Greek salad
COMEDY (2023)
Creator: Cedric Clapis
InterpretationsCast: Alesha Snyder, Megan Northam, Romain Duris

Twenty years after the corresponding Spanish version (“L’Auberge espagnole”), the Frenchman Cédric Clapy returns with a new young series, this time set in contemporary Athens. Twenty-six-year-old Tom (Aliosa Schneider) arrives in Greece from Paris to oversee the sale of property he inherited from his grandfather. Of course, his sister Mia (Megan Northam), who has been in Athens for several months, is supposed to participate in a student exchange program – in fact, she refused to become a member of an anarchist refugee-assisting collective. lives in the occupation, while for a living he took a job in a bar.

The young team of screenwriters manage to capture the pulse of the era through the conversations of their peers, the main characters who meet in Athens from different parts of the world. This addictive “salad” is also the show’s biggest selling point, along with high-quality cinematography that explores areas of Athens such as Metaxourgios, Patisia and Exarchia, which fall into the city’s less touristy profile. Greek Salad launches on Amazon Prime.

de Gaulle ★★★
BIOGRAPHY (2020)
DirectionStory by: Gabrielle Le Beaumont
InterpretationsCast: Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré

From the Cinobo platform, we choose a relatively recent biography of the French general de Gaulle. It is the late spring of 1940, and the lightning-fast German offensive has pinned down the French troops. General Pétain forces the French President to capitulate, but de Gaulle and a handful of officials insist on continuing the war. As the Nazis close in on Paris, he flees to London to meet Winston Churchill while his heart returns home, where his family’s fate is ignored. The film deftly balances between the dramatic events of those days – and the role of the protagonist in them – and de Gaulle’s man, hiding behind a determined military man. Although it remains traditionally academic in its approach and fairly flat in pace, Gabriel Le Beaumont’s film builds on its good points. Such are the tense cabinet meetings, where Olivier Gourmet did an excellent job as the seasick President Reynaud, and the meetings with Churchill, where, with a little imagination, you can feel the gears of History turning.