Le grand amour 1969

Critics score:
100 / 100

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Manohla Dargis, New York Times: A movie that wittily points to and sometimes upends its narrative. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: Along the way, Etaix satirizes the marmoreal chill of the bourgeoisie, the small-town gossip mill, and, above all, the absurd yet agonized, blundering yet callous delusions of desire. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: It may be a stretch to call the filmmaker a forgotten genius, but if nothing else, Le Grand Amour makes a case that Etaix was a fertile clown, overdue for a bow in the spotlight. Read more