Raw (2016)
First screened in October 2016
Director: Julia Ducournau. Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss, Bouli Lanners, Marion Vernoux, Thomas Mustin, Jean-Louis Sbille, Marouan Iddoub, Virgil Leclaire. Screenplay: Julia Ducournau. Twitter Capsule:
Premise and style both present as tours de force—maybe too self-consciously so. Very compelling surface. But what lies beneath?
VOR:③
Medical-student zeal? Sibling rivalry? Atavistic urge? A stronger movie would organize its ideas more clearly, without eliminating ambiguities.
