first film of an old road of the scenario

Catherine Deneuve in Venice, Nicole Garcia in Deauville: these are two French stars will be that, this weekend, the head of their jury, introduced the three shots of the new season. A good omen In any case, the four French films of the beginning of September reflects a stimulating eclecticism. Even if the most exciting a priori, "A few days in September", first film of an old road of the scenario, Santiago Amigorena, who meets John Turturro, Juliette Binoche and delicious small blonde of "The evasion", Sara Forestier, in a "tragedy of espionage", from Paris to Venice, does not deliver on his promises. And if "fair" Beginner's Lionel Bailliu, noie too fast it exciting the violence of the relations in the world of business executives and its good interpreters (Benoît Magimel, Marion Cotillard, Jérémie Rénier) in the cartoon and the gore of a spectacular weekend of canyoning suspense.

On the other hand, difficult to not be moved by "I am fine, don't worry," adapted by Philippe directed by Lioret of a beautiful novel by Olivier Adam, with a discreet and just to say the absence and pain of family misunderstandings, through the despair of a young girl Mélanie Laurent, a revelation after his twin brother mysterious disappearance. Finally and above all, unable to resist the mixture of humour, tenderness, poetry and smiling liberty "Gardens in autumn", the unclassifiable Paris Georgian, Otar Iosseliani: this bittersweet fable on the vanity of politicians, the virtues of tolerance and friendship, and the simple joy of living according to his good pleasure, with bonus Michel Piccoli (only known head) in lovely old lady to bunmakes you happy.

Come, him, the American independent cinema (and currently compete in Deauville) "Little Miss Sunshine," first film by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, has almost the same virtues and also gives the smile: behind the road-movie high in a fanciful family, this portrait of an America that deep color not very bright combines sometimes cruel derision, humour and tenderness, and brings together particularly engaging interpreters.

Side times, it should be noted two major Melos Hollywood, "Boulevard of the passions", in Michael Curtiz, with Joan Crawford, and "Shanghai Gesture", of Josef von Sternberg, with Gene Tierney.

Always on display

If you can, unless you have a particularly well heart hanging, zap the very dark and disturbing "Flanders" by Bruno Dumont, despite his grand prize at Cannes, it would be a pity not catch up with some other shipments from the Croisette during and after the heat wave. First, the beautiful film by Ken Loach, "The wind rises", palme d'Or, sober yet powerful fresco on the Irish peasants revolt against British soldiers in 1920. And, on the side of French, "According to Charlie", by Nicole Garcia, choral chronic and very classic of the weaknesses of men, "The reason for the lower", poignant social thriller of Lucas Belvaux, and a small jewel, "The Turner of pages", Denis Dercourt, that cosy as cruel revenge story in the world of music. Out of Cannes, may accompany Ariane Ascaride in "The trip to Armenia", Robert Guédiguian, and only if you love the kindly surreal fantasies attempt to break with Charlotte Gainsbourg "The Science of dreams", by Michel Gondry. Or go to Cairo meet the inhabitants of "The Yacoubian building", Marwan Hamed, long and involved evocation of Egypt since Nasser until our days. Or Finally, for lovers of fiction, find the universe of the series in his brilliant adaptation ("Miami Vice") to the big screen by Michael Mann.

On the small screen

Friday: "L.A. Confidential", Curt Hanson, superb adaptation of a black polar of James Ellroy (21 hours, CC first). Saturday: "my life in the air", of Rémi Bezançon, nice French later-sentimental comedy based on the phobia of the aircraft (20 h 50, Canal ). Sunday: "Nixon", of Oliver Stone, a somewhat cumbersome biography where the man of the Watergate is embodied by Anthony Hopkins (20 h 40, Arte).