“I think my reasoning for continuing to write and explore women in this way is a very grounded reaction. When asked about the intersection of women and their violent nature, her smile deflates and gets serious. What makes this film so deserving of the win is its intriguing premise, where Ducournau explores the uncircumstantial nature of violent women.
Her second film, Titane, went straight into the main competition and claimed Cannes’ highest honor: the Palme d’Or. An impressive accomplishment for a newcomer. Raw, a film about college and cannibalism, was her feature film debut at international critics week, winning the FIPRESCI Prize. For me, it was like being at Cannes all over again.”Ĭannes 2016, is where it all began for Docournau. “New York is my favorite city in the world!” said Rouselle.ĭoucounau adds, “I felt such love from last night in New York. At the very same time, the water starts cutting out, and the basement begins splitting open, a dark liquid oozing up from beneath.Brie Larson, Paul Dano & Julia Ducournau Join Cannes Film Festival 2023 Jury When Dorothy takes a shower, Sean gets a call from none other than Leanne, who’s wondering why Sean hasn’t told his wife the truth. At home, Sean says Dorothy did “ what any good mother would do,” supporting her regardless. She also adds a “ night night” in case Jericho can hear her. She talks about “ missing teenagers” in conjunction with Leanne, asking for anybody with information on her whereabouts. Sean catches a final moment with Dorothy on the news. On top of that, he’s grappling with existential things, like whether there’s anything after death. Julian explains he “ always wanted to go into space.” This comment, combined with the spaceman suit gift, suggests that though Julian doesn’t have his own kids, he probably liked having a nephew in his life. Natalie wonders why Julian’s bothering to do anything if he doesn’t care about the baby he claims it’s for Dorothy. He decides to work on the ransom note instead.
Downstairs, Julian tries to act like he doesn’t believe what Roscoe said, on top of more of his bullshit. Upstairs, Dorothy’s on the news and she talks to the viewers as if talking to a baby. Even Julian’s unsettled by all this, and Sean’s left speechless. He says he smelled something “ rotten.” He mumbles a while, then says: “ He‘ s behind the door.” Roscoe says people were on his knees, bleeding. Roscoe says he was brought to a dark room. It doesn’t take long before Roscoe’s under hypnosis, then Sean asks him where he was with the cult. That afternoon, Natalie does her best to hypnotise Roscoe and get to the truth. Did the cult brainwash him? Sean suggests they use Natalie to help unlock Roscoe’s hidden thoughts. Roscoe can’t remember anything, but Julian thinks he’s lying. Then Julian discovers something on Roscoe’s phone-audio of Leanne talking to Roscoe, who’s crying. Roscoe seems to not know what day it is, either. When Dorothy’s out of the house, Sean and Julian get talking with Roscoe, wondering where he’s been for days upon days. But Dorothy wants to do it, if only for Jericho, hoping he’s somewhere out there watching. She has to co-anchor the six-o’clock news to replace a colleague. Then she gets a phone call from the studio. Upstairs, Dorothy tortures herself psychologically by watching creepy videos of May and her cult worshippers, like one of a cult member flagellating himself for May and the others, over and over. While Sean is making nice breakfast foods for his wife when Julian wants to talk about a “ ransom note.” They’re doing whatever they can to keep Dorothy from figuring anything out, instead of, y’know, actually trying to find a baby that’s been stolen by an insane group of cultists. Dorothy doesn’t dig the gift, though probably just because she’s entirely out of whack from everything going on around her. It’s actually a gift Julian had ordered for the baptism. Inside this package is a tiny spaceman’s suit.
A doorbell interrupts them: a new package. She sees Leanne on her home video, cradling Jericho and laughing with the child. Dorothy’s worried the child isn’t being cared for properly, now in the hands of the cult. He sees his sister’s watching old home videos of Jericho. He shuts that off, only to hear a child crying. He then hears the water running in the shower nearby. Julian wakes up in Leanne’s former room, looking at the hole in the wall. * For a recap & review of 2×03, click here. * For a recap & review of 2×01, click here. Written by Nina Braddock & Tony Basgallop
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