Snow

As the whiteness of the title suggests, the plot of this film noir revolves around a drug story. In reality, this is nothing but an excuse to get swept away by a group of eclectic personalities who all call Pigalle home. An 800-meter boulevard: its cafés, its shops, its department stores, its billboards, its foreigners, its striptease joints, its movie theaters, its diverse populations… in short, it is a picturesque work filmed here sans pretentiousness, using a documentary approach that will both move and surprise viewers. After all, the two directors who made this first four-handed essay have certainly learned their craft. (Viennale)