Maybe the Fishing Hat Bandit could have picked up a dame if he hadn’t had such a dumpy fashion instinct. Because, according to the movies, girls go for bank robbers in a big way (see Bonnie and Clyde, above). French director Benoit Jacquot does an erotic thriller take on this attraction with the story of Lili, a Parisian art student (the very intense Islid De Besco), who follows her on-the-lam bank robber across Spain, Morocco, and Greece. Set in the 1970s, shot in black and white, and mostly wordless, this homage to the French New Wave explores the thrill of crime and the complexity of an attraction that defies common sense and even the instinct for self-preservation. 309 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-331-3134; www.mnfilmarts.org
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