curious onlookers…
At Le Max Linder Panorama Tuesday, June 12th 24 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75009 Paris
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Dutch Cinema and Sexual Revolution
In collaboration with the Cinémathèque française and in partnership with EYE International, the institute for the international promotion of Dutch film, the Oh! Pays-Bas week presents a selection of films representative of a contemporary movement from the early 1970s that approached sex with a frankness and lack of inhibition representative of an era of sexual liberation which is characteristic of Dutch cinema.
The opportunity to revisit the first films of Paul Verhoeven while discovering uninhibited works by Wim Verstappen or Pim de la Parra.
Program: 15 films, debates, and meetings with directors, actors, critics, and experts
From June 6 to June 27, 2018 La Cinémathèque française 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
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CINEMA GIVEAWAY:
I am therefore offering you the chance to win 5×2 tickets to go see the film of your choice during this Dutch cinema cycle at the Cinémathèque française.
To participate, just leave a comment below this article telling me what the last movie you saw in the cinema was.
A random draw will select the 3 winners of 2 tickets from among the participants who answered the question. Good luck to everyone!
Rules:
– Contest limited to Metropolitan France
– + 1 chance if you are a fan of the blog’s Facebook page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Twitter page; + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Hellocoton page + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s Instagram page + 1 chance if you follow the blog’s YouTube channel + 1 chance for each share of the contest (don’t forget to leave your username in your comment if you want to benefit from extra chance(s))
– 1 entry per IP address
– Transport to the screening location is not included in the prize
– Contest start date Friday, June 08, 2018 – closing date for entries Tuesday, June 12, 2018 and results the next day on the blog in an edit of this article
