The most talked-about segment of the entire trilogy occurs in Vol.2’s third act. Audiard directs a dual-monologue scene (a rare format for adult cinema) where two characters discuss jealousy and memory before any physical interaction occurs. The scene, shot entirely in a mirrored elevator, uses reflections to fragment the actors’ bodies—a visual metaphor for the fragmentation of identity in intimate spaces.
Unlike the studio’s earlier 2010s output, which often relied on "delivery boy" or "repairman" tropes, Vol.1 experiments with psychological thriller elements. The first segment, shot in a brutalist Parisian apartment, focuses on power reversals and voyeurism—themes Audiard has cited as influenced by Michael Haneke and Paul Verhoeven. Clemence Audiard vol.1-3 -DorcelVision- 2023-20...