Joann Sfar has taken his acclaim as a comics artist and used that momentum to bring his particular visual flair to the world of filmmaking, making his directorial debut with 2010 biopic “Gainsbourg.” While narratively uneven, the film undoubtedly boasts strong imagery which renders his foray into genre movies via the upcoming “The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun” all the more intriguing.
Starring Freya Mavor, Elio Germano, Benjamin Biolay and “Nymphomaniac” star Stacy Martin, and based on the book by Sébastien Japrisot, the story kicks off when an enigmatic woman takes her employer’s car for a joyride. Along the way, she encounters a variety of people who claim to have seen her before, and things become even more twisted when a dead body is discovered in the trunk.
My curiosity is certainly piqued. “The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun” opens in France on August 5th. No word yet on a U.S. date or distributor, but perhaps it’ll hit the festival circuit. [Filmosphere]