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A large number of feature films are legally available on the Internet.
There is something for all ages and all tastes.
"20 Minutes" helps you navigate among the different offers.
Deprived of dark rooms for more than three months, you are suddenly seized with a desire for cinema!
How do you find the three films you want to see again right now, right now?
Say, for example,
Happiness
by Todd Solondz,
12 Angry Men by
Sidney Lumet and
The 7th Seal
by Ingmar Bergman?
You are dizzy in front of all the offers offered by the streaming platforms.
Which one or which ones to favor to obtain these films legally?
“Don't panic, breaths Jean-Marc, a great lover of cinema.
Just head over to the Just Watch site to find what's available.
"And your life will change with just one click: you can very easily find a link to what you are looking for (film or series) in authorized streaming.
Good idea, the search engine works by title of films or by name (filmmaker, performer).
Better yet, the site indicates the best rates for viewing your "precious": package, purchase or rental as desired.
Spoiled for choice
There are many platforms.
This is the first observation that jumps out when we explore Just Watch and yet, some films like
Happiness
by Todd Solondz remain untraceable.
But if we can trust their catalog, there is something for everyone, from the most “general public” to the most specialized.
“As far as I'm concerned, I took Netflix, OCS and Disney +, the first two for series and original creations and the last for animated cinema and children's programs,” says Isabelle, mother. forty years old.
There is indeed enough to occupy long winter evenings on these three platforms, especially since Star has been added, the new Disney offer which promises 250 feature films, notably from the Fox catalog (
Titanic
by James Cameron or
Rocky Horror Show
for example) from its launch on February 23.
Movies as a bonus
“Personally, I like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV,” recommends 35-year-old single Fred.
I got the first as a package with fast delivery of my orders and the second is free for a year because I bought a tablet from Apple!
An unbeatable value for money !
»Of course, but what about the content?
Well, we are surprised to find and
12 angry men
and Bergman at Apple TV (including my dear
Seventh Seal)
while Amazon Prime video puts more emphasis on action with sagas like
Alien, Kingsmen
or original creations like
Borat 2
.
For demanding moviegoers
“At home, we love La Cinétek,” says Claire, 32: “filmmakers present their favorite works to us there and every month, a theme allows you to learn about classics of a particular genre.
It's great for moviegoers like me and I can show my kids classics.
" Owl !
They have
The Seventh Seal
.
I just have to click to buy or rent it and it is included in the unlimited plan.
Hey, I'm being offered other Bergman films at the same time… “I took La Cinétek but also Filmo TV because they have a huge choice and detailed interviews of artists as well as presentations allowing them to find out more, explains Monique, in her sixties, recently retired.
I find there films of my youth and novelties and I feel more learned.
»A classification by genre is very practical for finding your way in the films.
"If I only kept one subscription, it would be Univers Ciné, retorts Stéphane, 56 years old. The interface to navigate it leaves a little to be desired, but it is a must for independent cinema: they have arguably the largest catalog of movies available ": one thousand for the monthly subscription, six thousand for single rental.
No trace
of Todd Solondz's
Happiness,
however.
Free, did you say free?
"I don't have a penny but I'm curious," says Kevin, 22 and a film student.
I love Henri, the Cinémathèque site because it offers curiosities for free!
I came across films by Raoul Ruiz and Jacques Rozier, marvels I had never heard of.
MK2 Curiosity is also favored by penniless moviegoers by offering to discover, without a grant, a selection of curiosities per week
(Mysterious Skin
by Gregg Araki until February 18).
The rest of their catalog - for a fee - also offers rarities signed Agnès Varda or Alice Guy, Charles Chaplin or Jacques Demy.
PlutoTV also makes it possible to watch films without paying but, for the moment, only French versions of rather recent and mainstream works are available for rights issues and the cinema content is not (yet) very extensive.
For specialists
“Me, the only thing that interests me is horror cinema, insists Cédric, 19 years old.
The arrival of Shadowz has been a blessing.
Fed up with paying for things I'll never watch!
So, obviously, we can only understand that because Shadowz offers a well-chilled cocktail of hemoglobin, chills and weirdness.
The monomaniacs also have the right to have fun like fans of Anime, Japanese animation, who can find their happiness on Wakanim TV with exclusive releases available at the same time as in Japan!
So each and everyone to click to make their choice, even if it takes 5 to 9 euros per platform and per month, while waiting to be able to go back to see the cinema… in the cinema.
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