

Four hours of French people suffering beautifully in a marsh. You in?
Acting
Adèle Haenel's Macha destroys with minimal dialogue.
Direction
Thiel turns Chekhov's theatricality into cinematic language.
Production
That marsh location haunts long after credits.

Director
Dominique Thiel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adèle Haenel later became one of France's most prominent actresses before her public departure from cinema in 2020.
This adaptation emerged during a Chekhov revival in French theatre, with directors racing to out-miserable each other.
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