03/07/2013 - A vast European coproduction, Ari Folman’s surprising film arrives on screens besides the social comedy Les reines du ring amongst others

While the Fête du Cinéma organized in all French theatres since Sunday ends today (3.50 euros flat rate for each screening) in a panorama dominated in the box office by the American animated blockbuster Despicable Me 2 (1.01 million admissions in 5 days) which was co-directed by French director Pierre Coffin and benefitted from the international tax credit attributed by the CNC to Illumination Mac Guff, 11 new films arrive on screens this Wednesday.

Amongst them The Congress [+see also:
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As for Warner, is bets massively (405 cinemas) on female wrestling and a French social comedy which also has its own supporters and detractors: Les reines du ring [+see also:
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Other new French films include Pour une femme [+see also:
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In the box-office, two French films stand out: Joséphine [+see also:
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(Translated from French)