Two years after Viens je t’emmène, his previous film, Alain Guiraudie (L’Inconnu du lac) returns with Miséricorde, released this week in our cinemas. Screened at the Cannes Film Festival last May, this rural comedy-thriller directed by Felix Kissil and Catherine Frot was well received by the French press. Its average of 3.9 out of 5 (on AlloCiné, 34 for the media) allows it to climb to the top spot among the week’s releases.
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Jeremy returns to Saint-Martial for the funeral of his former baker’s boss. He stays with his widow Martin for a few days. But between a mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and an abbot with strange intentions, his brief stay in the village takes an unexpected turn…
What does the press think?
According to Cahiers du Cinéma:
“In philosophy we describe immanence as horizontal and transcendence as vertical. But this horizontality is undoubtedly mercy, in the sense that Alain Guiraud’s last masterful film gave it.” By Elodi Tamayo – 5/5
According to Les Inrockuptibles:
“In Giraudie, desire is like a mushroom: it grows where you least expect it, when you least expect it, and takes unpredictable forms. Though its consumption is sometimes fatal, sometimes divine, one thing is certain: it will sprout. On earth.” By Bruno De Ruiso – 5/5
According to Elle:
“A funny and compelling thriller.” By Françoise Delbecque – 4/5
According to Konbini:
Alain Guiraud continues to explore his usual themes of death, desire and rural connections in this one-of-a-kind thriller. by Arthur Chios – 4/5
According to Le Dauphiné Libéré:
“An autumnal nightmare whose climate borrows from the cinema of Claude Chabrol, set beneath the dead leaves of crime, Miséricorde resembles its unsolved protagonist, as deadly as desire without taboo.” by Natalie Chiflett – 4/5
According to Liberation:
“Without drowning French cinema in a large number of archetypal scenes (the dinner, the interrogation, etc.), Guiraud claims that another seventh art is possible. There is both reserved and relaxed, a smile on the face (the film is very funny) and a hidden anxiety in the pit of the stomach (…)” by Laura Tuillier – 4/5
According to the positive:
“An unclassifiable film with a bitter and autumn charm.” Author of Vincent Taburi – 4/5
According to the Prime Minister:
“Misericord is a spiritual farce as much as a psychological thriller, where the supernatural is all the crazier because it’s wrapped in unsettling realism. It’s a bit like Chabrol back in Buñuel disguised. Amazing.” by Thomas Baura – 4/5
According to Télérama:
“A disturbing and delirious film that explores the mysteries of desire.” by Louis Guichard – 4/5
According to Nice-Matin:
“Skillfully reflecting desire, even attraction, especially when it is not shared, and abandoning – with the exception of a few frames – the raw side that characterized it, Alain Guiraud signs a bitter comedy about human relationships. By Cedric Coppola – 3/5
Source: Allocine
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