46/45
Returning to Saint-Martil for the funeral of his late boss, Jeremy’s stay with widowed Martine becomes entangled with a disappearance, a sinister neighbor, and the ambiguous intentions of an abbot, but it was placed in the sidebar of the Cannes premier. Misericordia is overtaken by the time it shoots, and once it starts shooting, it’s impossible to stop laughing until it reaches a crescendo in the final shot. With a very gentle humor infused into the film, it tells the story of a quiet man who visits a village to attend the funeral of his mentor. There, he meets his mentor’s wife, son, and a priest – all of whom seem to be saying something other than what they mean. I love the way Misericordia suddenly changes its writing to make the viewer laugh, and it’s all done in a hopeless style. It reminded me of Deerskin (2019) and Grudnjak (2018). (Seen at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024)
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