The Ice Tower
aka Le tour de glace
First screened in November 2025
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović. Cast: Clara Pacini, Marion Cotillard, Cassandre Louis Urbain, Gaspar Noé, Lilas-Rose Gilberti, August Diehl, Marine Gesbert, Laurent Lufroy, Aurélia Petit. Screenplay: Lucile Hadžihalilović (extrapolated from the Hans Christian Andersen story The Snow Queen).

   
Photo © 2025 3B Productions / Sutor Kolonko / Davis Film /
Arte France Cinéma / Bayerischer Rundfunk / Yellow Veil Pictures
In Brief: Visual pull throughout, though dazzlery peaks early. Sneaky metaphysics, but hoary tropes dampen intended surprise.

VOR: ③  Hadžihalilović should have a bigger career, given the polish and distinctiveness of her dark surrealist fables. Still, not all is new here.

Grade: B–

Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Outstanding Artistic Contribution
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