2022 · comedy · crime · drama
Masquerade
Directed by Nicolas Bedos2h 15m2022
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Margot, who lives off scams and amorous manipulations.
Our read: Masquerade (2022) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive comedy · crime · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured comedy / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- cold
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