MA BEAUTÉ
2026 · 2m
Directed by Christophe B. Thomas
Tones: contemplative, tender
The whole family has gathered to meet the newborn.
Picked by Zoe
The scouts
A two-minute family gathering around a newborn sounds like the most predictable setup imaginable—and then the film either subverts it brilliantly or confirms every suspicion that tender family moments need to stay off the festival circuit.
Ma Beauté works within the classical tradition of intimate domestic cinema, though without seeing the execution, it's unclear whether Thomas's framing and editing choices elevate this familiar threshold into something formally considered or merely competent.
The real test here is what single moment—a glance held too long, a sound design choice, a compositional decision in that cramped family space—transforms 120 seconds of a universal moment into something that only *this* film could make you feel.