Leos Carax, who has directed Boy Meets Girl (1984), Bad Blood (1986), and Holy Motors (2012), continues to reinterpret classic films as well as to explore potential of new ones. Annette, which was completed through an encounter between his passion for a musical piece and the music of American rock band Sparks, is no exception. The plot follows an opera singer (Marion Cotillard) and a stand-up comedian (Adam Driver) and how their lives change when they have a baby girl, Annette. Ultimately it is a tragic musical about a man who destroys himself and everything he loves because of his violent impulses. The actress’ gestures reminiscent of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s silent movies, threatening shadows that are often seen in fantastic movies, Jacques Demy’s surrealistic and flashy colors, silence and music, and ugliness and beauty come together in this rock opera. This is, without a doubt, the best movie of the year. (SEO Seunghee)