Last Summer

Catherine Breillat’s new, provocative drama introduces us to a lawyer in her 40s ready to risk it all for a devastating passion.

Director
Catherine Breillat
Starring
Léa Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, Samuel Kircher ja Clotilde Courau
Country
France, Norway
Languages
French
Subtitles
Finnish
Age limit
K16
Duration
104 min
Theme
Passion
Keywords
Sex, Love, Festival hit, Female stories

Please note the screening has no English dialogue nor subtitles!

Catherine Breillat explores with surgical precision the darkness hidden under the shiny shell of bourgeois life.

Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 the drama follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre’s teenage son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.

Pekka Lanerva

Year
2023
Original name
L'été dernier
Screenplay
Catherine Breillat
Cinematography
Jeanne Lapoirie
Editing
François Quiqueré
Sound
Katia Boutin
Production design
Sébastien Danos
Costume design
Khadija Zeggaï
Producer
Saïd Ben Saïd
Production company
SBS Productions, Globalgate Entertainment, Nordisk Film Production AS
Distributor
ELKE

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