Titane (2021)

A young child (Adele Guigue) is severely injured in an auto accident. She grows up (morphing into Agathe Rousselle) and has sex with (sic) cars and is a serial killer. A fireman (Vincent Lindon) never recovers from the disappearance of his 7 year old son and leads a loveless and lonely life. Their lives will intersect in a most unusual way and the most diabolical pregnancy since ROSEMARY'S BABY. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau (RAW), this is the film that won the 2021 Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival. It's an astonishing "what the f*ck!" movie that one will either love or hate. It has elements of Cronenberg's CRASH and the sci-fi flick DEMON SEED but make no mistake about it, this is like nothing you've ever seen before. Lest I'm making it sound like some seedy exploitation flick, the film is about unconditional love and identity. Rouselle is quite marvelous. With her androgynous looks, she is easily convincing as an exotic dancer at a car show or a young fireman. The film is very graphic in its violence, sex and body mutilation so it's definitely not for the squeamish. There's also an element of homoeroticism running throughout the movie. There are two seductive scenes with a group of heterosexual firemen dancing with each other. Highly recommended for the more adventurous of filmgoers. With Garance Marillier, Bertrand Bonello and Myriem Akheddiou.