Thomas Lévy-Lasne

While the American tradition of the romantic comedy has waned in recent years, Justine Triet’s portrait of a woman at a crossroads in the courtroom and bedroom proves the beloved genre is alive and well in France. A feminist revision of the romcom—proving the familiar can still be unpredictable.

Before her iconic Palme d’Or win for Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet swapped documentary filmmaking for fiction with this acclaimed, combustible short. Full of youthful spirit and starring the great Laetitia Dosch, Two Ships basks in the magnificent chaos of Parisian life and romantic conundrums.