Three Great International Movies at NYFF 2024
The 2024 edition of the New York Film Festival continues to offer the best of cinema from around the world. Here are some of our favorites so far.
'Misericordia'
It seems the concept of a chaotic bisexual crosses cultural boundaries. French director Alain Guiraudie, best known for 2013's erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake, returns with another sexy, sharp and darkly comedic exploration of lust and desire with a raucous romp through the French mountainside. When Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) returns to his small hometown to attend the funeral of his former boss, it causes quite a stir among the small population. Not least of all Vincent (Jean-Baptiste Durand), the macho-posturing son of the recently departed, who seems to detest the very presence of Jérémie. His interactions with the townsfolk only intensifies the embers of resentment before an everything is set aflame.
While Misericordia starts as a quiet, slow-burn drama, a moment of violence quickl…