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Love Like Poison
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Wikipedia article
'Love Like Poison' (, ) is a 2010 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Katell Quillvr and starring Clara Augarde, Lio and Michel Galabru. The film's title is taken from the song "Un poison violent, c'est a l'amour" by Serge Gainsbourg. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Prix Jean Vigo in 2010.
Plot
Anna is a 14-year-old spending the summer holidays with her mother in her grandfather's family home in Brittany. The grandfather is old and confined to his bedroom. Her mother meanwhile is having crisis with her married life and is on the verge of moving back with her parents. Anna and her mother are religious. Anna is upset by the separation of her parents and gets close with male figures. A local teenage boy is attracted with her and she reciprocates the attention. Despite her shame of her body she finds confidence in exploring her sexuality. She begins to show fainting spells at gatherings. She is anxious about her confirmation and confides it with the priest, who is her mother past lover. She is torn between her unsympathetic world in front of her and faith, but she finds happiness by embracing her teenage emotions and asks out the local boy whom she have spent time.
Cast
* Clara Augarde as Anna Falgures
* Lio as Jeanne Falgures
* Michel Galabru as Jean Falgures
* Stefano Cassetti as Father Franois
* Thierry Neuvic as Paul Falgures
* Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil as Pierre
* Philippe Duclos as The Bishop
Production
Clara Augarde, who was 14 year old during filming, agreed to have topless scenes, but she refused to play the one where her character lifts her nightgown to show her genitals (An older body double replaced her).
Reception
, the film holds a 93% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average rating 7.89/10.
References
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