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

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. Waiting for Bojangles(2022)

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 Released in France on January 5, 2022, and