The film industry seems to have normalized the existence of some of its productions only on platforms. Among fiction films and documentaries this month, you can see some very interesting titles, others with high commercial potential, a wide variety of genres and looks: documentaries on Brad Pitt and Jean-Luc Godard, a comedy at the service of Adam Sandler and Jennifer. Aniston is a handful of Spanish productions and films featuring famous protagonists, from veteran Catherine Deneuve to fierce Idris Elba. Selection sorted by release date. The first is a documentary about Brad Pitt and the last is the comedy ‘Criminals in vision’ starring Sandler and Aniston.
“Brad Pitt: all faces” – March 2. Movistar Plus+
Affected by the disease known as prosopagnosia (a disorder that prevents others from distinguishing faces), Brad Pitt’s remarkable career as an actor and producer is pertinent during a difficult time in his cinematographic career and personal life. Suggesting this French documentary directed by Adrien Dénouette and Thibaut Sève. Tarantino, Clooney, Fincher, Guy Ritchie, and Andrew Dominik are some of those who have commented on their professional colleagues who have been a key figure in American cinema over the past two decades.
“It’s You” – March 3rd. Netflix
Its director, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, is premiering a new film on ‘flow’, while Goya continues to savor the honey of ‘Cinco Lobitos’, a film that won awards at the Gaudí, Feroz and Malaga festivals. The change is obvious: the Biscayan director returns from a drama about motherhood to a lighthearted romantic comedy in which Álvaro Cervantes, Silvia Alonso and Gorka Otxoa form an awkward love triangle. The first has a peculiar gift for emotional prudence: After being kissed or kissed by a woman for the first time, he knows whether the relationship will be short or long term.
‘House party’ – March 3rd. HBO Max
The new installment, a sequel to an indie comedy series from the ’90s, is a simultaneous remake and “reboot”. The action focuses on the house of a young man who throws a good party. the fact that his family is far away. Destan was opened by Reginald Hudley in 1990 with the ‘House party’. Four sequels were made. He owns video clip and commercial producer Calmatic. The script is written by Stephen Glover, brother of Donald Glover, creator of the ‘Altlanta’ series.
‘Giants’ – March 3rd. filming
Almost ten years after its debut, Valencian director Beatriz Sanchís shot ‘Everyone is Dead’, a fantasy drama about a former rock star suffering from agoraphobia, in Mexico, her second feature film about a girl with no future, ‘The Giants’. and he is overwhelmed by the debts his mother left him. She takes a trip from the United States to Mexico with a Chicana girl who says she wants to see where her father died. The film won the best photography award and a special mention from the jury at the Malaga festival.
“Film bodies” – March 9th. Movistar Plus+
Based on the changes brought about by the #MeToo revolution and the new social awareness around the representation of the female body, this documentary raises, among other things, what it means to undress and reenact sex scenes in movies. The work includes pieces from movies like ‘The Graduate’ or ‘Boogie Nights’, interviews with actresses Jane Fonda and Rosanna Arquette, and reflections on the heterosexual gaze, the intimacy coordinator figure in the shoot, and how all this has impacted a patriarchal industry. like a movie
“Luther: Night Falls” – March 10. Netflix
John Luther is a London cop who constantly confronts his own demons and dark realms. He was portrayed by Idris Elba in a BBC television series that aired for five seasons between 2010 and 2019. It has now been made into a movie with a screenplay by Elba himself and soap opera creator Neil Cross. The demons within won the war and Luther was put in a prison after his acts of violence. However, he manages to escape to hunt down a dangerous serial killer who has become his enemy.
‘Sonne’ – March 20. filming
Directed by Kurdwin Ayub, a young Kurdish-Austrian director, and produced by Ulrich Seidl (“Sparta”), one of the most belligerent Austrian filmmakers of the time, ‘Sonne’ raises a thorny issue: three young Muslim women in a ‘REM’ in networks. They twerk in hijab by singing the theme ‘Losing my Religion’ and are successful on YouTube. From this moment on, they come into conflict with their culture and beliefs. Challenging and current: In 2017, a young Muslim from Brighton faced public outrage and even received death threats for doing the same.
‘This is her life’ – March 29. Movistar Plus+
In this melodrama, in which Emmanuelle Bercot focuses on accepting death or not, Benoît Magimel, who is always remembered for his role in the movie “The Pianist” directed by Michael Haneke, and Catherine Deneuve and Benoît Magimel, who are still as active as in their early days. He does not take responsibility for his serious illness. She is facing an extreme situation with her mother. Interpretive recital. Magimel won the César for best actor for this work last year, and repeated the award a few days ago for his performance in ‘Pacifiction’.
‘Godard cinema’ – March 30. filming
Jean-Luc Godard, who died in September 2022, was hated and defamed as much as he was elevated to the altars of absolute cinematographic modernity. He single-handedly rewrote an important part of the history of French and European cinema. With documentaries about Jean-Pierre Melville and Maurice Chevalier, ‘Godard cinema’ by Cyril Leuthi reviews the mystery that has always surrounded both his career and his unsavory personality. Includes appearances by Nathalie Baye, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and Hanna Schygulla. Of course, the director’s company JLG Films is producing.
‘Criminals in sight’ – March 31. Netflix
Before the pandemic, in 2019, Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler formed an unlikely couple for an action comedy called ‘Crimes at sea’. The protagonists of this lighthearted fiction, more Sandler than Aniston’s comedy, are now reunited in the sequel, ‘Criminals in view’, in which the first film’s police officer and his wife become private detectives. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of a maharajah and the international conflict it entails. Solid actors like Mélanie Laurent and Mark Strong support the uncomplicated couple.