The film is less concerned with placing Gauguin in his historical context than it is with his emotional tribulations.
It’s most crucial shortcoming is its failure to illuminate both the inner life of its subject and his artistic genius.
The film’s crucial shortcoming is its failure to illuminate both the inner life and artistic genius of Django Reinhardt.
Maïwenn fashions a bracing film about co-dependency, capturing the erotic contours of subservience and flattery.
Xavier Beauvois’s film is intimately concerned with the distinct forces of religion.