Cannes Day 3: Katell Quillévéré's Un poison violent from IONCINEMA.com on Vimeo.
imdb.comUn poison violent (2010) .... Jeanne ... aka "Love Like Poison" - USAUn poison violent (translates into Love Like Poison) is Jean Vigo prize wining screenplay - your typical French family drama big on dialogue, not interested in style. Helmer Katell Quillévéré presented her directorial debut in the Quinzaine last night and I couldn't help think back to last year's Bruno Dumont film Hadewijch - both films take certain aspects of religion and cross it with female adolescence. Apologies for the lack of video clarity in the first portion, but if you stick around you'll see some familiar faces among the cast - including Stefano Cassetti of Roberto Succo fame. Clara Augarde the red head teen and film's centerpiece, does a formidable job.
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else?
