Browsing: Gentle

Director Marie Kreutzer’s Gentle Monstermakes its intentions clear from the title — there’s no hiding that the subject matter is difficult. Lea Seydoux stars as a mother whose husband is accused of making and distributing child pornography, and the film follows her through the various stages of dealing it, from denial to anger and beyond.

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Look Back” follows the unlikely friendship between two young Japanese schoolgirls bound by their love of drawing, until they go their separate ways. In keeping with his recent works (like “Shoplifters” and “Monster”), the director maintains his knack for working with child actors to create a visually detailed drama whose emotions also, on…