directed by: Bruno Dumont, year: 2021
actors: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benjamin Biolay

"France" (2021) by Bruno Dumont follows renowned TV journalist France de Meurs (Léa Seydoux) whose public life collides with personal doubt after a traumatic event. The film shifts between glamorous studio sequences and stark, intimate moments, using documentary realism and surreal interludes to probe truth, the gaze of media, and the loneliness behind fame. With Blanche Gardin and Benjamin Biolay, it crafts a provocative portrait of power, performance, and modern celebrity.

French, Drama, Psychological Drama, Media Critique, French Cinema