The Balconettes

[3] The film, which co-stars Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, follows three young women during a heatwave in the south of France.

[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[14] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a 'B+' score, describing it as a "poisoned but delicious midnight snack of a second feature" for Merlant.

[15] Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter lamented that the film is "less a bold sui generis experiment than a hot mess".

[6] Guy Lodge of Variety likened the directorial energy channelled in the film to that of early Pedro Almodóvar.

Noémie Merlant (2024)