AFTER MAY

After May is set in Paris 1971 three years after the May upheavals. This is the story of Gilles (Clement Metayer) and his idealistic and radical friends who become involved in the political and creative turmoil, participating in uprisings which border on revolutionary status. Their activist movement takes them to Italy and London, where ultimately they must make decisions about their futures.

After May is initially enthralling and exquisitely filmed but unfortunately fails to ignite. With so much information to absorb, compounded by political language and subtitles to read, the confusion escalates.

Adding to its woes are questionable performances by supporting cast members, a dull style of direction and the film’s ultimate failure to come together, resulting in a tedious and exhausting movie experience. (MM)

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