La Belle Personne (2008)
Directed by Christophe Honoré
Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama, Teen Movie |
Release Date - Mar 6, 2009 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
In the wake of screen adaptations by such acclaimed filmmakers as Andrzej Zulawski and Manoel de Oliveira, director Christophe Honoré updates Madame de Lafayette's novel La Princesse de Clèves while placing the story in a contemporary setting. Junie (Léa Seydoux) is new in Paris, and there isn't a man in the city that hasn't noticed. Chief among her admirers are teacher Nemours (Louis Garrel) and gauche fellow student Otto (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet). As passions flare, it becomes readily apparent that Nemours maintains a rather liberal approach to student-teacher relationships.
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class [school], love, love-triangle, romance, schoolgirl, student, teacher