1. "Breathe" (dir. Mélanie Laurent) Actress-turned-director Mélanie Laurent's second feature is "Mean Girls" for the arthouse crowd. Based on Anne-Sophie Brasme's novel of the same name, Laurent's film focuses on a pair of mismatched French schoolgirls who become fast friends in the kind of consuming and obsessive way that should look familiar to plenty of viewers. As her relationship with the wild Sarah (Lou de Laage) starts to erode, Charlie (Josephine Japy) begins to crumble in spectacularly unsettling ways. Laurent nails the nature of female friendships, from the passion and excitement of newfound kinship and identity to the deep sadness when things go awry. Laurent's psychological touches push the film into some very unexpected territory. What begins as a fast friendship and intimate sisterhood slowly turns into a psychological battle for superiority, and Laurent excels at bringing the unnerving...
- 12/19/2015
- by Zack Sharf and Emily Buder
- Indiewire
A retrospective of films by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet is heading to New York's MoMA next spring. Also in today's roundup: J. Hoberman on Sidney Lumet’s Daniel and Costa-Gavras’s The Confession, Nick Pinkerton on Pedro Costa's Horse Money, Uncle John producer and co-writer Erik Crary on his years as an assistant to David Lynch, Erik Morse's interview with Mélanie Laurent and Anne-Sophie Brasme (Breathe), Valerie Grove on a new biography of Maggie Smith, Adrian Curry on posters for movies by Vittorio De Sica, Lodge Kerrigan in New York, Agnès Varda in Chicago—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 9/21/2015
- Keyframe
A retrospective of films by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet is heading to New York's MoMA next spring. Also in today's roundup: J. Hoberman on Sidney Lumet’s Daniel and Costa-Gavras’s The Confession, Nick Pinkerton on Pedro Costa's Horse Money, Uncle John producer and co-writer Erik Crary on his years as an assistant to David Lynch, Erik Morse's interview with Mélanie Laurent and Anne-Sophie Brasme (Breathe), Valerie Grove on a new biography of Maggie Smith, Adrian Curry on posters for movies by Vittorio De Sica, Lodge Kerrigan in New York, Agnès Varda in Chicago—and more. » - David Hudson...
- 9/21/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Read More: Review: Melanie Laurent's 'Breathe' Is An Insightful, Layered Teen Drama American audiences probably know Mélanie Laurent best as the vengeful theater owner Shoshanna in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" or from her supporting turns in "Beginners" and "Now You See Me," though she's about to leave her boldest mark yet in the states despite not appearing on screen at all. "Breathe," Laurent's second feature film as writer-director, is adapted from the French novel by Anne-Sophie Brasme, and, while it deviates in plot from its source material, it absolutely stays true to its stirring psychological atmosphere. The drama focuses on the blossoming friendship between two high-school teenagers — the mundane Charlie (Joséphine Japy) and the effortlessly cool Sarah (Lou de Laâge). What begins as a fast friendship and intimate sisterhood slowly turns into a psychological battle for superiority, and...
- 9/11/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Breathe (Respire) Film Movement Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Guest Reviewer for Shockya. Grade: B+ Director: Mélanie Laurent Screenwriter: Mélanie Laurent, Julien Lambroschini Based on: Breathe (Respire), a novel by Anne-Sophie Brasme Cast: Joséphine Japy, Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Carré, Radivoje Bukvic, Carole Franck Release date: September 11, 2015 I once knew a High School student who never stopped raving about the fact that his “father was a medical doctor, his mother was a psychiatrist, he had a German Shepard dog, and an aunt in Romania ”. He later became a “general manager in a large book store in New Jersey” and a “sky diver in Nevada”. In reality none of [ Read More ]
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- 8/26/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
It has taken a while since its debut last spring at Cannes, but after hitting festivals around the world, Melanie Laurent's "Breathe" will land in U.S. cinemas this fall, with a fresh trailer arriving to introduce you to the actress' sophomore directorial effort. Read More: Interview: Mélanie Laurent Talks Directing, Being Impressed By 'Mommy,' And Working With Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Starring Joséphine Japy, Lou de Laâge, and Isabelle Carré, and based on the novel by Anne-Sophie Brasme, the film tracks the relationship between the wild Sarah and the quieter Charlie, who form a fast friendship that turns into something obsessive and unexpected. Jessica Kiang was certainly impressed by what she saw on the Croisette, saying in her review that the picture is "beautifully shot, radiantly acted and artistically made." "Breathe" opens in limited release on September 11th. Watch below.
- 6/29/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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