MISERICORDIA, coming in September from Criterion Premieres

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

CRITERION PREMIERES
JUNE 30, 2025

Misericordia

A Film by Alain Guiraudie

In this tantalizing comic thriller from ever-audacious auteur Alain Guiraudie, an enigmatic, sexually fluid drifter returns to his rural hometown to attend the funeral of the mentor he loved, stirring up long-simmering feelings of lust, jealousy, and rage among those he left behind. Available September 30

Formerly known as Janus Contemporaries, Criterion Premieres is a selection of new theatrical films presented on Blu-ray and DVD, released in association with the Criterion Channel.

"Absolutely great. Reminded me of the best of Chabrol and Buñuel."
—Ari Aster

"With his quirky humor, Alain Guiraudie succeeds
in making us feel emotions we might be scared to feel."
—Claire Denis

"Stands with works by Buñuel and Renoir as
the most effortlessly subversive in the history of cinema."
—Miguel Gomes

"A masterpiece! Feels like a perverse fable."
—Radu Jude

"An unparalleled triumph. Melds wit and suspense like no other."
—Payal Kapadia

"Surprisingly hilarious yet unsurprisingly horny."
—David Fear, Rolling Stone

"A fantastically tender, alluring, and peculiar
small-town tale of murder, desire, and repression."
—Isaac Feldberg, RogerEbert.com

"A sickly funny thriller."
—Zachary Barnes, The Wall Street Journal

NOMINEE – CÉSAR AWARDS
Best Film
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor (David Ayala)
Best Supporting Actor (Jacques Develay)
Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Frot)
Best Male Revelation (Félix Kysyl)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography

WINNER – PRIX LOUIS DELLUC

WINNER – VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Golden Spike for Best Film
Miguel Delibes Award for Best Script

OFFICIAL SELECTION – CANNES – TELLURIDE – TORONTO – NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL – ROTTERDAM – BFI LONDON – AFI FEST

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