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Two men seated at a wooden table, surrounded by verdant plants visible through the windows.
Review

Pacifiction

by David Jenkins

The Poly­ne­sian island of Tahi­ti rep­re­sents a trop­i­cal pur­ga­to­ry for the French colonists in Albert Serra’s apoc­a­lyp­tic polit­i­cal thriller.

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In Retrospect
Ornately decorated coach interior with two individuals, one wearing a dark cloak and the other a gold-coloured robe, seated together.
Review

Liberté

by David Jenkins

A group of exiled lib­ertines engage in a moon­lit orgy in direc­tor Albert Serra’s puck­ish his­tor­i­cal romp.

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In Retrospect
Two men wearing furs, one with a long beard, in deep conversation against a red backdrop.
Review

The Death of Louis XIV

by David Jenkins

The great Jean-Pierre Leaud is at his comi-trag­ic best in this human­ist por­trait of a dying monarch.

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