Etiket: satire
La Presse at the 77th Cannes Film Festival | A delirious satire at the opening
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Cannes) The #metoo movement is definitely on everyone’s lips in Cannes. It is even briefly mentioned in the opening film of the festival,…
“The Coubertin spirit”: between regressive work, satire and comedy around the Olympic Games
Just over three months before the Olympics, “The Coubertin Spirit” plunges us into catastrophic Games. Published on 08/05/2024 12:17 Reading time: 1 min Benjamin Voisin and Emmanuel Bercot on the…
Club Zero | A satire that leaves you wanting more
Sorry, your browser does not support videos A nutritionist who has just been hired at an elitist private high school in an unnamed European city leads her students into a…
“The Regime”: A satire that lacks vision
Satire is a delicate art. It requires intelligence, tact, irreverence and erudition, a sharp critical mind capable of self-deprecation, and a ruthless sense of punch. Often the attempts fall flat.…
Masquerade | A hesitant satire
Sorry, your browser does not support videos When a young gigolo falls under the spell of a sublime hustler, it’s the start of a Machiavellian plan under the scorching sun…
Review of The Fall of Babylon | Existentialist satire
At chic Babylon Cove in Fort Lauderdale, snowbirds Quebecers, Sunday intellectuals with flexible morals, bought condos at a discount, taking advantage of the financial crisis. Posted at 9:00 a.m. Behind…
New film by Ruben Östlund: “Without filter”, an enjoyable satire
Cult of appearance, obscenity of wealth, social inequalities… With Without filterhis new satirical comedy, Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund paints an enjoyable and devastating portrait of our modern society. Winner of…
[Critique] “The Nicolas Rioux case”, satire of the people’s court
Chosen among some forty projects to be presented in formula 5 to 7 behind the scenes of the Duceppe theater, The Nicolas Rioux case brews very topical subjects. Erika Mathieu…
“Arlette”, or the weight of a political satire
In Arlette, the third feature film by Mariloup Wolfe, a fashion magazine director is approached by the Premier of Quebec to rejuvenate the image of his government and take the…
Hatred towards Jews | From “satire”, defends the accused
His call for “non-stop Nazism everywhere” was just a “joke” about Jews published in a publication specializing in “ironic Nazism”. If he justified his writings denigrating the Jews by satire,…