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A ‘whip-smart’ French comedy

The Art of Nothing, directed by Stefan Liberski.

This 2024 film follows a well-known French conceptual artist who, upon moving to a waterfront town, attempts to lord his background over residents he presumes are beneath him. His effort, however, is comically unsuccessful.

The “script is whip-smart in its skewering of the fragile male artist ego,” The New York Times notes. Watch The Art of Nothing on Prime Video.

— Prashant Rao

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