Benoit Gateau-Cumin

If you do not like Babylon, you do not like movies. Some say it is NOT an accurate depiction of that Golden Age of Hollywood. To these, I say, do your research and read about Fatty Arbuckle, Jean Harlow, Clara Bow. Mountains of cocaine fueled these people and yes, depravity was all over. As for those who could adjust to the “talkies”, suicide, alcohol and drug overdoses were often the only way out. The acting is consistently superb and so is the soundtrack. Remember La-La Land? It is shocking that Babylon was totally ignored for nominations for the Oscars. The film’s only flaw is its length.

Louis Malle's best and least known masterpiece. Superb acting by Michel Piccoli, Miou Miou and Valérie Lemercier