RITA DI SANTO assesses the winners of the most politically charged festival to date
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Film round-up: August 21, 2020
Reviews of Perfumes, Yes God Yes, Chemical Hearts, The One and Only Ivan and Chemical Hearts
KATARZYNA KOSMALA introduces a retrospective by one of the most significant figures in contemporary US photography
MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
Perfumes
Directed by Gregory Magne
★★★★
AN IRASCIBLE and temperamental perfumer and a chauffeur down on his luck become unlikely friends in this wonderfully understated comedy by Gregory Magne.
Anne Walberg, (Emmanuelle Devos) known as “The Nose,” has been in the perfume industry wilderness for the last four years when she encounters her new driver, the no-nonsense but charismatic Guillaume (Gregory Montel), who only puts up with her airs and graces and rude behaviour because he needs the job to be able to win custody of his young daughter from his ex-wife.
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