Les Tuche. God Save the Tuche * by Jean-Paul Rouve French film, 1 h 35 “Imagine that in the United Kingdom, everyone speaks English, even children. It is important to be bilingual. »» Sermons like that, Tuche children are used to it. Four years after hectic Christmas holidays, the endearing and far-fetched family returns this … Read more
► A lyrical jewel Here, inscribed in the tradition of fables, is a story where animals reflect back to humans an ironic but profound image of their greatness and their weaknesses. A smart young vixen, a bit provocative, maintains an ambiguous relationship with a game warden where distrust mixes with affection. Sometimes captive, sometimes free … Read more
An admirable work… The drama of the Carmelites of Pontoise, guillotined on July 17, 1794, inspired a short story by the German author Gertrude von Le Fort (1876-1971). Georges Bernanos wrote a play from it, published in 1948 after his death. The composer Francis Poulenc took it in turn, adapting Bernanos’ text: on January 26, … Read more
► The human soul in all its enigma A voice comes from the room. That of a man (Frédéric Leidgens), whose status we do not know, who first addresses Pierre Lannes (Grégoire Oestermann) to understand the incomprehensible: how his wife, Claire, could have killed her cousin, Marie-Thérèse, deaf and mute? Why did she dismember his … Read more
The Pope seems to like Cardinal François Bustillo. After naming this Franciscan religious bishop of Ajaccio in May 2021, he created him cardinal in September 2023, before accepting his invitation to Corsica on December 15. The Pope is in fact expected in Ajaccio at the conclusion of a conference organized by the diocese on a … Read more
► A flamboyant destiny Sarah Bernhardt lived a thousand lives, of which we often remember only the flamboyance. We understand: the actress was free, independent, adored. A great lover, she knew how to emancipate herself from the domination of men, in a France corseted by hierarchies and patriarchy. However, Géraldine Martineau’s play has the art … Read more