Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Gondry's most personal film is a singular visual fever dream—handmade DIY sets, stop-motion fantasies, and a tactile lo-fi aesthetic that is utterly one-of-a-kind. Bernal and Gainsbourg are magnetic and naturalistic, elevating the emotional stakes. The cinematography is inventive and expressive throughout. However, the plot meanders without strong forward momentum, and the ending—abrupt and deliberately unresolved—will frustrate more than it satisfies for many viewers, feeling less poetic than incomplete.