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Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine: Sandrine Kiberlain brings the legendary French actress to the silver screen

Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine, Guillaume Nicloux's romantic drama starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte and Amira Casar, retraces the life of the world's first star. In theaters December 18, 2024.

Le Déluge: Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette - Our opinion

Le Déluge, a new film directed by Gianluca Jodice, stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, during their imprisonment at the Conciergerie. Here, we discover the royal couple not in the luxury of Versailles, but awaiting their sentence.

I'm still here: Walter Salles signs a family drama under the Brazilian dictatorship

In Je suis toujours là (Ainda Estou Aqui), Walter Salles explores the resilience of a Brazilian family in the face of the disappearance of a father during the military dictatorship of the 1970s. The film stars Fernanda Montenegro and Selton Mello.

The Young Woman with the Needle: a poignant drama set in Copenhagen in 1918

Magnus von Horn's The Young Woman with the Needle is a disturbing historical drama that explores survival and human bonds in the Copenhagen of 1918. Starring Victoria Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm, the film will be released on February 26, 2025.

September 5: a gripping behind-the-scenes media drama during the 1972 Munich crisis

September 5 (original title September 5), directed by Tim Fehlbaum, goes behind the scenes of the media coverage of the 1972 Olympic hostage crisis, starring Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro.

Notre-Dame burns: a gripping reconstruction of the fire that made history

Notre-Dame brûle (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, takes an hour-by-hour look back at the cathedral's tragic fire in 2019. A poignant tale of drama and heroism, now available on VOD.

Say nothing: a poignant thriller series about the missing in Northern Ireland

The Say Nothing series, available from December 11, 2024 on Disney+, blends drama and thriller to tell the story of the missing during the Northern Irish conflict, through the tragic destiny of Jean McConville.

Messengers of War: Tyler Perry's historical drama starring Kerry Washington on Netflix

Messengers of War, Tyler Perry's drama starring Kerry Washington, tells the heroic story of the only female African-American battalion in World War II, available on Netflix from December 20, 2024.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Oscar for Best Film 2024: (Re)discover our review

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is a gripping historical thriller that traces the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, central figure in the Manhattan Project. Available on Netflix from December 21, 2024.

Toutes pour une: a modern feminist comedy by Houda Benyamina

Houda Benyamina's Toutes pour une revisits Les Trois Mousquetaires in a feminist adventure comedy starring Oulaya Amamra, Sabrina Ouazani and Déborah Lukumuena.

Malcolm X: Spike Lee's masterpiece starring Denzel Washington returns to theaters

Malcolm X, the historic biopic directed by Spike Lee with Denzel Washington in the title role, returns to cinemas on November 27, 2024. This epic 1993 film traces the fascinating life of the African-American activist, from the Nation of Islam movement to his tragic assassination.

La plus précieuse des marchandises animated film by Michel Hazanavicius: review and trailer

Michel Hazanavicius was back at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with La plus précieuse des marchandises, his first animated film in official competition. To be seen in cinemas from November 20, 2024.

The Fourth Wall: a poignant drama starring Laurent Lafitte set in war-torn Lebanon

Adapted from Sorj Chalandon's award-winning novel, David Oelhoffen's The Fourth Wall plunges Laurent Lafitte into an intense, humanist drama set in war-torn Lebanon. In theaters January 15, 2025.

Louise Violet by Eric Besnard with Alexandra Lamy and Grégory Gadebois: our review and trailer

Louise Violet, by Eric Besnard, with Alexandra Lamy and Grégory Gadebois: a plunge into the school of 1889, in theaters November 6, 2024.

Christophe Barratier's Les Enfants de la Résistance: a heroic adventure at the heart of history

Christophe Barratier adapts the best-selling comic strip Les Enfants de la Résistance, an intense plunge into occupied France from a child's point of view. Currently filming.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Pillar Training on Netflix

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Training of the Pillars, the new arc in the popular animated series, will be available on Netflix from November 1, 2024. Get ready to follow Tanjiro and the Pillars as they prepare for the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji.

Organ Trail: a fight for survival in wild Montana on Paramount+.

The thriller Organ Trail, directed by Michael Patrick Jann, arrives November 1 on Paramount+. Plunge into an icy, unforgiving Montana where survival is the only objective.

The Count of Monte Cristo with Pierre Niney: a successful gamble

Pierre Niney takes on the title role in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière's new film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. (Re)discover this epic tale of revenge on VOD for purchase on October 26 and for rental on November 6, 2024.

DUMAS - DIABLE NOIR: Ladj Ly adapts the incredible story of the first black general in the French army

Ladj Ly's new project, DUMAS - DIABLE NOIR, will retrace the life of General Thomas Alexandre Dumas, a slave who became a hero of the French Revolution. Shooting will begin in summer 2025.

Mary: A Biblical Epic by D.J. Caruso with Noa Cohen and Anthony Hopkins on Netflix

Marie, directed by D.J. Caruso, revisits the biblical story through the eyes of Mary, starring Noa Cohen and Anthony Hopkins. Released December 6, 2024 on Netflix.