Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.
Direction
Noé abandons shock for restraint, and it's devastating.
Acting
Dario Argento's vulnerability will break you.
Cinematography
Split-screen becomes metaphor for two lives diverging.
Director
Gaspar Noé
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Noé cast horror legend Dario Argento after meeting him at a party; Argento's real daughter Asia had previously starred in Noé's films.
The film was shot during COVID-19 lockdown with Noé's own apartment as primary location, making it his most autobiographical work.
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