Notebook(@mubinotebook):"The siren is usually imagined from the perspective of those drawn towards her... yet the film turns our attention instead to the strangely pathetic position of the siren herself." Cynthia Dong encapsulates Céline Sciamma's debut feature in one shot.

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2026.10.12 13:05

"The siren is usually imagined from the perspective of those drawn towards her... yet the film turns our attention instead to the strangely pathetic position of the siren herself." Cynthia Dong encapsulates Céline Sciamma's debut feature in one shot.