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The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor's family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising--and ultimately beneficial--friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). In Guiraudie's quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations.
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Navigating a diabolical story with fleet-footed tonal mastery, Misericorida is another superb foray into the dangers of desire from writer-director Alain Guiraudie.

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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Misericordia feels like a big metaphysical shrug, sluggish to the point of lethargy. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 10, 2025 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune The cast finesses the material without a misstep as the pent-up townsfolk orbit around cryptic, magnetic Jérémie, played by Félix Kysyl. P Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 8, 2025 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News The mysteries that are harbored inside of the characters may be hard to pry out at first. But look again, and you can deduce more about what lies under the surface and then consider what it says about you. Rated: 4/4 Apr 3, 2025 Full Review Amparo Cabal EscribiendoCine The script for Misericordia subtly weaves a web of drama, thriller, and dark humor that at times borders on the absurd. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills This twisty, ironical narrative didn’t impress me as much as it has some others, the characters’ irrational, under-motivated behavior making them somewhat less than engaging. But Misericordia is still offbeat and eventful enough to be worth a look. Apr 18, 2025 Full Review Margot Harrison Seven Days (VT) Misericordia may not be as floridly outrageous as its glossier cousin, Saltburn, but its earthy realism and refusal to meet genre expectations are arguably more subversive. Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 17, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Melissa A wild film that looks conventional from the outside but the deeper it goes into the lives of the people at the center, the more disturbing revelations surface. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Writers In T I wasted enough time watching this incredibly well made POS. I don't need to retraumatize myself here, Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Colin M Teetering between comedy and drama for the first act, the shift kicks you in the mouth, and sends the film in a direction you wouldn't quite expect, but I was very pleased with. Tense, dramatic, and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alain Guiraudie

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Catherine Frot

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Jacques Develay

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Jean-Baptiste Durand

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Synopsis The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor's family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising--and ultimately beneficial--friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). In Guiraudie's quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations.
Director
Alain Guiraudie
Producer
Charles Gillibert
Screenwriter
Alain Guiraudie
Distributor
Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co
CG Cinéma
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$159.8K
Runtime
1h 44m