The hopes and dreams of a socialist mayor inform this gently satirical comedy of errors from Éric Rohmer. A vividly precise satire of small-town bureaucracy—it’s reassuring to know Rohmer hates it as much as the rest of us!—that’s winningly funny, fearsomely political, and curiously personal.
Wander through Paris’s mesmerizing museums with Bertrand Bonello in this never-before-seen version of Antoine Barraud’s Le dos rouge. There, the French filmmaker roams in search of monstrosity, and shares the screen with some of France’s finest actors, including Jeanne Balibar and Alex Descas.
Chinese director Yuan Qing goes after the big questions with this blissful, three-pronged debut. Channelling the essence of Éric Rohmer—and casting the great Pascal Greggory!—for her portrayal of a young woman’s spiritual awakening, Yuan delivers a charming antidote to frigid festival fare.
