Girl meets carnival ride, girl gets carnival ride in the provocative French film
“Jumbo” (Darkstar Pictures), starring Noémie Merlant (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) as a shy young woman who becomes erotically fixated on the bright colors and flashing lights of a Tilt-a-Whirl at the theme park where she works late nights on the cleaning crew. Director Zoé Wittock’s Sundance hit has drawn critical acclaim around the world for its intuitive handling of an unusual love story.
Also available: British comedy greats Rob Brydon and Tamsin Greig co-star in the comedy
“Days of the Bagnold Summer” (Greenwich/Kino Lorber), featuring original music by Belle & Sebastian; Sophie Deraspe’s modern take on
While the increased demand for streaming content hasn’t greatly diversified the mainstream Amazon Prime Video just announced a severe curtailing in its documentary acquisitions, a major calamity for nonfiction filmmakers it has seemed to improve the range of choices on the commercial margins. More competitors for the Best International Feature Oscar seem to get actual US distribution now, including the Ivory Coast candidate
Night of the Kings, below. And a particular gem, the British
Days of the Bagnold Summer, is one of the happier instances of an older movie (it premiered in 2019) that’s been taken off the shelf for belated Stateside release no doubt thanks to the COVID-era uptick in home viewing.
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Valentine’s Day is the Marmite of cultural holidays. You’re either in love with love and revel in the opportunity to gift your loved ones flowers and chocolates or dismiss it as corporate nonsense, the sole purpose of which is to sell greeting cards that will inevitably land in the bin.
But whatever your stance, in the year of 2021, we here at
GQ feel that everyone could benefit from an extra dose of heart-fluttering feels to get us through Valentine’s Day in lockdown, because, let s face it, the current mood of society doesn t exactly inspire romance. That doesn t mean the day should be a write off – in fact, quite the opposite. After the past year, we should all jump at the chance to shower both others and ourselves in love. Sure, you ll be staying at home, but that doesn t mean you can t treat yourself to delicious food, a few scented candles and a day of indulgence in the name of self-care.