Bertrand Bonello’s Typical Vibe
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Bertrand Bonello has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever.
Dir. Bertrand Bonello · With Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda

Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.
Dir. Bertrand Bonello · With Louise Labèque, Wislanda Louimat, Katiana Milfort

The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days. In this closed world, where some men fall in love and others become viciously harmful, the women share their secrets, their fears, their joys and their pains.
Dir. Bertrand Bonello · With Noémie Lvovsky, Hafsia Herzi, Céline Sallette

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.
Dir. Bertrand Bonello · With Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.
Dir. Julia Ducournau · With Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier

1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.
Dir. Bertrand Bonello · With Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel