In the first episode of Hard Truths, we come up with the name of the podcast on the spot, and go on to discuss two differently delightful French films, both of which stand out from the usual French output for being set in the countryside: Alain Guiraudie’s MISERICORDIA, and Louise Courvoisier’s HOLY COW. Both films premiered at the 2024 edition of the Cannes Film Festival: MISERICORDIA in Cannes Premiere, HOLY COW in Un Certain Regard. MISERICORDIA is released in the UK via New Wave Films, in the US via Sideshow and Janus Films.HOLY COW is now in UK and Irish cinemas via Conic Films, and in the US via Zeitgeist Films. Hard Truths is made possible by True Cinephile paying members who, for £3.50/month or £35/year, access all instalments of the advice column for cinephiles Psycho., all episodes of The French Dispatch podcast, and more: https://animus-magazine.ghost.io/#/portal/signup
Every other week, Animus founder and editor Elena Lazic catches up from London, UK, with her twin Manuela, who can usually be found across the pond in Paris. Expect animated conversations about cinema, digressions into unrelated topics, and trivial facts from our personal lives. Do NOT expect to immediately be able to tell us apart.
Hard Truths is made possible by True Cinephile paying members who, for £3.50/month or £35/year, access all instalments of the advice column for cinephiles Psycho., all eps of The French Dispatch podcast, and more: https://animus-magazine.ghost.io/#/portal/signup
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