Lee
American model turned photographer Lee Miller (Kate Winslet) covered World War II for the magazine Vogue. The production of this film about a woman’s fight to play a role during the armed conflict seems to have been fraught with similar pitfalls. In an interview, Kate Winslet, also a producer, mentioned having been the victim of sexism in financing the film. Directed by Ellen Kuras (The Umbrella Academy, Ozark), the feature film is inspired by the book The Lives of Lee Millerwritten by the latter’s son, Antony Penrose, played by Josh O’Connor. His father is played by Alexander Skarsgård, while Marion Cotillard and Andrea Riseborough play the editors of Vogue France and England, respectively.
In theaters September 27
Piece by Piece
Author of hits Happy, Get Lucky And Frontin »the versatile musician Pharrell Williams has often said that he “sees sounds in color,” a condition called synesthesia. What better way to tell his life story than with colorful LEGO bricks? Morgan Neville (the documentaries 20 Feet from Stardom And Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) is directing his first animated film, which features the participation of Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and other collaborators of the rapper, singer and producer born in Virginia Beach. He has also written new songs for the occasion.
In theaters October 11
Niki
Quebecer Charlotte LeBon takes on the role of Niki de Saint Phalle in the first feature film by Céline Sallette, seen in particular in Green algae And Of rust and bone. Co-written by the latter and Samuel Doux, Niki tells the story of the multidisciplinary artist’s life from 1952, the year she moved to France with her husband and daughter. Despite the distance from America and her stifling family, her childhood memories still haunt her. She will find in art a way to free herself. Presented in the Un Certain Regard selection at the last Cannes Film Festival, the film also features Damien Bonnard, John Robinson and Judith Chemla in its cast.
In theaters November 15
Mr. Aznavour
After the feature films Patients And School lifeGrand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir team up again this time to bring the life of Charles Aznavour to the screen. Born in Paris in 1924 to Armenian refugees, the young Charles Aznavourian shows nothing of the international star he would become. His hard work and extraordinary willpower would make him a monument of song. Tahar Rahim, revealed in A prophetby Jacques Audiard, embodies the singer from his rise to fame in the 1950s. Other personalities will be in the biopic, such as Gilbert Bécaud (Lionel Cecilio), Édith Piaf (Marie-Julie Baup), Pierre Roche (Bastien Bouillon) and Mélinée Manouchian (Gulia Avetisyan).
In theaters November 27
A Complete Unknown
This Christmas, Timothée Chalamet will become Bob Dylan. James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) directs and co-writes, with Jay Cocks (frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese), this biopic on the legendary folk musician. The film is inspired by the book Dylan Goes Electric!by Elijah Wald, which explores the controversy surrounding the Pulitzer Prize winner’s switch from acoustic to electrically amplified instruments. Other artists featured in the film include Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning), Monica Barbaro (Joan Baez) and Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook).
In theaters December 25