Vu sur France Télévision, Cannes!
Palme d'Or, Cannes 2014
The slow unveiling of a man (even though the film made his nature apparent from the beginning), a retired theatre actor owning most of his village improvised thinker/writer and wannabe benevolent "king", through often nicely lighted dark long scenes, each one dedicated to a discussion/debate. This way, the film touches upon a few subjects, be them turkish or larger (like the consideration of "generous" people for those below them), etc while painting the nuanced portrait of its characters. And will recall everyone of past (failed) discussions in the way they played.
Still, since everything ends up in the dialogues, it is "uselessly" long even though it manages its landing and the two main actors are splendid.
Score: 7,5/10
Enjoyment: 3/5