Praise for The Innocent
"A frothy heist movie with an unexpectedly tender heart." — Kevin Maher, The Times (UK)
"Garrel walks a fine line between the tragic thriller and the hopeful family comedy, bridging the two with a dry, typically French sense of humour." — Manuela Lazic, WeLoveCinema
"Deftly mixes comic family melodrama with genre thrills in this pacy, emotive thriller with a killer cast." — Christopher Machell, CineVue
"The Innocent is one of the more moving heist flicks you're ever likely to see." — David Bax, Battleship Pretension
"Inventively packs the screen with chatty characters, slapstick silliness and tense action... watching it feels like taking a rather wild ride." — Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
"Giving heavy material an appealingly light touch, The Innocent is fast-paced fun anchored in palpably honest emotion." — Critics Consensus, Rotten Tomatoes
About Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel is one of France's most versatile and celebrated filmmakers and actors. Born into a legendary cinematic family, the son of director Philippe Garrel and grandson of actor Maurice Garrel, he has been a defining presence in French cinema for over two decades. A graduate of the Conservatoire de Paris, he first gained international recognition in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003) and went on to earn the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in his father's Regular Lovers (2005).
As an actor, Garrel has worked with some of the most celebrated directors of his generation, including Christophe Honoré, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Greta Gerwig, and Maïwenn, as well as playing iconic figures such as Jean-Luc Godard in Redoubtable (2017) and Alfred Dreyfus in An Officer and a Spy (2019). As a director and screenwriter, he has crafted a body of work known for its intelligence, warmth, and lightness of touch, including A Faithful Man (2018) and The Crusade (2021). The Innocent (2022), which he wrote, directed, and starred in, earned him nominations for both Best Director and Best Actor at the César Awards.
About Barbara Bouquegneau
Barbara Bouquegneau is the President and Executive Director of the French Library. She holds a Master of Science in Film Production from Boston University and has curated the Library's cinema program for many years, offering local audiences a rich selection of French films. Her passion for cinema and cultural dialogue continues to foster thoughtful conversations around both contemporary and classic works of French filmmaking.
