Fauve

But in at least two ways the achievement of “les Fauves,” or “the wild beasts,” a term coined by the French critic Louis Vauxcelles — is foundational to modernist painting.

That exhibition contained a room — the notorious Salle VII — filled with crude, brightly colored paintings by Matisse and his rebel friends — the “Fauves,” or “wild beasts,” as one critic called them.

The son of La Minerve’s commander, André Fauve, said it was a moment of “great emotion” for the families of the submariners who perished.

Jeremy Comte’s evocative, haunting “Fauve” follows two exploring, competitive boys through a countryside of nature and abandoned industry, a vast playground that quickly turns into a horrifically lonely place.

“Fauve”: This impressive shocker from Canada’s Jeremy Comte focuses on two rowdy, preteen boys and their terrifying encounter with quicksand-like muck.