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The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

For a time, Julia Ducournau was known as the rising French queen of body horror. Her debut was the cannibalism-as-sexual-appetite allegory Raw, while her follow-up Titane, was a meditation on serial ...
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A plague brings society to its knees in heady French import 'Alpha'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Julia Ducournau’s films, her characters’ lives are frequently falling apart. But her third feature raises those stakes, ...
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Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying international productions ...
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Cannes Film Festival 2025: ‘Alpha,’ Director Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ Follow-Up, Is A Baffling Misfire

Director Julia Ducournau’s Alpha is incredibly strange — not for anything it presents, but for how its every narrative and aesthetic decision feels like the wrong one. The tale of a mysterious disease ...
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‘Alpha’ – New Poster for Julia Ducournau’s Body Horror Film

French writer/director Julia Ducournau blew audiences away with her debut feature, Raw. She then did it again with the wildly unique Titane. And this weekend, audiences will once again get the chance ...
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Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

“Alpha” (Courtesy of Mandarin & Compagnie/Kallouche Cinema/Frakas Productions/France 3 Cinema) France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying ...