The French iconoclast Dumont, always bordering between realistic drama and the avant-garde, directs an unconventional musical about the early life of France’s most famous martyr. Combining Péguy’s lyrical prose -that sounds like rap- choreographies by Decouflé, and music by Igorrr -from electro-pop to metal- with “visuals of organic splendor and imaginative wonder,” Dumont is “responsible for some of the most exhilaratingly alive cinema in the world right now” (Cinema Scope). “Eccentric, entrancing… as bold as it is lively and sweet… an enchanting fairytale” (Artforum).

Won: International Cinephile Society Awards, Best Picture

Nominated: Prix Louis Delluc, Best Film – Lumière Awards, Best Music – Cahiers du Cinéma, Best Film