Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. Read More »
Tag Archives: Catherine Breillat
The Last Mistress (2007) Catherine Breillat, Asia Argento, Fu’ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida
At 30, boyish penniless aristocrat Ryno de Marigny has separated from Villini, a passionate Spaniard and his mistress of 10 years. Read More »
Brief Crossing (2001) Catherine Breillat, Sarah Pratt, Gilles Guillain, Marc Filipi, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Desire for a subject that functions like a brief fling with no future as such, yet embellished by that very fact. Read More »
Sex Is Comedy (2002) Catherine Breillat, Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida
Jeanne is a director struggling with a difficult sex scene between two actors who can’t stand each other. Aided by her loyal assistant Leo, Jeanne is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise. Inspired by Breillat’s own experiences (particularly those in “Fat Girl”), “Sex is Comedy” explores the comedy of social manipulations, sex and power that takes place within the confines of a film set.
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À ma soeur! / Fat Girl (2001) Catherine Breillat, Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo
A Ma Soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships. Elena is 15, beautiful and flirtatious. Her less confident sister, Anais, is 12, and constantly eats. On holiday, Elena meets a young Italian student who is determined to seduce her. Anais is forced to watch in silence, conspiring with the lovers, but harbouring jealousy and similar desires. Their actions, however, have unforeseen tragic consequences for the whole family.
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