A pop icon, family dramedy and explosive plotline: The latest in French cinema

Critique Perrine Quenesson guides us through the last outings in the world of French cinema, with two family stories that transport us towards convincing versions of France in the 1960s and 1990s. “My mother, God and Sylvie Vartan” tells the story of a devoted mother, played by Leïla Bekhti, who is ready to move mountains for her son. Meanwhile, “Queen Mom” ​​traces the experience of an immigrant family as they come up against the stereotypes of the North Africans and try to overcome the obstacles planted on their way; The film also offers a comic and fantastic vision of one of the bogeymen of French history lessons. A volcano at the edge of the eruption in Guadeloupe distills social and political tensions in “Magma” and we discuss the love letter from Thierry Frémaux to the Lumière brothers, while it documents the birth of cinema and its modern conventions.