In Paris, Dominique (Isabelle Huppert), a successful fashion professional, solicits the services of the handsome Quentin (Vincent Martinez), a bisexual bartender and hustler, who is fifteen years her junior. Their encounter quickly turns into a passionate affair. But as Dominique becomes increasingly obsessed with Quentin's elusive past, their relationship spirals into a volatile struggle defined by class and power.
“Swank, thoughtful... gives full rein to that rare actress [Huppert] who, as tears stain her cheeks, can radiate a heroic insolence toward the man she love-hates.” –TIME
DIRECTED BY BENOIT JACQUOT
FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM | 1998 | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Up Next in Cannes Film Festival
-
Bye Bye Brazil
When the colorful Caravana Rolidei rolls into town, young accordionist Cico (Fábio Junior) leaves behind his mundane existence and joins the troupe along with his pregnant wife. Led by the mysterious Gypsy Lord (José Wilker) and featuring the seductive Salomé (Betty Faria), the Queen of the Rhumb...
-
The Tsugua Diaries
Three close friends, Crista, Carloto and João – along with an entire film crew – become the protagonists of a cinematic experiment during COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. They spend their time in a spacious farmhouse where the long, sun-soaked summer days include dancing, chores, disturbed sleep pa...
-
February
There is nothing ordinary about Petar, an unconventional man living a humble existence in rural eastern Bulgaria. His days are filled with sun, work, land, sheep and birds. Throughout the various chapters of his life – from ages eight and eighteen to eighty-two – he follows his own poetic path wh...
