By rooting its story in a richly observed depiction of nature and community, Nathalie Álvarez Mesen’s feature debut brings a new freshness to the increasingly common movie narrative of a middle-aged woman’s sexual awakening.
Arnaud Desplechin
It’s only been two weeks since the last roundup on projects in the works, but with so many filmmakers around the world eager to get back to work, it’s already time for another. Let’s begin in France with the return of Catherine Breillat, who has begun work on her first feature since 2013’s
Abuse of Weakness.
Inavouable the title can be translated as “unacceptable,” “unmentionable,” or even “immoral” will be a remake of Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy’s
Queen of Hearts (2019), which starred Trine Dyrholm as a lawyer who jeopardizes her career and marriage when she strikes up an affair with her stepson.