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The New Girlfriend (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The New Girlfriend' is a 2014 French erotic drama film written and directed by Franois Ozon, based on the short story of the same name by Ruth Rendell. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014.
Cast
* Romain Duris as David / Virginia
* Anas Demoustier as Claire
* Raphal Personnaz as Gilles
* Isild Le Besco as Laura
* Aurore Clment as Liz
* Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat as Robert
* Bruno Perard as Eva Carlton
* Claudine Chatel as nanny
* Anita Gillier as nurse
* Alex Fondja as caregiver
* Zita Hanrot as restaurant waitress
Release
'The New Girlfriend' premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September. The film was later screened at the San Sebastin Film Festival on 20 September 2014, where it won the Sebastiane Award. The jury commented, "[Ozon] calls into question the labels and roles of masculinity and femininity" and the jury "appreciates the contribution of this film to move towards a personal liberation, that could reaffirm the identity of every person". The film was also presented at the Zurich Film Festival on 2 October and the London Film Festival on 11 October. It was released theatrically in France on 5 November 2014 by Mars Distribution and in the United States on 18 September 2015 by Cohen Media Group.
Critical response
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 80% based on 84 reviews, with an average score of 6.8 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads, "While flirting with camp, Franois Ozon's 'The New Girlfriend' offers thoughtful and humorous commentary on sexual and gender identity." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 74 out of 100 from 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Writing for 'The Hollywood Reporter', David Rooney expressed his compliments on 'The New Girlfriend': "a delectable riff on transformation, desire and sexuality that blends the heightened reality of melodrama with mischievous humor and an understated strain of Hitchcockian suspense". At 'Variety', Justin Chang said, "even as [Ozon] heads down any number of tantalizing if borderline-nonsensical alleyways, Ozon maintains his diabolical wit, his infectious sense of play and his essential affection for his characters" and the film was "powered by beautifully controlled performances from Anas Demoustier and Romain Duris".
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of 'The New Girlfriend' was released on November 3, 2014. The song "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry is played in the film but it is not available in the official soundtrack.
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