Ευσπλαχνία 2024 BluRay.DDP Magnet Download GalaxyRG265
28/34
Returning to Saint-Martial for the funeral of his late boss, Jérémie’s stay with the widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a menacing neighbor, and the dark intentions of an abbot. The film had been widely predicted to be in the Official Competition of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but was placed in the sidebar of the Cannes Premiere. Misericordia takes its time to film and once it starts shooting, there’s no holding back the laughter until it peaks in the final scene. With a very gentle humor spread throughout the film, it tells the story of a taciturn man who visits a village to attend the funeral of a mentor. There, he meets his mentor’s wife, his son, and a priest—who all seem to be saying something different than what they have in mind. What I love about Misericordia is how it suddenly changes its writing to make the viewer laugh, all in a deadpan style. It reminded me of Deerskin (2019) and The Bra (2018). (Watched at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.)