It’s a miracle that Suzanne keeps it up for so long – living with her elder sister and father, a truck-driving widower in rural Languedoc. This passionate bouncy ball wants nothing more than to escape her stuffy bourgeois existence. Teenage pregnancy prevents her briefly, but when she bumps into the criminal Julien, that’s the start of a fully-fledged Bonnie & Clyde life. Even after an arrest and jail term, there’s no way back for her.
With plenty of pace, Katell Quillévéré tells the story of an all-consuming lust for life that pushes the limits of freedom. Twenty-five years flash past in an hour and a half, often with abrupt leaps in time. This artificial structure is beautifully compensated by the unpolished, realistic style that makes the drama recognisable. The acting – above all that of Sara Forestier in the title role – guarantees emotional engagement without resorting to hamming it up.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 94'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
