‘In the Aisles’: Lights, Aisles, Action

The mundane activities of a job become moments of shared humanity.

Christian Gruvert (Franz Rogowski) and Marion Koch (Sandra Hüller), in “In the Aisles.” GJW+

NR | 2h 5m | Drama, Romance | 2019

Some films have a knack for making the mundane feel like a discovery. They take ordinary spaces in one’s job—office cubicles, train stations, grocery aisles—and reveal the quiet poetry hidden in repetition, routine, and fluorescent lighting. The indie gem “In the Aisles” is one of those rare films that finds fascination in the everyday.