SLACK BAY (2016) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Bruno Dumont
Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi,
Brandon Lavieville, Raph, Didier Després, Cyril Rigaux
Thierry Lavieville, Caroline Carbonnier, Jean-Luc Vincent
WTF? An absurdist French comedy set in a picturesque spot on the coast early in the 20th century. The collective protagonists are two clueless detectives and two equally eccentric families: one rich, incestuous, condescending and out to lunch, and the other made up of impoverished, murderous cannibals. Try to imagine Monty Python collaborating with Laurel and Hardy in something directed by Luis Buñuel. That doesn't quite capture what's going on here, but it gets you in the door. If you watch it trying to determine which character has gone the most irretrievably bonkers, hmmm, that's a tough call, but keep an eye on Juliette Binoche.
