Film "The Devils" returns to theaters
On 28 October, the film The Devils, directed by Ken Russell, is returning to theaters. Originally released in 1971, it is based on the book The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley, which recounts a witch hunt in a 17th-century convent in France.Restored version and original context
The film, which had a rating for viewers aged 16 and older at its initial release, is now being presented in a restored version. The book The Devils of Loudun, published in 1952, details events around 1630 in Loudun, France, and is available in French from Tallandier editions, translated by Jules Castier.Adaptations and film's cast
The text by Huxley inspired a theater adaptation by John Whiting, an opera by Krzysztof Penderecki, and the film by Ken Russell. The film's cast includes Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, and Michael Gothard. The director himself wrote the screenplay, based on Huxley's book and Whiting's play. At its release, The Devils obviously caused controversy.Another film returns on same date
Also on 28 October, The Mystery of Lucy Lost, an adaptation of a novel by Michael Morpurgo, is coming to the cinema. This follows previous adaptations such as War Horse (Steven Spielberg, 2012) and The Kingdom of Kensuke (Kirk Hendry and Neil Boyle, 2024).New series adaptation announced
On 23 October, the Canadian playwright Kat Sandler's play Yaga, which revisited the myth of Baba Yaga, is being adapted into a series to be aired by HBO Max in France. The series will start on 23 October.New film on streaming platform
On 28 October, Amazon Prime Video is set to air a film adaptation of the first volume of the saga The Pretenders by Tamara Lush, titled Drive - The Pretenders, which is set in the world of car racing.Classic film returns to cinemas
The film Nadja, directed by Michael Almereyda, is returning to cinemas. The film, originally released in 1994, is based on the character of the novel by André Breton, published in 1928. The American director invokes both the surrealist legacy and the horror film tradition.New adaptation of classic novel
TF1 will soon air a new adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo (1844-1846) by Alexandre Dumas, focusing on Mercédès Herrera, the fiancée of Edmond Dantès. Audrey Fleurot portrays her on screen.Classic film returns to theaters
Poison, the first feature film by American director Todd Haynes, is returning to theaters on 21 October. The film adapts three texts by Jean Genet: Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs, Journal du voleur, and Miracle de la rose.Live opera screening
Pathé Live is offering a screening of Verdi's opera Macbeth, staged by Louisa Proske, live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York on 17 October at 18:55. The baritone Quinn Kelsey portrays General Macbeth, while soprano Lise Davidsen is Lady Macbeth.New film adaptation announced
A first trailer for Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, directed by Greta Gerwig, is expected in some cinemas and on Netflix. The film is based on the novel by Clive Staples Lewis.Animated series gets theatrical release
Petite Casbah, originally conceived as an animated series and aired by France Télévisions in 2024, is heading to cinemas with a theatrical release scheduled for 14 October. The narrative is based on a script co-written by Alice Zeniter, Alice Carré, and Marie de Banville.Award-winning film returns
In theaters from 14 October, The Corset by Louis Clichy is preceded by a solid reputation, as it won the Audience Award, the Jury Award, and the Gan Foundation Award for cinema at the Annecy Festival. The art direction was handled by Cécile Guillard.Continuation of successful saga
Years after a successful cinematic adaptation (directed by Jon M. Chu, 2018), the saga Crazy Rich Asians, based on a novel by Kevin Kwan, will continue as a series on HBO Max. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh will be returning.South Korean adaptation on streaming
Disney+ will air the South Korean adaptation of the webtoon The Empress Remarried by Alpha Tart and Sumpul starting 4 November. The first season has 10 episodes, to be aired regularly throughout the month.Fairy-tale adaptation in cinemas
The Enchanted Tree, or The Magic Faraway Tree in its original version, brings to the screen the fairy-tale universe of the book series The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Among the cast are Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Nonso Anozie.Manga character returns to theaters
More than half a century after his first appearance in the pages of the magazines of the publishing house Shōgakukan, under the pen of manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio, the robotic cat Doraemon is back on the big screen with Doraemon and the Submarine Castle, which will be in theaters starting 7 October.Album adaptation for cinema
The World Upside Down, an album by Mario Ramos first published in 1995 in the "Pastel" collection of L'école des loisirs, becomes the center of a program of short films for the cinema. Aimed at younger audiences, it brings together 6 stories where rhythm and the sense of life take unexpected and quirky turns.New series adaptation announced
Starting 6 November, Amazon Prime Video promises an unforgettable journey with the series adaptation of the saga Campus Drivers by C. S. Quill. On the book side, five volumes are already available from Hugo Romans.Swedish authors' series adaptation
