The New Girlfriend2015
The New Girlfriend (2015)
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Critic Consensus: While flirting with camp, François Ozon's The New Girlfriend offers thoughtful -- and humorous -- commentary on sexual and gender identity.
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Cast
as Claire
as Gilles
as Laura
as Liz
as Nanny
as Robert
as Homme cinema
as Eva Carlton
as David/Virginia
as Nurse
as Waitress
as Nurse's Aide
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Critic Reviews for The New Girlfriend
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A swirl of gender confusion, "The New Girlfriend" tosses all the he/she/we question marks it can find in a tale of contemporary confused sexuality.
It's less than it should've been, and a little mild. But Ozon makes it glide with confidence, in or out of heels.
Duris in drag looks like a refugee from the New York Dolls, but his character aspires to nothing more than life as a bourgeois, pearl-clad mom.
The New Girlfriend is a funny, delicate, subtly flavored dish deliciously prepared by François Ozon - idiosyncratic and unforgettable.
A wildly entertaining work, one that manages to be simultaneously funny, touching, slightly unnerving and undeniably sexy to behold, regardless of where your predilections may lie.
Although at times amorphously told and genre non-specific - Dark comedy? Soapy drama? DePalma-esque thriller? - the film holds interest as it often defies expectation and juggles its bold, complex emotions.
Audience Reviews for The New Girlfriend
Duris delivers a profoundly sensitive performance without a hint of stereotype in this surprising drama that understands the complexity of sexuality, despite a few narrative missteps especially in the second half (the scene with Duris and Personnaz in the shower is nonsensical).
Super Reviewer
Ozon has done it again.
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The New Girlfriend Quotes
| David/Virginia: | A woman. Very sweet. She doesn't judge. |
| David/Virginia: | Don't tell anyone, it's our secret. |