Editorial: Liberation

• Laurent Cantet is a political artist and advocate for undocumented immigrants.
• Emerges from the republican meritocracy, maintaining an enduring elegance from his humble origins.
• Throughout his filmography, he has focused on the difficulty of connecting personal trajectories with societal expectations and norms.
• Pride and shame are two central poles in his work, similar to what we find in Annie Ernaux.
• He always seeks an angle from which one can feel what connects and disconnects between the inner chaos of each individual and the social role one is forced to assume.

Conclusion: Cantet is a rare and valuable cineaste in an era of chaos and clash, making films that are both rebellious and gentle.

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