Wadau Wa Movi Hizi Ingia Hapa - Angalia Hii Mpya Kabisa Inayotarajiwa Kutoka(Picha/Video Wakubwa Tu)

The notoriously wicked and contentious cinema of Argentine-born French auteur Gaspar Noé subverts norms in inimitably edgy ways. His 1998 debut, I Stand Alone, confronted us with a racist, misanthropic, even sociopathic butcher as its protagonist. In 2002, Irréversible brutalized us with unflinching sexual violence, and 2009's Enter the Void tripped us out on hallucinogenic sensations. His latest feature, Love, nearly caused brawling at this year's Cannes Film Festival, as hundreds of filmgoers pushed to get into the after-midnight premiere. But what the crowds ultimately witnessed by 3 AM was a sentimental melodrama about romantic intimacy. At 51, has the enfant terrible gone soft on us?

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Tuesday, 2 June 2015