She is also an icon of the LGBTQ + community and tells our special correspondent Clovis Casali how much she is savoring her pleasure and her chance to live her dream as an actress.
She is notably on the poster of "Potato dreams of America"
As for theatrical releases, Thomas Baurez and Laure Manent are interested in "La nuit des rois", which received the Cannes 2020 label. The Franco-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte takes the viewer to a prison in Abidjan, where the young Roman is forced by the godfather of the place, Blackbeard, to tell a story every night to save his life. The film is at the crossroads of several genres, between classic tragedy, fantasy, biblical story and documentary, all served by a powerful staging and a very structured scenario that provoke vertigo.
Xavier de Lauzanne goes to Syria with "9 days in Raqqa". The documentary follows Leila Mustapha, a 30-year-old Syrian Kurd who became the city's mayor after the Islamic State group was driven out. The young woman, whose movements are closely monitored to avoid possible attacks, tells about her journey, her commitment and her hopes for this battered city that must be rebuilt stone by stone. The film also received the Cannes 2020 label and is the first part of a trilogy on "La Vie après Daech".
Finally, this 100% cinema edition pays tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo, who has just passed away.
Actor of the New Wave, the interpreter of "Magnifique" or "Pierrot le fou" died at 88 years old.
He had been very discreet in recent years, after a stroke which had left him diminished.
A national tribute will be paid to him on Thursday 9 September at the Invalides.
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