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Nenette (Alice Houri) is a 14-year-old girl with an attitude problem who runs away from her boarding school only to knock on the door of her older brother Boni (Gregoire Colin). Boni has his own problems most of which center around an erotic fixation with the baker's sexy wife (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi). He is very reluctant to take Nenette in. Then he finds out she is pregnant. As their relationship grows and adjusts, each begins to understand what maturity it takes to bring a new life into the
Aug 12, 1996 Limited
May 26, 2009
Strand Releasing
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It's a melodramatic premise on paper that, in the wrong hands, might have succumbed to the sensationalism of its mildly incestuous undertones.
The films of French director Claire Denis often chart the flow of energy between two dissimilar people while contemplating their place within the larger community.
Perhaps Denis's most approachable mix of humanism and erotic meditation.
A sibling drama of unsentimental urban grit and swooning lyricism.
Captures the fragile and fleeting impression you often have of life, that's actually closer to life itself than the more comforting, linear perspectives of narrative film.
... elliptical told drama that has mood trump over substance.
Surely the least satisfying, least commanding work by its formidable director.
Unusual, dreamy, and immersive. Claire Denis keeps a grip on the audience's senses while venturing into edgy subject material. The performances are naturalistic and powerful, and the music by Tindersticks underlines the overall tone of the film. A beautiful, surprising, compelling film.
August 10, 2010Super Reviewer
Surreal and beautiful. Really impressed by how Denis is able to get a feel of her characters through evocative images and their actions. The focus on the hands is quite Bressionian.
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