French Oscar Shortlister βMisericordiaβ From βStranger by the Lakeβ Director Alain Guiraudie Threads Death and Desire in Psychosexual Thriller
16 September 2024 at 15:26
Maverick director Alain Guiraudie rarely makes concessions. Through offbeat titles like 2013βs βStranger by the Lake,β 2016βs βStaying Verticalβ and 2022βs βNobodyβs Hero,β the French filmmaker has explored death and desire with an unflinching eye, offsetting social bemusement with an awe for nature. His work is defiant, queer, and idiosyncratic, which makes a recent bout [β¦]