Javier Marco’s debut feature unites two lonely beings: a woman with her husband bedridden by paralysis and a son in jail, and a prison guard who falls in love with her and pretends to be a father with a daughter behind bars, the Josefina of the title. Emma Suárez brings vulnerability and dignity to a character hungry for love, while a gigantic Roberto Álamo brings his disturbing physique to a man imprisoned in routine who sees the opportunity of love. ‘Josefina’ advances based on silences and hides information that the viewer must complete. Thus, the protagonist’s family past or the reason why her son (Miguel Bernardeau) is in prison is never made explicit.
Adaptation of Noël Coward’s theatrical classic that was already made into a movie by David Lean in 1945. A séance is the trigger for an immortal sitcom. The film is directed by Edward Hall (‘The Durrells’, ‘Downton Abbey’) and has in its cast the imperial Judi Dench, Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann.
Beautiful Canadian landscapes in an adventure for the whole family with an environmental message. Directed by Gilles de Maistre and starring Molly Kunz and Graham Greene, the film stars a wolf and a lion, supervised by the famous animal trainer Andrew Simpson (‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Braveheart’).
‘The roulette of fortune and fantasy’
Triptych about the magic of chance with which Ryûsuke Yamaguchi obtained the Silver Bear at the last Berlinale. The Japanese director embroiders a fable with three stories driven by destiny and imagination, in which the lives of female characters are marked by their choices and regrets. An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap, and an encounter stemming from a misunderstanding form a set of tales united by memory and deception.
Six couples willing to unleash their most intimate fantasies star in this French choral comedy with Monica Bellucci and Carole Bouquet in its cast. Brothers David and Stéphane Foenkinos (‘Somewhat Jealous’, ‘Delicacy’) direct a film inspired by the 2014 Australian film ‘Josh Lawson’s Little Death’, which talks about role-playing games to abstinence through exhibitionism . How far are we capable of going to test the limits of desire? The filmmakers ask us.
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