Fractured fairy tale (to borrow a phrase from Rocky and His Friends): Hansel and Gretel recast as a French Bonnie and Clyde (he's impotent) who lose their way in the woods after burying a body, and fall into the clutches of a hirsute homosexual hermit. (Because they're French, the young couple are inspired in their lawlessness by Rimbaud.) Good photography, especially of the dappling light in the forest, and an ardent acting job by Natacha Regnier; but the self-conscious mythic properties add more incredibility than interest. With Jeremie Renier and Miki Manojlovic; written and directed by François Ozon. (1999) — Duncan Shepherd
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