![]() Oh and some might tell you it’s about cars. It’s about the transformations she goes through-some physical, some deliberate, some neither-and the connections she makes along the way. Titane is also the story of how Alexia puts that life behind her when it suddenly becomes unsustainable after another, more grown-up crisis. After a brief prologue, we get to know her life twenty-five years later, which has been formed by a combination of her reaction to that childhood trauma and society’s expectations: she is both a very public person, dancing provocatively in car shows, and also very private, clinging to secret passions and practices. ![]() Titane is the story of Alexia (Agathe Rousselle, in her memorable feature debut), who suffers a serious head injury from a car accident at seven years old, and grows up with a titanium plate in her skull. So I’ll give you my impression of Titane, made up of a little bit of all of those, and hope you get the chance to form your own too. And it’s too soon to analyse it, when most people won’t be ready to join in a discussion just yet besides, there’s a good chance the themes and messages I draw from it could be different to the next person. ![]() I can’t describe too much, because spoilers will surely dull its full-body impact. How can I possibly review this film? It’s left me frenzied with feelings, but unsure how to express opinions. The striking and challenging new film Titane was written and directed by Julia Ducournau and when I left the screening last night I felt as though the challenge is as much for us critics as it is for the wider audience.
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