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IndieWire’s Cannes review describes László Nemes’s Moulin as a rigorously mounted but claustrophobic biopic that sticks closely to Jean Moulin and the French Resistance. While visually austere and faithful to history, its narrow focus and emphasis on Nazi interrogation scenes limit broader context, earning a cautious C+ and leaving US distribution status unresolved.
At Cannes, László Nemes unveils Moulin, a grim, restrained biopic focused on Jean Moulin’s final days and torture by Klaus Barbie, anchored by Gilles Lellouche’s stoic performance. The film emphasizes stark period detail and procedural brutality over grand speeches, prompting discussion about memory and the purpose of portraying a hero’s death.
An aesthetically lush but narratively thin WWII spy drama, Moulin follows Jean Moulin with noir lighting and striking 35mm photography, but its conventional biopic approach and lack of broader context render the film visually arresting yet emotionally flat and overlong, failing to fully interrogate its subject or the war around him.
László Nemes, director of "Son of Saul," criticizes Jonathan Glazer's Oscar speech, stating that Glazer should have stayed silent and lacks understanding of history and the forces undoing civilization. Nemes emphasizes the responsibility that comes with such films and expresses concern about rising antisemitism. Both directors' films are set at Auschwitz in 1944, and the controversy has sparked disagreement among industry figures.