I'll keep this short, because I don't even know whether posting movie recommendations is allowed on r/trp.
synopsis: A Swedish family goes on vacation in the French Alps, and the father runs away from his family during a harmless but scary avalanche. This short event comes close to destroying the entire fabric of their marriage.
analysis: I won't go too deep, but let me just say that the consequences on losing frame, as this man did, especially when you are a married man with children, are shown very clearly in this film. There are scenes when people are overtly talking about the differences between beta men and alpha men (obviously they use words like "that kind of guy and this kind of guy"), the wife acts in a way you should expect a woman to act after signaling that you are a pussy, the man acts pathetically most of the time, tries to redeem himself, etc.
A few words about the title, Force Majeure: a Force Majeure, in law, is "a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term act of God (such as hurricane, flooding, earthquake, volcanic eruption, etc.), prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract." This movie shows that even in the case of an avalanche, the contract of marriage does not excuse you like the law would. You have to hold frame every fucking second, lest you be outed as a fucking pussy in front of your friends and family and have your wealth and children ripped away from you because your wife does not appreaciate your betaness. Granted the guy was a pussy, but all women are like this woman, and she will act accordingly.
The movie itself is quite beautiful, the long shots are very coherent with the uncomfortable nature of the film, it's quite good (won a few prizes at Cannes IIRC)
It's on Netflix trailer
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