A profound reflection on personhood and identity, Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come effortlessly brings the pleasures of philosophy into everyday life. In one of her most touching performances, Isabelle Huppert exquisitely conveys the tempestuous gap between one’s private and intellectual personas.
Some 18 years after Cold Water, Olivier Assayas revisits his own autobiography for this deeply-felt yet unsentimental drama: a rear-view look at his adolescence in the aftermath of May 1968. A poignant portrait of a generation in mourning, coming-of-age in the face of failed revolution.
Long-lasting affairs, doomed writers and intellectual repartee: welcome to Paris’ publishing world! With a stellar French cast including la Binoche, Olivier Assayas’s digital revolution satire unfolds just like a dinner party—full of impassioned conversations and witty jokes. Acerbic and delightful.