Inspired by a novelistic memoir from author Annie Ernaux, “Happening” recounts the predicament of a young woman who decides to terminate an unwanted pregnancy despite the legal and social hurdles that stand in her way.
Lisa Nesselson tells us why Audre Diwan’s handling of this delicate subject matter, as well as Anamaria Vartolomei’s standout central performance, make it a worthy winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
We check out the murder, madness and glamour at the heart of Ridley Scott’s “The House of Gucci”, and Catharine Deneuve and Benoît Magimel make a touching mother-son duo in poignant drama, “Peaceful”.
