On November 14, 2025, a variety of films arrive in theaters that invite you to live very different experiences in the cinema: from poetic and family exploration in The colors of time by Cédric Klapisch, the disruptor Die My Love signed by Lynne Ramsay, the dystopian metaphor of Zafari directed by Mariana Rondón, the dystopian thriller The long march by Francis Lawrence and the emotive chronic My dear thief by Robert Guédiguian. Each of these premieres proposes unique views on family, historical memory and social challenges.
The colors of time (Cédric Klapisch, 2025)
Although the Spanish title sounds poetic, the original is “The Arrival of the Future,” which is not lacking in fantasy. I liked this film, which seems to have been shot with great pleasure and destined to please. The heirs of a mansion investigate the figure of their great-great-grandmother, which serves to imagine the end of the century with the impressionist painters, the photographers of the bourgeoisie and the vibrant capital that was Paris. Magnificent actors in a story where stories intertwine that tell us about the search for the past and the knowledge of our ancestors, and the stupidities of posturing or the infamy of urban speculation. He is seen with an almost permanent smile from the fun opening sequence, although it is not an exceptional film.
Die My Love (Lynne Ramsay, 2025)
A couple in love who are expecting a child go to live in a house in the middle of a forest: a small paradise to enjoy. But a few months after giving birth to a healthy baby, the woman suffers the emotional ups and downs, nightmares and contradictory and even violent behaviors that could be associated with what we call “postpartum depression.” The director mixes times and levels of reality to the point of almost taking the story to a horror film, which does not help to tune in with the ailment that the protagonist is going through, which is more common than we think. I found this film uneven; The shape is unfortunate but the theme and the figure of the woman are interesting, although I think that precisely because of that shape the character lacks closeness.
Zafari (Mariana Rondón, 2024)
The residents of a housing block next to the zoo have increasingly worse living conditions, with power and water outages, and a shortage of food that leads them to go hungry; Some leave the country and the protagonist family plans it. A hippopotamus arrives at the zoo, baptized “Zafari”, which acquires the value of a metaphor in the story, since its totemic presence—more due to its roar than its sight—is an attraction for the population. With an air of dystopia but in a present that may well be the current one, the screenwriters offer an apocalyptic vision of their country and the Bolivarian regime, although it is not explicit where the story takes place. It looks good, but it lacks rhythm and any surprises.
The long march (Francis Lawrence, 2025)
The meaning of this story of young people harangued by a commander to walk 400 miles without rest in a dystopian society escapes me. As they get tired or faint, they are mercilessly executed by soldiers who control the march. I suppose that Stephen King's original story has some incentive because this version doesn't tell me anything (and what psychodrama there is in the young people's dialogues or a metaphor about society… seems quite elementary).
My dear thief (Robert Guédiguian, 2025) (Movistar+)
Guédiguian's world is very familiar and dear to me, which means that, from the outset, I am going to enjoy and applaud the stories of the Marseille neighborhood starring his wife Ariane Ascaride and his actor-friends. They are working class people with regular economic and family conflicts, all very credible, and with solutions that come when people are honest and generous which, in these times, is a form of heroism. This “dear thief” is a grandmother who steals small amounts from nursing homes she cares for so that her grandson can rent a piano and take lessons: a noble cause, of course. It is not a great film, but it is watched with the pleasure of the smile and emotion given off by characters with whom we immediately empathize.
Source: https://cineenserio.com/pelis-que-se-dejan-ver-el-14-de-noviembre/
