New "Three Musketeers", the long-awaited "Challenge" and more: what to see in the cinema in April

1. Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan

Les trois mousquetaires: D'Artagnan

• France, Germany, Spain, 2023.
• Action, adventure, history.
• Duration: 121 minutes.
• Movie premiere: April 6th.

D'Artagnan unsuccessfully tries to save a young woman. Left for dead, he vows to find his attackers. After that, D'Artagnan returns to Paris, where he falls into the abyss of war. He teams up with the Three Musketeers to save France.

The film "Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan" will be released in Russian cinemas two weeks after the world premiere. Starring Vincent Cassel, Francois Civil, Romain Duris, Pio Marmay and Eva Green. At the end of 2023, another picture about the Musketeers with the same cast will be released.

2. Flood

• Russia, 2022.
• Drama.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• Movie premiere: April 6th.

Sofia and Trofim are a married couple who decide to take in their orphan niece. Girl Anya does not speak after the death of her parents, because of which she becomes a victim bullying from peers. During the next conflict, she acquires her first friend.

The film is based on the story of the same name by Yevgeny Zamyatin. The director was Ivan Tvardovsky, the author of the film "Correction Class" and the TV series "Lucy". It is worth waiting for a sentimental drama about childhood experiences.

3. My beautiful misfortune

Beautiful Disaster

• USA, 2022.
• Comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 105 minutes.
• Movie premiere: April 6th.

Freshman Abby devotes all her time to studying and does not think about the guys. Sophomore Travis makes a living from underground fighting. Two opposites accidentally meet, and sympathy arises between them. One day, they make a bet: if Travis defeats a difficult opponent, then Abby will live with the hero for a month.

Starring Dylan Sprouse and Virginia Gardner. The picture will surely appeal to those who miss teenage romantic comedies from zero. But other viewers will experience Spanish shame already from watching the trailer.

4. mist

La tour

• France, 2022.
• Horror, fantasy, drama.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• Movie premiere: April 6th.
• IMDb: 5.3.

Residents of one house discover that there is a black veil outside the windows. Heroes lose contact with the outside world, phones do not work, there is no Internet. Frightened and on the verge of insanity, the inhabitants of the high-rise building set themselves one goal - to survive.

This horror film is inspired by the works Stephen King. The director was Guillaume Nicloux, who directed "Spa" and "The Abduction of Michel Houellebecq." Judging by the ratings, the French audience did not appreciate the horror.

5. Stars at noon

Stars at Noon

• France, Panama, USA, 2022.
• Thriller, drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 135 minutes.
• Premiere in cinema: 13 April.
• IMDb: 5.5.

Trish is an American journalist stuck in Nicaragua. In a bar, she meets a mysterious Englishman who she thinks can help her get out of the country. Gradually, the heroine realizes that she is being deceived, and her life is in danger.

The film, directed by Claire Denis, won the Grand Prix of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. Starring Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn. The film was produced with the assistance of A24 - perhaps the most important studio of modern cinema.

6. Return to Seoul

Retour a Seoul

• France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, 2022.
• Drama.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• Premiere in cinema: 13 April.
• IMDb: 7.1.

Freddy is a Korean who has lived in France all her life. As a child, the heroine was adopted, and nothing connects her with Korea. One day, the girl decides to go to Seoul to find her biological parents. The journey to her homeland will turn into a whirlpool of adventures for her, during which she will think about self-identification.

The film "Return to Seoul" was well received by film critics. At the Cannes Film Festival, he participated in the Un Certain Regard program. IMDb users also highly appreciated the picture, but there are not so many opinions - the tape failed at the box office. Perhaps Russian viewers will go to her more willingly.

7. Hear no evil

Mideunaiteu

• South Korea, 2021.
• Thriller, thriller, crime.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• Premiere in cinema: 13 April.
• IMDb: 6.4.

A deaf girl works in a call center helping people with the same problems. One night, on her way home, she witnesses a maniac attack a passerby. The desire to help leads to the fact that now the heroine becomes the target of the killer.

The world premiere of the Korean thriller has already taken place and received mixed reviews from critics. But the fans Korean cinema in Russia they are unlikely to miss the picture - the trailer looks curious.

8. Call

• Russia, 2023.
• Drama.
• Duration: 170 minutes.
• Movie premiere: 20 April.

The astronaut is found to have chest problems. To save him, thoracic surgeon Zhenya must go to the ISS. But first she needs to be trained, because the operation will have to be done in outer space.

The first film shot on the ISS was due out in 2022. Therefore, due to the transfers, the picture has become even more long-awaited. True, high expectations can spoil the impression.

9. Misanthrope

Misanthrope

• USA, 2023.
• Action, thriller, drama, crime, detective.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• Movie premiere: 20 April.

A psychopath arranges a massacre on New Year's Eve. Ordinary people become its victims. The FBI does not have a single lead - nothing is known about the sniper. Young police officer Eleanor can help the investigation and find the key to the perpetrator.

Starring Shailene Woodley. Judging by the trailer, the picture has a lot in common with The Silence of the Lambs, but it is unlikely to live up to the same level of tension.

10. Perfect Illusion

Perfetta illusione

• Italy, 2022.
• Melodrama.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• Premiere in cinema: 27 April.
• IMDb: 7.9.

Tony works as a spa administrator. He is fired because he caught one of the visitors naked. Tony hides everything from his wife and gradually approaches the woman who lost his job: she invites him to arrange an exhibition in the gallery. The hero is forced to choose between his ambitions as an artist and his wife.

The world premiere of the tape about the love triangle has already taken place. Critics and viewers were delighted, and the picture received high marks from them. The Ideal Illusion was directed by Pappi Corsicato, an Italian master famous for high-quality chamber melodramas.