Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

An orphan raised in a circus and now a wealthy businessman decides to abandon his friends and family, fake his death, and disappear. Lelouch and Belmondo present “midlife crisis” as a singular cinematic epos that steps between journeys, vistas, moments, dramas, hiatuses, and observations. Lelouch once again demonstrates cinematic elasticity, moving along the timeline, leading the hero through dramatic moments, and trusting the audience to figure out the sequence of events on their own. This is a beautiful film about masculinity in crisis, about passion that cannot be extinguished, about the understanding that abundance and success are not the key to happiness, and about the way to find meaning and satisfaction.