What are we watching this weekend? A triple dose of Dune, the revelation of the Césars, an outsider of the Oscars…

Cinema, streaming, VOD, TV… Find advice from the editorial staff every Friday.

The film in theaters: Dune 2 by Denis Villeneuve

This is not the only good film to be released in theaters this week (go see The Mother of All Dangers And Eureka!), but how can we not bow to the monumental work of Denis Villeneuve? While we have been lamenting for months (and even years) over the decline of American blockbusters, as superhero fatigue reaches its peak, here is proof that a great science fiction spectacle which does not insult the public intelligence is possible. In the middle of the desert, Hollywood found its Lisan al Gaib.

What's new at the cinema this week

The film in streaming: American Fiction by Cord Jefferson

American Fiction well deserved its 5 Oscar nominations. Too bad it is broadcast in France without any advertising! If you liked Get Outby Jordan Peele, or Sorry to Bother You, by Boots Riley, don't miss this successful first film, which intelligently reflects on the question of black-American identity. Jeffrey Wright excels, surrounded by actors delighted to be able to let off steam (John Ortiz, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Keith David…).

Watch American Fiction on Prime Video

Series : Shogun

44 years after the series led by Richard Chamberlain, the eponymous novel by James Clavell returns in a new ambitious and necessarily less Western-centric TV adaptation. The English navigator John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis of Peaky Blinders) no longer steals the show from Toranaga (majestic Hiroyuki Sanada) and we dive back with delight into this brilliantly reconstructed feudal Japan which also gives pride of place to women, including the character played by Anna Sawai (recently seen in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters).

The first two episodes of Shogun are available on Disney Plus (then one episode per week every Wednesday)

The film on VOD: Marguerite's Theorem by Anna Novion

A brilliant Maths student at ENS, the only girl in her class, whose future seems clear-cut sees her destiny change the day when, on the verge of finishing her thesis, an error shakes up her certainties and pushes her to leave everything behind. With great scriptwriting subtlety, Anna Novion succeeds here in a story of learning at first forced and then experienced as a rebirth by her heroine of which the interpreter, Ella Rumpf, constitutes the major asset. Its nuanced composition earned it the César for revelation last weekend. And she didn't steal it!

Watch Marguerite’s Theorem on VOD on Première Max

The film on TV: Dune: part one

What does Dune look like on the small screen? While the sequel has just been released in theaters (and has already broken the French box office), TF1 is opportunely broadcasting the first film released in 2021 this Sunday. And having recently seen it again on TV, we can say that the experience works almost as well. Or even better if we had been deafened by Hans Zimmer's score at the cinema the first time. Regardless, we advise you to watch it again before returning to Arrakis!

Watch Dune on Sunday at 9:10 p.m. on TF1

The documentary: Jodorowsky's Dune

In the family Dunethere is the 1984 film that David Lynch no longer supports, two TV series produced by Sci-Fi (Dunein 2000, and Children of Dune, in 2003), and therefore the now diptych by Denis Villeneuve. But the first to tackle Frank Herbert's book, deemed unadaptable, was Alejandro Jodorowsky. And it failed magnificently, giving rise to one of the greatest what if ? of the history of cinema, and to this fascinating documentary that must be seen absolutely.

Watch Jodorowsky's Dune on Arte

The classic : Lost paradise by Abel Gance

Micheline Presle has just died at 101, and the no less legendary Midnight Cinema pays homage to the legend with this disturbing melodrama from Abel Gance. Presle is split here, both deceased wife and beloved daughter of the hero played by Fernand Gravey. The film, released during the Occupation, has as its backdrop the clashes of the First World War and can be seen as a pacifist ode. Beneath his somewhat stilted appearance, this Lost paradise is trickier than it seems. As proof, François Truffaut, who adored it, was inspired by it for his most twilight film, The green room.

Watch Paradis Perdu streaming on France.TV (until March 10)