The Coming of the Future on Canal Plus: the Klapisch family is renewed (review)
A double initiatory story which brings the Paris of 1895 into dialogue with that of today and where Klapisch’s sense of casting and direction of actors still hits the mark.
Nominated three times for the 2026 César Awards (feminine revelation for Suzanne Lindon, best costumes and best sets), The Coming of the Future is broadcast for the first time on Canal Plus this Tuesday evening and can be streamed on MyCanal. Our review of Cédric Klapisch’s latest film:
Since Le Péril Jeune, inspired by his high school years, youth has been the driving force behind the cinema of Cédric Klapisch, who has been able to tell the story of its exaltations (L’AubergeEspagne…) and its torments (Deux moi…) without ever losing contact with it, over the years. And this is still at the heart of this Coming of the Future, constructed as a dialogue between the Paris of 1895 and today. Where the investigation carried out by four cousins (including Seb, a young video content director) into the house they have just inherited with several members of their family leads them in the footsteps of a Norman ancestor rich in mysteries. Adèle who arrived in Paris at the age of 20, at the end of the 19th century in a city in the midst of a cultural revolution (the birth of cinema, impressionism, etc.) where she will meet some mythical figures (from Monet to Sarah Bernhardt).
Klapisch does not always avoid the pitfalls linked to the reconstruction of this era but never falls into that of “it was better before”. Because this reactionary vision is not part of its DNA. And because he builds his film on the way in which Adèle and Seb reclaim their lives, each in their own time, ignoring what they are assigned to do. In these times when the future is scary, Klapisch celebrates the notion of the future. Without ever asserting anything but highlighting a group of irresistible young actors whose enthusiasm at directing them for the first time shines through the screen. Starring Suzanne Lindon and Abraham Wapler in his first major film role.
By Cédric Klapisch. With Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vassili Schneider… Duration 2h04. Released May 22, 2025
