An good movie

It had been a while since I saw a movie directed by Claire Denis so I was quite eager to check this flick and the fact that it got some pretty good reviews made this movie ever more intriguing. 20 years after her directing debut ‘Chocolat’, Denis was again making a movie in Africa, a place where she grew up. Well, as usual with Claire Denis, the whole thing was pretty opaque which was at the same time a curse and a blessing. Indeed, on one hand, her directing style makes the whole thing quite mesmerizing to watch but, on the other hand, very often I wasn’t sure where she was getting at and the fact that you never really get to know the characters didn’t help either. Still, you really get a feeling of the place and it makes sense that the viewer is confused while watching this because it is a rather disorienting environment. Of course, Isabelle Huppert was quite impressive and she really managed to give multiple layers to her character with a very few words. It was also quite refreshing to see Christopher Lambert in a decent movie for a change (honestly, I think it was the first movie in 2 decades in which he showed up which was actually worth my time). To conclude, even though it didn’t really blow me away, it remains an intriguing drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.

7/10