Quentin Dupieux’s last two films, Deerskin and Keep an Eye Out, represented a newfound level of intellectual effort on his part, a willingness to apply his trademark absurdity to something beyond superficial weirdness while still, of course, leaving some room...
Tempting though it may be to say that Keep an Eye Out represents another step in the right direction for Quentin Dupieux after the surprisingly good Deerskin (the first of his film’s I’ve liked), it’s actually the other way around....
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...