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Mar 2, 2021 · A Normandy-set cop movie with far more on its mind than simply solving the case, Xavier Beauvois’ Berlinale competition entry “Drift Away” examines the toll that law enforcement takes on an...
‘Drift Away’ (‘Albatros’): Film Review | Berlin 2021. French actor-director Xavier Beauvois' latest feature stars Jérémie Renier as a small-town gendarme whose career takes an unwanted turn.
Jun 29, 2022 · Drift Away impresses due to its undidactic central character study – Laurent’s journey is one he must make alone, and the surrounding cinematic stylings serve to open his world to the audience rather than force conflict or conclusion. Humans do not need help creating that for themselves.
Mar 2, 2021 · For Laurent (Jérémie Renier), he has to balance the stress of the beat with family life in the assured Drift Away (Albatros in French), the latest slice of poetic realism from acclaimed French actor-director Xavier Beauvois.
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Mar 3, 2021 · Drift Away. Jérémie Renier shines as a cop on the ropes in Xavier Beauvois’s empathetic character study. Wednesday 3 March 2021.
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Directed by Xavier Beauvois. Laurent, a young brigade commander in a gendarmerie in a small town in Normandy is planning his wedding with Marie, his partner and mother of his daughter. He loves his job despite facing social misery on a daily basis. One day, a farmer who might try to kill himself runs away. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Drift Away impresses due to its undidactic central character study -- Laurent's journey is one he must make alone, and the surrounding cinematic stylings serve to open his world to the audience...
