Carnage

Carnage, an example of what the French call un film chorale, tells several intertwining stories. In the central tale, a young second-generation bullfighter, Victor (Julien Lescarret), is gored, and is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. A little girl, Winnie (Raphaëlle Molinier), sits next ...more

Writer/director Delphine Gleize's acclaimed debut feature, Carnage, is a well-made, thoughtful, and superbly acted multi-tiered drama that doesn't quite add up to the epiphany it seems to be straining for. But it's consistently compelling. Gleize is a precise and clever filmmaker. She gets tremendous tension out of a simple shot of a little girl's eyes as she watches a bullfight on television, transfixed. The cast is uniformly excellent, bringing out depths in the characters that aren't present ...more