Felt like an apt pairing to my earlier Rosetta watch. Here we find another French-language title diving into working class economic anxieties though Gravel's characters and filming are much more reserved in comparison. There is still shaky shots, an omnipresent camera zooming into Calamy's face, but now everything is a bit sleeker in comparison. Calamy plays a single mother juggling her job as the head maid of a 5 star hotel, a prospective interview with a market research firm to get a higher salary and utilize her Master's in economics, ensuring someone is able to take her children to and from school (her current go to is becoming more annoyed by Calamy's tardiness and her children's hyperactivity), her ex-husband who seemingly refuses to answer her calls to take the children and pay their alimony, and throughout all this an ever worsening economic crisis that has resulted in almost every transportation service to and from Paris going on strike. It's a perfect cauldron to leave you breathless as she races through her day, desperately trying to make a better life for herself and her family. A seemingly low stakes but no less thrilling experience capped by a superb lead performance.

Felt like an apt pairing to my earlier Rosetta watch. Here we find another French-language title diving into working class economic anxieties though Gravel's characters and filming are much more reserved in comparison. There is still shaky shots, an omnipresent camera zooming into Calamy's face, but now everything is a bit sleeker in comparison. Calamy plays a single mother juggling her job as the head maid of a 5 star hotel, a prospective interview with a market research firm to get a higher salary and utilize her Master's in economics, ensuring someone is able to take her children to and from school (her current go to is becoming more annoyed by Calamy's tardiness and her children's hyperactivity), her ex-husband who seemingly refuses to answer her calls to take the children and pay their alimony, and throughout all this an ever worsening economic crisis that has resulted in almost every transportation service to and from Paris going on strike. It's a perfect cauldron to leave you breathless as she races through her day, desperately trying to make a better life for herself and her family. A seemingly low stakes but no less thrilling experience capped by a superb lead performance.

This film is one of the most stressful films I’ve ever watched. I mean just listen to the score. It’s like realistic stress that you feel for the character. It’s such a simple premise but it is executed beautifully. In my opinion the ending was very very abrupt but I like the pace change. It was directed amazingly but there was no need for dream water sequences.

This film is one of the most stressful films I’ve ever watched. I mean just listen to the score. It’s like realistic stress that you feel for the character. It’s such a simple premise but it is executed beautifully. In my opinion the ending was very very abrupt but I like the pace change. It was directed amazingly but there was no need for dream water sequences.

Jesus fucking Christ I felt like I was about to explode for some of this movie. Laure Calamy gives a stellar performance as a single mom who is trying to balance working at a 5-star hotel as a cleaner, raising two kids, and trying to get a new job all during a national public transit strike. At 87 minutes long there isn’t a ton of room to breathe, but that’s true for our protagonist as well who is really going through it. Easily the most stressful movie of the year thus far, and one of the most stressful and well made movies I’ve seen in a while. Do yourself a favor and check this one out.

Jesus fucking Christ I felt like I was about to explode for some of this movie. Laure Calamy gives a stellar performance as a single mom who is trying to balance working at a 5-star hotel as a cleaner, raising two kids, and trying to get a new job all during a national public transit strike. At 87 minutes long there isn’t a ton of room to breathe, but that’s true for our protagonist as well who is really going through it. Easily the most stressful movie of the year thus far, and one of the most stressful and well made movies I’ve seen in a while. Do yourself a favor and check this one out.