This week in theaters

Tehran, 1958. When his precious violin is destroyed, Nasser-Ali Khan (Mathieu Amalric), one of the most famous musicians of his time, loses his interest in playing and decides to end his life. After considering various ways to commit suicide, he decides to die in bed. During the next eight days, the artist refuses to eat or drink and recalls the different stages of his life: his unhappy arranged marriage to a math teacher; his strained relationship with his militant communist younger brother, whose repeated stays in prison almost ruined their family; and especially his love for Irâne, the beautiful daughter of a watchmaker whom he met while studying music, but whose father forbade them to marry. In his delirium, Nasser-Ali converses with Azrael, the angel of death. Directed by: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Genre: drama Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni, Jamel Debbouze, Isabella Rossellini

‘Woman in the Fifth’

American writer Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) comes to Paris, desperate to win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, Tom ends up living in a shady hotel and working as a night guard to make ends meet. Then a beautiful, mysterious stranger (Kristen Scott Thomas) walks into his life. Things start looking up. But their passionate relationship triggers a series of inexplicable events -- as if an obscure power were taking control of his life. Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski Genre: thriller Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig

‘Will’

After tragically losing both his parents, heartbroken 12-year-old Will (Perry Eggleton) journeys across Europe to İstanbul, to honor his father’s wishes to witness the victory of their beloved Liverpool in the Champions League Final. A heartfelt family adventure about the lengths people will go for the love of the game. Directed by: Ellen Perry Genre: drama Cast: Damian Lewis, Perry Eggleston, Bob Hoskins, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carrargher