Historical film

Eiffel: the romantic biopic with Romain Duris and Emma Mackey on M6

Eiffel, directed by Martin Bourboulon and starring Romain Duris and Emma Mackey, blends romance and history around the iconic tower, broadcast on M6.

Ni Chaînes ni Maîtres by Simon Moutaïrou, starring Camille Cottin: Our opinion and the trailer

Director Simon Moutaïrou's first film, Ni Chaînes ni Maîtres will be broadcast on Canal+ on April 15, 2025 at 9:10pm. A historical drama about slaves' quest for freedom in the 18th century, starring Camille Cottin, Benoit Magimel and Ibrahima Mbaye Tchie. See our review and the trailer.

The Go Player: a Japanese historical drama about honor, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

The drama Le Joueur de Go (Gobangiri), directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, opens in France on March 26, 2025.

Jonathan Glazer's Zone of Interest wins César for Best Foreign Film

Ten years after Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer returned to the Cannes Film Festival with The Zone of Interest. A deeply moving work that has since won numerous awards. The 2025 Césars have just awarded it the Best Foreign Film prize. Read our review again!

Two sisters for a king: rivalry and passion at the court of Henry VIII

Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana, Two Sisters for a King traces the rivalry between Anne and Mary Boleyn for the heart of Henry VIII. A captivating historical drama, to be discovered on Prime Video on March 1, 2025.

Brujeria - Sorcery: A mystical journey to the heart of 19th-century Chile

Brujeria - Sorcery, from Chilean director Christopher Murray, plunges into mystical 19th-century Chile, where a young girl discovers occult powers to avenge her father's death. Produced by Pablo Larraín, in cinemas March 5, 2025.

La Vie devant moi: a poignant struggle to survive the 1942 roundup - Our opinion

In La Vie devant moi, directed by Nils Tavernier, Guillaume Gallienne and Violette Guillon bring to the screen the true story of Tauba, a teenager hidden in Paris during the Vel d'Hiv roundup. In cinemas February 26, 2025.

Fanon: an intense biopic on the psychiatrist and anti-colonial activist

In Fanon, Jean-Claude Barny traces the career of Frantz Fanon, psychiatrist and committed thinker, in a biopic that plunges into the heart of the Algerian war. Starring Alexandre Bouyer, Déborah François and Stanislas Merhar, in cinemas April 2, 2025.

Berlin, summer 42: a poignant drama about the German resistance

The historical drama Berlin, Summer 42 (In Liebe, Eure Hilde), directed by Andreas Dresen, tells the story of a young German resistance fighter during the Second World War. Released in cinemas on March 12, 2025.

Rosalie by Stéphanie Di Giusto with Benoit Magimel, Benjamin Biolay and Juliette Armanet: Our opinion

Rosalie, a film by Stéphanie Di Giusto starring Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Benoit Magimel and Benjamin Biolay, is broadcast on Canal+ on February 11, 2025 at 9:10pm.

Mystery in Venice: Hercule Poirot confronts the supernatural in a gothic thriller

After Crime on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice, a captivating thriller inspired by Agatha Christie. Available on Disney+ from February 14, 2025.

Creation of the Gods 2: Demon Force - The mythological battle resumes

Creation of the Gods 2: Demon Force, directed by Wuershan, explores the continuation of the Chinese mythological epic, combining martial arts, black magic and epic battles. Coming soon.

Gladiator: Ridley Scott's legendary epic comes to Netflix

Ridley Scott's cult classic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, hits Netflix on February 16, 2025. A captivating historical epic blending vengeance and Roman grandeur.

The Damned: a gripping historical drama at the heart of the American Civil War

In Les Damnés, Roberto Minervini plunges into the heart of the winter of 1862, where American soldiers in the midst of the American Civil War question the meaning of their mission in uncharted lands.

The Young Woman with the Needle: a poignant drama set in Copenhagen in 1918

Magnus von Horn's The Young Woman with the Needle is a disturbing historical drama that explores survival and human bonds in the Copenhagen of 1918. Starring Victoria Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm, the film will be released on April 9, 2025.

Le Déluge: Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette - Our opinion

Le Déluge, a new film directed by Gianluca Jodice, stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, during their imprisonment at the Conciergerie. Here, we discover the royal couple not in the luxury of Versailles, but awaiting their sentence.

Say nothing: a poignant thriller series about the missing in Northern Ireland

The Say Nothing series, available from December 11, 2024 on Disney+, blends drama and thriller to tell the story of the missing during the Northern Irish conflict, through the tragic destiny of Jean McConville.

Notre-Dame burns: a gripping reconstruction of the fire that made history

Notre-Dame brûle (2022), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, takes an hour-by-hour look back at the cathedral's tragic fire in 2019. A poignant tale of drama and heroism, now available on VOD.

Messengers of War: Tyler Perry's historical drama starring Kerry Washington on Netflix

Messengers of War, Tyler Perry's drama starring Kerry Washington, tells the heroic story of the only female African-American battalion in World War II, available on Netflix from December 20, 2024.

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Oscar for Best Film 2024: (Re)discover our review

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is a gripping historical thriller that traces the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, central figure in the Manhattan Project. Available on Netflix from December 21, 2024.