If you’re coming across Deerskin (Le Daim), it’s likely that you’re familiar with the work of Quentin Dupieux, and that you know what kind of absurd, potentially horrific comedy to expect. If you know nothing about the his previous work,...
Quentin Dupieux has established a reputation for creating his own reality–or his own Reality (2014). In many ways, that holds true for his newest, Deerskin. But the movie’s biggest surprise (and the reason for its success) is how disturbingly relatable...
Portraiture is one of the oldest, and therefore most conventional, artistic pursuits. And much of Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is concerned with the creation of that traditionalist style of painting. Yet, when we see the work...