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Review

I Lost My Body

by Caitlin Quinlan

A sev­ered hand search­es for its body in Jérémy Clapin’s sur­pris­ing­ly poignant Parisian animation.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Apparition

by David Jenkins

A pho­to­jour­nal­ist under­takes a truth-seek­ing mis­sion from the Catholic Church in Xavier Gian­no­li’s new drama.

4
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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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.

4
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5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Stranger by the Lake

by David Jenkins

A scin­til­lat­ing and qui­et­ly rad­i­cal gay-cruis­ing mur­der mys­tery set in a sin­gle, sun­ny location.

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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect