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Starring sensational Sandra Hüller as a German novelist on trial for the murder of her husband, French director Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner is hot and rich: part procedural part legal, part portrait of a complicated woman, part snapshot of a marriage on the brink, and part story about coming of age. Above all, Anatomy of a Autumn talking about the unknowables of a person’s nature, of a relationship, and the dangerous incomprehension — whether it’s a child confused in front of his parents or a courtroom is straining to figure out what it means to be a puzzling suspect. — JON FROSCH
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Wim Wenders’ latest 3D documentary offers an enthralling cinematic portfolio of the deeply tactile, maximally artistic work of German painter Anselm Kiefer. As in pina, Wenders’ dazzling 2011 film for the late choreographer Pina Bausch, the director of which makes it as best as possible for art-house cinemas to keep their sets of 3D projectors up-to-date: This is one of rare films that are truly enriching by using the format and are not an excuse for a gimmicky thrill ride for the easygoing or very young. — LESLIE FELPERIN
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Anthony Chen’s close, satisfying filming location — the icy Chinese city of Yanji, near the North Korean border — eloquently emphasizes the plight of the main characters, whose lives are on hold. suspended as if frozen in place. The characters are a woman and two men in their 20s (played by Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, and Qu Chuxiao with refined restraint and impeccable naturalism) entangled in a love triangle that is almost as if love and afflicted by worries rarely speak out. Their moments of introspection reveal as much as they hold back. — DAVID ROONEY
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The vivacious lyrical and eerie film by Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher revolves around a fascinating pocket community: tombaroli, illegal grave robbers dig up Etruscan relics and make money selling those artifacts for hedges, who in turn sell them to museums and collectors for larger sums so many. Josh O’Connor is brilliant as the centerpiece of a haunted Englishman tombaroli considered a type of mystic, able to locate effective spots to dig with a forked twig used as a divination stick. — DR
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It’s been 31 years since Spanish director Victor Erice made his last feature-length film, and it’s well worth the wait. The main character is an elderly filmmaker and novelist (Manolo Solo) who, like Erice, hasn’t made a film in decades and now lives as a hermit in a village on the Spanish coast. Intentionally paced but packed with power, this deep, vibrant work builds to a climax in the ending, where the film itself plays a pivotal role, reviving lives and memories. forgotten that only cinema can do. — JORDAN MINTZER
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Argentinian director Rodrigo Moreno’s mesmerizing three-hour heist story begins as a leisurely crime story about two bankers trying to free themselves from the daily grind. But then it digresses, deepens and complicates things, creating new mysteries out of old mysteries and idle love affairs. The intimate mystery epic is a hobby that requires patience, but for those willing to accept its winding rhythms and puzzle-like structure, it offers plenty of rewards. — JM
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Finnish master Aki Kaurismäki is in classic form with his first film in six years, a slender but satisfying tragedy about two lonely blue-collar people who stumble across what could be love. . Running for just 81 minutes, the third-place Jury Prize winner may be small compared to Kaurismäki’s many more complicated stories, but its refreshing feel leaves you shivering and offers much. refreshing laugh lines with humorous confidence. — DR
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Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz’s richly textured and thrilling historical drama — his first in English — depicts Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr, as She tried to avoid the chop. Despite being steeped in the bleak atmosphere of a country plagued by plague and under dictatorial rule, the film comes alive with a strong contemporary attitude, offering a compelling pair of leads. for Alicia Vikander (for her best performance since old machine) and a terrifyingly nimble Jude Law as the ailing king. — DR
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In her heartbreaking fictional documentary, Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actors to re-enact the devastating experience of a Tunisian woman losing her two eldest daughters, who fled to join the State. Islam in Libya. Staging memories into scenes and interspersing reenactments with interviews with left-behind family members, the director constructs a mesmerizing tale of memory, motherhood, and genetic trauma. tradition of a patriarchal society. — LOVIA GYARKYE
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Director Cédric Kahn’s suspenseful and gripping courtroom drama re-enacts the 1975 trial of left-wing radical Frenchman Pierre Goldman, accused of murdering two pharmacists and subject to anti-Semitism. The blatant Thai of the police. French-Belgian actor Arieh Worthalter is garnering attention in the lead role, convincing us of Goldman’s innocence, not to mention his commitment to political ends, before the trial concludes. end. The suspense revolves around whether the jury agrees with us. — JM
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Catherine Corsini’s sensational drama series stars Suzy Bemba and Esther Gohourou as two sisters who return to their hometown of Corsica for the summer with their mother (Aïssatou Diallo Sagna), who is working as a nanny for a rich family in Paris. The film transitions seamlessly between the characters, following their distinct arcs while delving into a shared tragic past. The story is nothing too new, but it feels fresh thanks to the actresses, who bring great charisma to their roles. — JM
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The summer trip to Greece of three British high school students takes a devastating turn when one of them is sexually assaulted in Molly Manning Walker’s quietly dramatic debut, which has won the first prize in the sideline category this year. Mia McKenna Bruce delivers a powerful portrayal of a young woman struggling with the beginning reality of what happened to her, as well as the shifting dynamics between her and two struggling friends. understand her changed mentality. —LG
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Based on David Grann’s non-fiction book, Martin Scorsese’s gripping tale of the methodical elimination of oil-rich Native Americans in early 1920s Oklahoma is a long, dense chronicle of an escalating tragedy that never eases. A brilliant Leonardo DiCaprio plays a spineless man tormented by his role in a nefarious plot orchestrated by his cattle rancher uncle (Robert De Niro) — but what is revealed as the magical Lily Gladstone as the unfortunate Osage woman who marries him. — DR
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Using a scale model of her childhood neighborhood and figurines to represent family, friends, and neighbors — many interviewed here — documentary filmmaker Ma- Asmae El Moudir takes a casual, handmade approach to uncovering many of the secrets of her feature film debut. The result is a sly, often humorous, ultimately moving study of community, multi-generational anguish and state-covered brutality that blends non-fiction technique with exclusivity. thoughtful and elaborate story-telling skills. — LF
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Without interviews or archives, Steve McQueen’s provocative over four-hour documentary combines an elegant portrait of contemporary Amsterdam with a true oral story of the city in period of German occupation. The film is full of Holocaust-chronic greats like Max Ophuls’ Sadness and pity. But its perspective is refreshing, moving away from nonfiction customs to look at the nominal place where the ghosts of history linger — and stirring up something more complex than emotion. — SHERI LINDEN
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In Wim Wenders’ eloquent and emotional character study — his best narrative film in years — the brilliant on-screen veterinarian Koji Yakusho (winner of the award for Best Actor) of this version) plays a middle-aged man in Tokyo who has given up his life for routine service and petty pleasures. It’s a film about deceptive simplicity, observing the small details of existence with such clarity, sincerity, and empathy that they build up a cumulative power you barely notice. — DR
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Where else but France will be the setting for one of the most refined art food porn to come out in a while? Starring Benoît Magimel and Juliette Binoche as a 19th-century gourmet, longtime chef and his lover, the new film by Overflow Hero (who won the edition’s Best Director award). this) captures delicious food as edible, beautifully crafted scenes that combine culinary marvels with a touching tale of middle-aged love. — JM
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Pedro Almodóvar’s passionate half-hour weird Western features smoldering turns of Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as former lovers — sheriff and rancher respectively — reunited after 25 year. The Spanish master packs a short run with a sense of depth and a more evocative atmosphere than most directors manage in a full-fledged film. — DR
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Inspired by the rhyming complexity of a classical Persian poetic form, writers and directors Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami have crafted a thoroughly modern work with conciseness and elegance. Each interlocking segment focuses on a resident of Tehran as they attempt to reason with a government official or authority figure. The situations the protagonists face are typical of Iran, but their escalating lunacy is common. The film revolves around sadness and indignation at the absurdity of dictatorships that destroy souls. — SL
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Based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, this German-language film by Jonathan Glazer (the festival’s runner-up) is a devastating Holocaust drama like no other, demonstrating his ability to control the air. British director’s stop for voice and visual storytelling. Focusing on the family of a senior SS officer living the life of their dreams just outside of Auschwitz, it’s a stunning piece with a superbly observant style that somehow makes its scrutiny. become colder. — DR
A version of this story first appeared in the May 24 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to sign up.
