Like its American rivals Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, the Canal+ channel and its streaming platform myCanal are strengthening their offer of new releases at the start of the year. In February, it is therefore new films, series and documentaries that swell its catalog.
As usual, before listing the novelties, here are our favorites of the month.
What new Canal+ films and series in February 2023?
The Canal+ series of the month: Django
Wild West, 1860-1870. Haunted by the murder of his family eight years earlier, Django continues to search for his daughter Sarah, clinging to the hope that she may have survived. He finds her in New Babylon, a city of outcasts — men and women of all backgrounds, races, and creeds. Now an adult, Sarah asks Django to leave, fearing that his presence will endanger the town that adopted her. Django remains inflexible: he will not take the risk of losing his daughter again…
Adaptation of the cult film by Sergio Corbucci released in 1966, Django is the encrypted channel’s first foray into the Western genre. And Canal+ is doing things on a grand scale with an ambitious European co-production and cast, as well as a polished and breath-taking production. Signed by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli (Gomorrah), this series in ten episodes is a success. In particular, it offers a gallery of touching portraits and a beautiful revitalization of the mythology of a genre that is nevertheless worn down. Don’t miss it, from February 13 on Canal+ and its myCanal platform.
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The Canal+ film of the month: Kingdom of Heaven
Balian the blacksmith discovers that his father is a Crusader lord, shortly before he dies and his lands in Jerusalem return to him. Having left there, he sided with the faithful of King Baudouin, who were trying to maintain a fragile balance between the Crusaders and the troops of Saladin. But, the king being dying, mighty are those who oppose him and peace.
After the worldwide success of the peplum Gladiator (2000), Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) tackles the large-scale crusade film with Kingdom of Heaven. The feature film has all the aspects of a director’s production: neat photography, breathtaking staging, a sense of the epic and an archetypal narrative as desired. Failed when it was released in 2005, Kingdom of Heaven is a masterpiece worth rediscovering, if only for its stunning battle sequences and stellar cast. From February 1 on Canal+ and its myCanal streaming platform.
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