Bruno Dumont is a trickster of the highest order. Don’t get me wrong — this French master of the cinematic art is also a very serious filmmaker. For the record, he’s an acclaimed auteur who has not only twice...

Consider the ingredients: smoking, walks in the rain or along the beach (whichever is handy), much drinking and discussion of wine, and a sudden flirtation between an older woman and a younger man. The result: another...