TERRE
2026 · 2m
Directed by Jocelyn Pulvar
Genres: drama, romance, sci-fi
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, tender
Lost in the immensity of space, Jimmy, a young astronaut light-years from everything, tries to stay in contact with Clara, the woman he loves.
Picked by Zoe
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Space-separated lovers trading radio silence—it's the most expected sci-fi romance setup imaginable, and Pulvar seems aware of that fact, which is the only thing keeping it from feeling like a Hallmark card in a vacuum suit.
A formally assured meditation on distance and intimacy that sits comfortably within the sci-fi romance tradition, though it doesn't seem particularly interested in interrogating or extending that lineage—technically precise but somewhat familiar in its emotional register.
Two minutes to sustain a relationship across light-years, and Pulvar's real gamble is in the sound design and silence—the moments where radio static becomes the actual conversation—which turns what could be sentimental into something genuinely austere and aching.