‘Annette’ movie review: An irresistible tower of song

Filmmaker Leos Carax uses music and magic realism to tell a tale of love, success, failure, creativity and destruction

What a year it has been Adam Driver! After playing a probably rakish squire in medieval France (The Last Duel) and the heir to a fashion empire (House of Gucci), in Annette, he plays Henry McHenry, a provocative stand-up comic.

In his English-language debut, Leos Carax uses music and magic realism to tell a tale of love, success, failure, creativity and destruction. Carax won the Best Director Award at Cannes 2021, where Annette was the opening film.

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