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Alain GuiraudiesMisericordiais an existential drama masquerading as a comedy masquerading as a thriller.
The directors shape-shifting narratives, forever flirting with the metaphysical, are obviously a known quantity there.
Itll be interesting to see howMisericordiaplays in the U.S., where viewers dont always enjoy having their expectations confounded.
Immediately, there is tension with the bakers son, Vincent (Jean-Baptiste Durand).
We sense, again, that perhaps there was more to Jeremies relationship with his former boss as well.
Reason, it turns out, is the greatest luxury.
Misericordiahas elements of rural noir, but it gathers both absurdity and lethality as it progresses.
And yet, the movie doesnt provide easy answers to any questions of motivation or morality or justice.
Maybe because Guiraudie has other things on his mind.
