Besides its original, welcome and refreshing focus on refugees, Remi Weekes' His House also stands out for its nuanced and unconventional portrayal of (survivor’s) guilt and trauma, undermining cliches and expectations at every turn to craft a more unstable and therefore more haunting kind of horror.
In this first episode, we come up with the name of the podcast on the spot, and go on to discuss two differently delightful French films, both of which stand out from the usual French output for being set in the countryside: Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia, and Louise Courvoisier’s
An unexpected box office success in France, this debut feature shot in the countryside challenges strict divisions between the popular French comedy and the arthouse drama.
What gives a good movie the juice?
A heady potion, Alain Guiraudie's Misericordia possesses a very subtle derangement.