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LAURENT BITTY
LAURENT BITTY Architect of a New Ivorian Audiovisual Ecosystem By Faustin André Cédric Kissi Koua The Ivorian film and audiovisual landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by key figures whose commitment extends far beyond artistic production to include structuring the sector and passing on knowledge. Among them, Laurent Bitty stands out as a central figure, combining the roles of perceptive producer, socially engaged director, and president of initiatives th
Koua Faustin André Cédric
Dec 9, 20253 min read
MAGELLAN
MAGELLAN Dawn of the World By Imanos Santos Epic ~ Visceral ~ Visionary The ocean howls its verdict. The sails snap against the mast while Fernando de Magalhães stares at the horizon with the stubborn resolve of men who refuse reason. Cinema regains here its primary vocation: to show the impossible, to etch onto the screen the trembling lines of human courage confronting the cosmic indifference of the elements. Magellan --------------------------------------------------------
Imanos Santos
Nov 28, 20256 min read
QHER WILL BE DONE
QHER WILL BE DONE A Film by Julia Kowalski By Serge Leterrier Peasant Witchcraft: Kowalski's Radical Gambit From the opening frames of Her Will Be Done , this familiar blend of mud and peasant Catholicism seemed destined to join the crowded ranks of French rural chronicles sprinkled with genre elements. Here's where the misunderstanding begins. The Franco-Polish director plays with our expectations to better subvert them, transforming what could have been another portrait of
Serge Leterrier
Nov 21, 20253 min read
Ella McCay
Ella McCay A movie by James L. Brooks Balancing, Sincere, Human By Imanos Santos Some films allow themselves to be confined within formulas. Others resist, overflow, demand to be approached through multiple paths. Ella McCay belongs to this second category. To grasp the substance of this work where James L. Brooks rediscovers all his power after years of absence, three words emerge. Three qualities that, together, sketch the portrait of a rare cinema: one that dares to fil
Imanos Santos
Nov 5, 20256 min read
ECHOES OF THE PAST
ECHOES OF THE PAST The Ontology of Repetition A film by Mascha Schilinski By Anthony Xiradakis "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." - Karl Marx Time is not a line. This truth, long established by contemporary physics, cinema still struggles to translate into images. Mascha Schilinski takes up this challenge in her second feature film with an ambition bordering on excess. Four young girls in four different eras—Alma, Erika, Angelika, and Lenka—go throug
Anthony Xiradakis
Nov 4, 20257 min read
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Paul Thomas Anderson's Mastered Chaos By Imanos Santos Unsteady. Furious. Chaplinesque. The bathrobe flutters in the California wind. Bob Ferguson is no hero. He reeks of alcohol, his poorly trimmed beard tells the story of years of neglect, and his paranoid gaze betrays a man who abandoned his ideals somewhere between the Mexican border and a broken-down couch. Yet he's the one Paul Thomas Anderson chose to carry his most ambitious, most expensive, m
Imanos Santos
Oct 31, 20259 min read
BARDOT
BARDOT Film by Alain Berliner and Elora Thévenet When the image becomes memory By Serge Leterrier “I was born to burn, to exist until the last spark.” These words open Bardot like an invocation to life in fusion. The film advances without filter or caution, traversed by the presence of a woman who became both a force of attraction and rupture. It unfolds the legend of a being who transfigured fame into an initiatory experience—whose every breath made an entire era’s certaint
Serge Leterrier
Oct 28, 20253 min read
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good The Final Chapter By Anthony Xiradakis "Between two souls who clash, friendship always finds its way to the light." November 19, 2025 marks the triumphant return of Elphaba and Glinda to screens worldwide. Following the planetary tidal wave of the first installment, Jon M. Chu completes his masterful diptych with Wicked: For Good, an epic conclusion that promises to move as much as it enchants. The title itself resonates with particular depth, a direct refere
Anthony Xiradakis
Oct 24, 20257 min read
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