A 16 year old boy recovers from witnessing his father's suicide by forming a relationship with the French lady down the road, who happens to be an S and M mistress. This film benefits from two superb performances from the lead - the young Harrison Gilbertson is a name to watch and Emmanuelle Beart is captivating. It also has a strong sense of place.
It does feel like a 30 minute film stretched out to feature length - subplots involving Socratis Otto and Rachel Blake felt poorly developed. And the construction of some scenes felt awkward. Still, an interesting and different film which should make a nice earner on the art house market.
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