New costume drama by French filmmaker Valérie Donzelli is gorgeous and passionate and I wanted to love it. But the meta-exercise has no follow-through, so ultimately it becomes more confusing than engaging. Too bad because all of the actors–most especially Anaïs Demoustier as “Marguerite” and Jérémie Elkaïm as “Julien”–certainly give it their all. (JLH: 3/5) Review by… Continue reading MARGUERITE & JULIEN