Marisa Montiel |
Madrid (EFE).- A horror comedy by Chris McKay, “Renfield”, with Nicolas Cage as Dracula; a French blockbuster based on “The Three Musketeers”, with Vincent Cassel and Eva Green and the Spanish comedy “En temporada baja”, with Antonio Resines, are some of the most outstanding film premieres this week.
Not just another movie about Dracula, “Renfield” is a horror comedy that talks about toxic relationships, specifically the one between a narcissistic Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and his tortured assistant (Nicholas Hoult), who intends to break up with him. after three centuries of servitude.
The film is directed by Chris McKay, known for titles such as “Tomorrow’s War” or “Batman: The LEGO Movie”, from a script by Ryan Ridley and an original idea by the creator of “The Walking Dead”, Robert Kirkman. .
Vincent Cassel and Eva Green in an adaptation of “The Three Musketeers”
Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, François Civil and Romain Duris lead the cast of a new adaptation of “The Three Musketeers”, the adventure classic by Alexandre Dumas, set in the 18th century French court and directed by Martin Bourboulon.
“The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan” is the first installment of an ambitious project divided into two parts, with a total budget of 72 million euros, and will be followed by “The Three Musketeers: Milady”, with Eva Green in the role major.
Antonio Resines, Edu Soto, Coque Malla and Fele Martínez are four men who are going through a rough patch in their lives and for economic reasons are forced to live in a campsite. The camaraderie between them will help them overcome their peculiar way of seeing life.
This is the seventh feature film by Ibizan David Marqués, director of “Deshechos” (2010), “Fuera de juego” (2011) or “Dioses y perros” (2014).
“Suzume”, an animated film inspired by the Fukushima disaster
Director Makoto Shinkai was inspired by the 2011 Fukushima tragedy to approach this animated story in which Japanese mythology and the digital empire coexist. The film competed for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale and in Japan it was seen by more than 10 million viewers.
Sukume is the name of a 17-year-old girl who one day stumbles upon a young finder of mysterious doors among ruins left behind by devastating earthquakes, beginning a magical journey of initiation through earthquake-stricken Japan.
The producers of the “After” saga once again have Dylan Sprouse, this time alongside Virginia Gardner, to star in a new romantic comedy aimed at teen audiences, “Wonderful Disaster”, based on the novel by Jamie McGuire.
The plot revolves around Travis and Abby, two young people in their first year of college. He spends his nights fighting underground boxing matches, and during the day he’s an exemplary student and campus charmer. Abby wants nothing to do with him but she accepts a bet: if she loses their next fight, she’ll go a whole month without sex; if he wins, Abby will have to live in his apartment during that time.
A Tarik Saleh thriller about power in Egypt
Awarded for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival and shortlisted for the Oscars, “Conspiracy in Cairo” (“Boy from Heaven”) is the second feature film by Swedish director of Egyptian origin Tarik Saleh after “Cairo Confidential” (2017).
It is a suspense film that gets into the heart of the power of Sunni Islam, the University of Al Azhar, in Cairo.
Adam, the son of a small-town fisherman who receives a scholarship, immediately finds himself thrown into a power struggle over the death of the Grand Imam, the university’s top religious leader.
“Novembre”, one of the biggest hits of the year in France
Cédric Jiménez’s fourth feature film portrays five days in the anti-terrorist service of the French police after the jihadist attacks on the Bataclán theater in 2015 with a stellar cast headed by Jean Dujardin, Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain and Jérémie Rénier.
“Novembre” was one of the biggest box office hits in France in 2022, and thanks to word of mouth it raised more than 17 million euros.
Pietro Marcello directs “Scarlet”, a rural drama from the early 20th century
After the acclaimed “Martin Eden”, the Italian director Pietro Marcello travels to France at the beginning of the 20th century to narrate this free adaptation of “The Red Sailboat” by Alexander Grin, shot in French and starring Raphaël Thierry, Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel and Yolande Moreau.
“Scarlet” is a fable-tinged tale about the power of women. Juliette, the daughter of a war veteran who works in the fields, is a girl passionate about singing and music who dreams of leaving town and one day she meets a sorceress who promises that she will make it.
Three couples of friends meet at a summer house to celebrate a bachelor party, but when it is discovered that one of the girls has broken up with her partner and Patrick’s young fiancée shows up at the house unexpectedly, problems begin.
Between glasses of champagne, confidences and walks through the countryside, the group will put their friendship to the test in a less peaceful weekend than they expected. Directed by Nicolas Vanier.
The life of a nun who left everything to help prostitutes
Directed by Antoni Cuadri”, “Si todas las puertas se cerrar” tells the life and work of Antonia María de Oviedo, a young Swiss woman who arrived in Spain in the mid-19th century to work at the Court as a governess and ended up founding a house of Shelter for women who practiced prostitution.
“Marca de vida”, a Christian film about adoption
With Kirk Cameron as producer and one of the protagonists, the film is based on the true story of a woman who, in an abortion process, decides at the last minute to have it and give it up for adoption. Cameron became famous in the 1980s with the series “The problems are growing” and at the height of his career he turned it around by converting to evangelical Christianity.