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Claire Denis’s Le Cri des gardes Draws One-Star Pan From Le Nouvel Obs

A leading French review faults the drama’s stylized look, citing a heavy fashion imprint.

Overview

  • The review from Le Nouvel Obs gives the film one star and calls the chamber drama boring.
  • The film is a French drama by Claire Denis with Matt Dillon, Isaach de Bankolé, and Mia McKenna-Bruce, running 1 hour 49 minutes.
  • The story follows a weary foreman facing the brother of a dead worker as his very young fiancée, a nurse, enters a tense bush setting.
  • The critic says the actors feel stiff and posed, with heavy poetic metaphors that weigh down the film.
  • The piece argues that coproductor Saint Laurent leaves a visible fashion stamp that turns performers into clothes hangers.