Love Like Poison

Love Like Poison
Film poster
Directed by Katell Quillévéré
Produced by Justin Taurand
Written by Mariette Désert
Katell Quillévéré
Starring Clara Augarde
Lio
Michel Galabru
Music by Olivier Mellano
Cinematography Tom Harari
Edited by Thomas Marchand
Production
company
Les Films du Bélier
Arte France Cinéma
Distributed by Sophie Dulac Distribution
Release date
  • 14 May 2010 (2010-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 4 August 2010 (2010-08-04) (France)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $2.5 million
Box office $690.000[1]

Love Like Poison (French title: Un poison violent) is a 2010 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré and starring Clara Augarde, Lio and Michel Galabru. The film's title is taken from the song "Un poison violent, c'est ça l'amour" by Serge Gainsbourg.[2] It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Prix Jean Vigo in 2010.[3]

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.[4][5]

Cast

  • Clara Augarde as Anna Falguères
  • Lio as Jeanne Falguères
  • Michel Galabru as Jean Falguères
  • Stefano Cassetti as Father François
  • Thierry Neuvic as Paul Falguères
  • Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil as Pierre
  • Philippe Duclos as The Bishop

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% approval rating based on reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 7.4 out of 10.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=11491
  2. ↑ ""Un poison violent" : à la découverte du démon de la vie et du libre arbitre". Le Monde.
  3. ↑ "Un poison violent". Arte.
  4. ↑ "Un Poison Violent". Allocine. Allocine.
  5. ↑ English Press Kit (Unifrance). "Love like Poison" (PDF). Unifrance. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Love Like Poison (Un Poison Violent)". Rotten Tomatoes.
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