Tom Mimnagh

Peter Weir is a remarkable director rarely given the credit he deserves.

Lea Seydoux and Arthur Harari team up in the director’s latest movie, The Unknown. Just from these two names, the film has great potential: one of the most exciting actresses in French cinema today, who always delivers fantastic performances, is paired with a director with a strong vision who co-wrote the 2023 Palme d’Or winner, Anatomy of a Fall. But is this, combined with an exciting premise for a mysterious fantasy film, enough to guarantee a beautiful and memorable movie?

“Reality ends up sneaking in eventually,” says one of the characters in Amarga Navidad, and this can easily sum up the entire film. With his latest movie, Pedro Almodovar presents audiences with a reflection on art itself, one that focuses primarily on the blurred lines between reality and fiction and how much the two interact in storytelling.