U.S. Go Home (1994)
Nénette and Boni (1996)

Two early Denis movies where Alice Houri and Gregoire Colin play siblings. The earlier is a downright rock party, full of popular songs which probably ensure the TV bootleg version I watched is all we’re ever going to get. Teenage longing for experience, for cooler parties, and for soldier Vincent Gallo.

As Boni, Colin works a food truck and sells stolen goods then comes home to his late mom’s house where he shoots cats in the yard and has rape fantasies, until his pregnant little sister comes to crash. I liked the two movies about equally, but between 1994-1996 you can witness how Denis and company are moving from narrative cinema to pure visual poetry.