Not to judge a film from the synopsis established by its marketing team, but those expecting director Aurélie Saada’s debut Rose––a 2021 Locarno premiere only now arriving on U.S. shores––to be a more explosive character drama in the vein of Arnaud Desplechin will be sorely disappointed. This late-in-life coming-of-age story is billed as the tale … Continue reading Rose Review: Françoise Fabian Gets Lost in a Bouquet of Clichés