Tonight on TV: Rated 4.1/5, one of the best movies of 2022 according to the press

In her 2010 film Les Mains libre, actress and director Bridget Sy recounts her personal experiences as a prison theater workshop facilitator and the wife of a prisoner. Twelve years later, his son Louis Garrel gives his take on the story in Innocent, his fifth feature film.

If he uses an autobiographical base, Louis Garrel still wants to avoid falling into a purely intimate chronicle. So he asks Tang Viel, an author of detective novels, to develop a sophisticated blend of genres. Winner of Best Original Screenplay, L’Innocent truly succeeds as a biopic that straddles the line between family chronicle, burlesque thriller and romantic comedy.

Imbued with great tenderness, inventive staging and witty dialogue, the film is also grounded in a wonderful respect for the profession of acting, the obvious enjoyment the entire cast takes. A special mention to Noemi Merlant, who was rightfully awarded a César for Best Supporting Actress, finally appearing in the Comic Book Register.

Presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the competition category, innocent He immediately sums up the critics: “How funny!” says La Voix du Nord; “Louis Garrel (…) delights us with fun sequences and more, hyper-inspired, wildly romantic.”Described by Le Parisien; “Pure cinematic pleasure.”, summarizes CinemaTeaser. With an average rating of 4.1/5 on AlloCiné, innocent According to the press, it is one of the best films of 2022.

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innocent By Louis Garrel with Roshdi Zem, Anouk Greenberg, Noemi Merlant…

from the age of 10

Tonight on CANAL+ at 9 o’clock.