Incredible But True (2022) Review

A lot of mystery surrounded this French feature from Director Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Deerskin).

Described as a quirky comedy with sci-fi elements, I was a little apprehensive going in with very little idea of what to expect.

We open to Marie and Alain as they attend a house viewing. The property is pleasant and spacious.. but its real lure lies in the basement, where something lurks that can only be seen to be believed. Alain isn’t as enamoured with the added attraction as wife Marie, and we come to see the different paths their lives take as a result of their own integral beliefs and desires for life.

The feature is shot beautifully against a range of relaxingly minimalist sets that allow the viewer to focus on the character development and intricate nuances of their relationships with each other and the world around them.

I was pleasantly surprised to find Incredible But True to be a sweetly surreal tale of the sadness of ageing, weaving together the complexities of forgotten dreams and desires with ants and.. a robot penis. For all of its sheer ridiculousness, there is something fundamentally human at its very core that leaves many elements open to interpretation in a very personal way.

I wouldn’t want to say too much as half of the fun of this bizarre feature is experiencing its absurdity first hand but, as odd as it all sounds, it pieces together beautifully to create a remarkable piece of cinema that mirrors its integral plot element in that it really needs to be seen to be believed.

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