Lacking inspiration, a composer isolates himself at a desolate house, on a small island, in Brittany. There he finds an old piano and receives visits from people who won't let him rest.
Acting
Canet's committed spiral into sweaty desperation.
Cinematography
Brittany's gray relentless beauty as a character.
Director
Guillaume Canet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Canet wrote this during actual lockdown, which explains the 'trapped with your own bad decisions' energy.
The 4.5 rating suggests audiences wanted either more horror or less navel-gazing—Canet chose violence against coherence.
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