Cultura Voice

  "The SAMURAI and the PRISONER" Directed and written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Based on the Original Novel by Honobu Yonezawa "KOKUROJO"   Cast: Masahiro Motoki/ Masaki Suda/ Yuriko Yoshitaka Music Yoshihiro Hanno Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd Selection Cannes Premiere When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobuaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walss of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda, a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chioyo and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls. The Samurai on Spotify "Hanno-san graciously accepted my rather unreasonable request: I didn't want ...

Princesse Emma     "After the album Serge dedicated to his father, the pianist and composer Stéphane Sassi pays tribute to his mother, Emma, who passed away in 2022, through 20 evocative tracks, blending rock, jazz, atmospheres, and improvisation. We find him on piano, keyboards, electric guitar, and vocals, but also as an arranger and creator of atmospheres for this project that he led from start to finish. Princesse Emma evokes the last image of Emma: beautiful, serene, and radiant like a princess."     The album explores Emma's emotional world in a poetic and cinematic way, sculpting sounds to bring out its colors, rhythms, and nuances. Each track tells a story or a memory, in the manner of a portrait or a musical film where each instrument and each voice depict a facet of her personality.   The main voice of this album is highlighted by Yves Hafner's bass clarinet, whose deep and expressive timbre, velvety or heartbreaking, accompanies and reveals the beati...

  AU NOM DU DEVOIR – LES SAPEURS-POMPIERS DE PARIS   Bande originale de la série   Director Jérôme Korkikian Musique de Maximilien Mathevon   Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd   Tv s é rie Canal+ Docs 1st and 8th May AU NOM DU DEVOIR – LES SAPEURS-POMPIERS DE PARIS marks a new collaboration between composer Maximilien Mathevon and director Jérôme Korkikian (La Vie la Nuit, De Charlie Hebdo au Bataclan …).  This six-episode documentary series recounts six interventions by Paris firefighters, confronted with extraordinary fires.   Through poignant testimonies and immersive archival footage, the series highlights the dedication and professionalism of these firefighters.    Au nom du devoir on Spotify Maximilien Mathevon’s score, blending synthetic textures, electronic rhythms, and intimate instrumentation, underscores the urgency of the action and the emotio...

POUR LE PLAISIR (Bande Originale du Film) Director Reem Kherici Cast Francois Cluzet, Alexandra Lamy, Camille Aumont Carmel Music Laurent Aknin Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd What if we told you about the invention of the century? A couple, a truth that explodes. Fanny and Tom have been married and happy for 20 years. But one day a secret burst out: Fanny has never had an orgasm. Tom, an engineer, then decides to take on a bold challenge: to create the object that will revolutionize female pleasure. Together, they embark on this quest, as crazy as it is moving, which will transform their relationship. How far will they go? Far, very far. When I discovered the quirky script of 'Pour le plaisir,' I was immediately struck by the humor and modesty that Reem brought to this subject so rarely addressed in cinema. Behind the apparent lightness of this comedy featuring Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet, unfolds a dense emotional universe, made of contradictions, vulnerabili...

  TAMERLANE Rise of the Last Conqueror Director Jacob Schwarz Cast Christian Mortensen, Mahesh Jadu Music by Jonathan Keith Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd As the Mongol Empire crumbles, a battle-scarred Timur Barlas must confront a haunting destiny and renounce his loyalties to protect the fate of the Silk Road. Director’s Statement Most Hollywood historical epics sound like nowhere. You know the score before you hear it: exotic strings, vague throat singing samples—and it becomes interchangeable with ancient Rome, medieval Japan, and biblical Egypt like many other films. The culture gets reduced to atmosphere, and that was not what Bekruz and I wanted for our film, Rise of the Conqueror . This is the story of Amir Timur, a man who united fractured clans and forged an empire that stretched from Delhi to Damascus. Timur’s genius wasn’t just military strategy; it was vision. The ability to see what others couldn’t, to build what endured centuries after his death. If we were ...

  Romería (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Director Carla Sim ó n Composed by Ernest Pip ó Selection Cannes Festival   With her mother’s diary in hand, Marina’s search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets. In 2004, Marina Piñeiro, an 18-year-old orphan, travels to Vigo for five days in search of information about her biological father, who died of AIDS and hoping to obtain a scholarship to study film. Upon arrival, Marina is welcomed by her uncle Lois, with whom she stays on his houseboat along with his wife Denise and their sons Nuno, Basilio, and Eugene. During her stay, Marina asks about where her parents lived. Lois tells her that they resided in an apartment in Playa Samil, but Marina insists they lived in Toralla, a version later confirmed by her uncle Iago and Marina's mother's diary, which she carries with her ...