Recalling the tone of his masterful drama Under The Sand, François Ozon's latest work returns to the seaside and to the exploration of complex femininity. At the beginning of this languid and sensual tale, Mousse wakes from a drug-induced coma to discover her lover has died and she is pregnant. She retreats to a secluded villa where she is joined by her deceased lover's brother and, through a series of deceptively casual incidents, a deeply charged relationship develops. Ozon elicits fine performances from the radiant Isabelle Carré and pop star-turned-actor Louis-Ronan Choisy, again proving himself a deft hand at revealing the ambiguities that simmer beneath human relationships.

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