Synopsis
a young woman travels to attend the funeral of her father, who rarely showed her any move, and stays the time it takes to sell the family home in order to unravel the bond she feels toward him. and also to clarify with the highly attractive neighbor the ambiguous relationship they seemed to be developing a few months earlier.
the man, who was left confused by the elusive young woman, ironically asks her to reenact the scene that should have marked the beginning of a love affair. not really in the mood for games and inhibited by what is at stake, she tries and fails.
she engages with him, getting ever closer. they spar and clash, backing off but never completely avoiding each other, reveling in the growing physicality of their battle. a battle that becomes a necessity - a necessity driven by playfulness with a serious edge.
they are increasingly attracted to each other, perhaps thanks to their now daily battles, which become a curious ritual they cannot escape.
she arrives at his house...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Doillon & Cie
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Party Film Sales
- French distribution : KMBO
Full credits (10)
- Screenwriter : Jacques Doillon
- Directors of Photography : Laurent Chalet, Laurent Fénart
- Editor : Marie Da Costa
- Sound Recordist : Ivan Dumas
- Line Producer : Daniel Marquet
- Press Attaché (film) : Marie Queysanne
- Sound Editor : Frédéric Fichefet
- Continuity supervisor : Marie Prual
- Sound Mixer : Franco Piscopo
- Location Manager : Éric Chabot
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes