Waiting For Bojangles(2022) May 2026

Released in France on January 5, 2022, and in the United States on September 2, 2022. Director: Régis Roinsard. Principal Cast: Romain Duris as Georges Fouquet. Virginie Efira as Camille Fouquet. Solàn Machado-Graner as their son, Gary. Grégory Gadebois as Charles, a family friend. Runtime: 124 minutes. Plot Summary

The central motif is the song to which the couple dances every night while their son, Gary , watches. However, the family’s idyllic existence is eventually threatened as Camille descends deeper into mental illness. To protect her and maintain their fantasy world, Georges and Gary resort to increasingly extreme measures, including breaking her out of a psychiatric institute and retreating to a castle in Spain. Themes and Analysis

Some critics felt the film's transition from comedy to tragedy was jarring. Others criticized it for romanticizing mental illness as a "quirky" personality trait. Waiting for Bojangles(2022)

The film holds a 58% "Fresh" rating from critics and a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Key Differences from the Novel

Virginie Efira's performance was widely lauded as "electrifying" and "superb". The film’s visual style and 1960s Parisian aesthetic were also highly praised. Released in France on January 5, 2022, and

Critics noted the film's shift from a "frothy romance" to a serious drama as Camille’s condition (often identified as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in reviews) leads to tragedy.

The film explores the joys of ignoring responsibility and the thin line between a "free spirit" and mental illness. Virginie Efira as Camille Fouquet

Set in 1960s Paris, the story follows Georges and Camille, a pair of irrepressible lovers who choose to live a life of constant fun and imagination. Their home is a "madcap salon" filled with cocktails, nightly parties, and an exotic pet bird—a damselfly crane named Mademoiselle Superfluous.