If the pseudonym Lars Kepler covers the identities of the Swedish authors Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, the series Nocturne adapts two of their novels into a single project. Aired starting 30 October on Apple TV, it brings to the screen Lazare and The Sleepwalker.Video game remastered
A remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been made available online by CD Projekt Red to wait until the highly anticipated The Witcher 4.New film adaptation in theaters
Judith Godrèche returns behind the camera to adapt Girl's Memory, a text by Annie Ernaux published in April 2016 by Gallimard. The film will be in theaters starting 30 September.New mini-series on streaming
Announced on HBO Max for 8 October, the mini-series Kill Jackie, led by Catherine Zeta-Jones, promises an unrelenting escape from cunning assassins. The production is inspired by a novel by Aidan Truhen, the pseudonym of the British writer Nick Harkaway.Documentary returns to cinemas
A few months after its television broadcast on France 5, the documentary by Claire Simon, Writing Life, now subtitled Annie Ernaux told by high school students and students, is now in cinemas.New book adaptation in theaters
Published in French on 10 September by Gallimard, in a translation by Jean-François Ménard, the album A Love of a Scarecrow by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler falls perfectly for the cinema adaptation.Manga character returns to theaters
It remains one of the most iconic characters of the manga: Detective Conan, created by Gōshō Aoyama, is installed in the dark theaters for a new animated film, The Fallen Angel of Asphalt. This 29th feature film investigation is directed by Takahiro Hasui.New series adaptation announced
Published in August 2022 by Hachette Romans, the first volume of the series Perfect Liars by Alex Mírez (translated by Sarah Mallah) opened a saga now adapted to the screen by Amazon Prime. The release of this new film is announced for 20 November.New book adaptation in theaters
Published in January 2026 by Rivages/Noir in a translation by Jonathan Baillehache, Whalefall by Daniel Kraus will be on cinema screens starting 14 October. A significant adaptation, for a closed setting, in the insides of a whale.New animated film in theaters
In theaters this Wednesday 16 September, the animated feature My Family of Samurai is based on the novel Nihonjin, published in 2011 by Oscar Nakasato but remained unpublished in French. A family narrative, which starts from São Paulo in the 1980s and goes back to Japan and the exile of a young man in the 1920s.Classic film re-released
The first feature film by Jean Cocteau, released in 1946, Beauty and the Beast was also a masterstroke, a critical and public success. 80 years later, the distributor SND (M6 group) is announcing an extensive anniversary program, including an HDR restoration of the film as well as a new edition of Blu-Ray 4K UHD. Not forgetting a re-release in theaters, this Wednesday 16 September.New film by Takashi Miike
The highly energetic and very productive Takashi Miike returns to theaters this Wednesday 16 September with an unexpected film, Sham, adapted from an investigation by Japanese author Masumi Fukuda. To portray this narrative mixing lies and media frenzy on screen, Kô Shibasaki, Kôji Ohkura, and Fumino Kimura.New film by M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan did not entrust the text he co-wrote with Nicholas Sparks to any filmmaker: he is adapting it himself for the cinema. Stay with Me presents a first trailer, pending a release planned for 3 February 2027.New film adaptation in theaters
Expected for 9 December at the cinema, Changing the Water of the Flowers will bring together Valérie Perrin, author of several bestsellers, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie Poulain (2001) and A Long Weekend of Weddings (2004). On screen, Leïla Bekhti is highlighted by the filmmaker's camera.Theater play returns to theaters
Filmed at the Odéon Theatre of Europe, aired in June during a special session, the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, directed by Ivo Van Hove, is returning to the theaters on 15 September.Animated classic returns to theaters
Starting this Wednesday 9 September, the animated feature Akira is returning to several French theaters, in a 4K version designed for projection on IMAX screens. The occasion for a new, exciting journey through the streets of Neo-Tokyo.Cult film returns to theaters
Cult film from the end of the 1990s, despite rather modest results at the time, The Witches had transformed Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman into witches, based on a book by Alice Hoffman. For the sequel, in theaters this Wednesday 9 September, some elements of the formula persist: the two main actresses are back, as is the literary inspiration.New game adaptation announced
5 years after The Secret of the Sarcophagus, the developer Ocellus Services and publisher Microids embark on a new rhythmic adventure, alongside the Marsupilami. The creature imagined by André Franquin in 1952 must this time save the Palombie, nothing less.New Ducobu film announced
Since 2020, every two years, a new Ducobu film invests the cinema screens. In 2026, the sixth adventure of the yellow and black clad troublemaker is announced for 7 October. This time, Ducobu and the ghost of Saint-Potache risk scaring a bit.
