Set in Berlin during the Cold War, Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani) and their son Bob after some time away on an espionage mission. He find that she unexpectedly wants a divorce - she is seeing someone else, but there is also something else strange that she won't explain. Although he is upset and angry, Mark gives her custody of their son and their apartment. He drinks himself into oblivion for 3 weeks straight, and…

Shoot this shit directly into my veins. An actual modern giallo, and not just a pastiche or homage. It's clearly influenced by directors like Argento, Martino, and even DePalma, but it isn't imitating their films in the same way that something like Amer is (nothing wrong with that - it's just a different thing). It's a gorgeous film, and the music (by M83) is stellar. Vanessa Paradis is really great in the lead role.

Gialli were often super misogynistic, so…