of fire and ashes”, “The Love we have left”… Our reviews of the cinema releases of the week – Libération

To help our readers navigate the abundant cultural offerings, journalists from the Culture department of Libé clear the ground for you in the news of film releases, albums, shows, series and exhibitions. Find all of our selections.

The Brazilian filmmaker makes his return with a masterful thriller which features an academic embarked in the midst of a military dictatorship on an adventure that exceeds him. A political film that is dark, funny and sensual at the same time. Read our review and interview with the filmmaker.

With this fascinating third opus, the Canadian filmmaker continues the adventures of the Na’vi, these creatures threatened by colonizing Earthlings. A blockbuster as breathtaking in form as in substance, which echoes the history of oppressed peoples. Read our review and interview with actors Sam Worthingtonn and Stephen Lang.

By filming a myriad of moments from the daily life of a family, the Icelander chronicles the separation of a couple and continues his work on the cycles of nature and the transience of things. Read our review.

In his documentary, the Spanish filmmaker takes a political look at Vallbona, a cosmopolitan district of Barcelona. Surrounded by a river, the highway, and the railway, the inhabitants lead a unique life close to nature. Read our review.

In an ageless and apolitical western atmosphere, the filmmaker gently follows the journey of a peasant who rediscovers a taste for life after the destruction of his farm. Read our review.

Narrating the romance between a road accident victim and a woman who sees the dead, Alice Vial’s first feature film succeeds in the challenge of fantastic romance. Read our review.

The Spanish filmmaker explores the genre of the “party film” on the occasion of Semana Grande in Bilbao, in a confused and artistic blur which, without disappointing, allows you to go to bed early. Read our review.

Every day, find the choices of the Culture department of Libé : exhibitions on Monday, theater, dance and opera on Tuesday, cinema outings on Wednesday, music and series on Friday. Everything that we liked (and sometimes displeased) in cultural news.