Last year, /Film ranked the 15 best Adam Driver movies, and the number one film on our list was "Annette," the musical written by the unclassifiable band Sparks and directed by "Holy Motors" helmer Leos Carax in his English-language debut. Adam Driver stars in the film as Henry McHenry, a vulgar stand-up comedian who falls in love with an opera singer and fathers a daughter who has an unusual talent, which he promptly begins to exploit for his own gain. "Annette" is a deeply eccentric film, one that certainly isn't for everyone, but Driver is fantastic in the lead role, stretching himself as a performer (his singing voice? Pretty good!) and playing a character who's easy to hate. He's brash, funny, despicable, occasionally ridiculous, and surprisingly emotional, especially in the movie's final scene, where his daughter finally confronts him about his transgressions.

But according to an interview Carax did with Indiewire...