A review by otterno11
An Enchantment by Christian Durieux, Joe Johnson

4.0

True to its name, "An Enchantment" is a lush, sensual celebration of life, death, and art. From a series of graphic novels exploring the Musée du Louvre, Durieux uses many famed works of art stored there in this brief but powerful tale of an elderly museum official and the mysterious young woman he meets in the empty, dark halls of the Louvre at night. A bit of a "manic pixie dream girl" story, it nonetheless maintains a dream-like charm throughout, and the artwork is simply beautiful. As Durieux writes in his afterword, "to love museums, you must love ghosts," a sentiment I really enjoy.