VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Criminal Lovers (Les Amants Criminels) (2000, R)
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Writer/Director: Francois Ozon
Francois Ozon (Under the Sand and Water Falls on Burning Rocks) crafts an intoxicating modern fairy tale about a pair of young lovers (Natacha Regnier and Jeremie Renier) who commit a gruesome murder and end up paying a powerful price while disposing of the body. After ditching the corpse in a remote wooded area, they cross paths with a hunter who has his own plans for this wicked duo. Ozon manages to evoke horror, humor and unexpected tenderness in this brutal yet beautiful French import introduced to Fort Worth audiences at the Q Cinema's 2001 film festival. In French with English subtitles.