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The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

For a time, Julia Ducournau was known as the rising French queen of body horror. Her debut was the cannibalism-as-sexual-appetite allegory Raw, while her follow-up Titane, was a meditation on serial ...
Variety

Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

“Alpha” (Courtesy of Mandarin & Compagnie/Kallouche Cinema/Frakas Productions/France 3 Cinema) France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying ...
The Arts Desk

theartsdesk Q&A: director Julia Ducournau on how 'Alpha' rings the changes in body horror

It's a family drama infused with the paranoia elicited by a viral pandemic. In an undefined French town sometime in the 1990s, a deadly virus called Red Wind is decimating the population. Transmitted ...
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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Alpha' - Julia Ducournau tears into the soul rather than flesh

From the opening shot of Alpha, Julia Ducournau’s follow-up to her mind-melting Palme d’Or-winning body horror film Titane, you could be forgiven for thinking that you’re being eased into another tale ...