Joachim Lafosse’s film is at its strongest when it lets its actors’ faces and bodies do the talking.
Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya’s Very Big Shot remains skeptical about the transformative power of cinema, since it operates by the whims and capital of a select few.
It’s occasionally too icily removed, but it compensates through its perpetual concern with understanding its characters and their untenable situations.
Joachim Lafosse’s Private Property might be considered a companion piece to L’Enfant.