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‘Eternal Playground’ Review: A French Fable About Grief That Feels Untethered From Reality
Tribeca Festival selection 'Eternal Playground' diverges from American films about lifelong friendships in its tone and approach.
As he wishes his students a good summer on the last day of school, the actor’s face registers the promise and possibility that may come while adding a bittersweet tinge of what may never be regained, setting the tone for co-directors Pablo Cotten and Joseph Rozé ’s story of friendship and growing up. They all used to be students there and have come together to honor Gapsrd’s sister Louise, whose last wish was for all of them to gather and reclaim the fun, frivolity and innocence they shared as middle schoolers. If this plot summary makes “Eternal Playground” sound like the French version of the numerous American movies or TV shows about young-ish friends navigating life and love, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
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