Back to Burgundy
By Caroline Ely March 31, 2018
A high-spirited film that makes being twenty-something in France look like the best gig in the world.
A high-spirited film that makes being twenty-something in France look like the best gig in the world.
The film touches on many contemporary social discontents while building tension between a touchy pupil and his tight-lipped teacher.
Two Jewish boys’ adventures have life-and-death consequences in Occupied France.
Films in the series reflect a troubled mood, running the gamut from rage filled to woebegone.
The domestic front intersects with a military checkpoint in the theater of the absurd via Israel.
The impeccable cinematography in François Ozon’s new mind game belongs in 2018, but its soul harks back to the psycho-gonzo oeuvre of Hitchcock, Bergman, and Gaslight.
All director Amos Gitai is saying is, give peace a chance.
Two men’s ill-tempered argument over a broken drainpipe leads to a hurled curse, a savage punch, a vendetta, and a courtroom showdown.
Part 19th-century family drama, part frontier epic, and all spellbindingly atmospheric.