Chichester Cinema at New Park
Love Like Poison
- Un Poison Violent
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays to discover her father has left.
Anna (Clara Augarde) 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 rebellious, dying grandfather, who provides much of the film’s humour. She also grows close to Pierre (Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil), 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? Director Quillévéré handles the teen sexual awakening with sensitivity and poses some thought-provoking questions about the nature of religion, from numerous perspectives without ever appearing judgmental. This is a quiet and reflective film, slow paced, well made, intelligent and gently moving. (Subtitles)
France · 2010 · Katell Quillévéré · 94min
