Our movie reviews of the week

Boreal feast : Sylvan poetry

“Beyond wanting to deal with the utility of death in nature, the filmmaker wanted to create a work of pure cinema as he did. 7 landscapesA contemplative documentary set in a jungle across a river,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.

“Filmmaker Chloé Leriche's film, shot in Adigameque and subtitled in French for the first time, shows the devastating impact of five deaths on a small community. Its precise positioning imposes a certain rhythm and an almost cottony atmosphere. We feel pain in the way we see this village and its people lost in pain under the wonderful light of the northern sun,” notes our journalist Alexandre Vigneault.

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State of women : Woman power

« What if women ruled America, not the world? Every year, for more than 80 years, hundreds of young teenage girls play in different boot camps for politics and democracy. Two documentarians followed them to Missouri,” explains our journalist Sylvia Galipio.

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The first omen : Before Damien

“Effectively fiddling with gender codes, the director and his accomplices allow the Catholic Church to vehemently criticize the instrumentalization of the female body. Indeed, in The first omenGirls and women obey the orders of the men of the church and provoke the return of the Antichrist, bearing the fruits of their cruel machinations and serving only to ensure that the sheep do not stray from the right path. Journalist Manon Dumais.

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Wicked little letters : Really funny

“The book — and the series — Very British problems It deals with the “teachers” of some British people to turn trivial situations into drama. This is exactly what is happening Wicked little lettersThe screenplay by actor Johnny Sweet is inspired by a true story,” explains our journalist Pascal LeBlanc.

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La Chimera : Ghosts and Miracles

« chimera, Written by Alice Rohrwacher, this is a modern and fascinating tale of damaged young archaeologist Arthur's (Josh O'Connor) quest. With great formal freedom, the Italian director and screenwriter tells the funny odyssey of a group of grave robbers who survive by selling these rare objects on the black market,” notes our journalist Luc Boulanger.

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