BREATHE

Jan 15, 16, 17 ♦ Scroll down for times and locations

Charlie (Joséphine Japy) is seventeen and bored. Her estranged parents are too caught up in their own drama to pay her much attention. School holds no surprises either, and Charlie grows tired of her staid friends. Enter Sarah (Lou de Laâge), a confident and charismatic new transfer student who brings with her an alluring air of boldness and danger. The two form an instant connection, and through shared secrets, love interests and holiday getaways their relationship deepens to levels of unspoken intimacy. But with this intimacy comes jealousy and unrealistic expectations, and soon the teens find themselves on a dangerous trajectory.

French filmmaker Mélanie Laurent is best known in the States as an actress; she played the vengeful Shoshanna in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds)

France / 91 min

♦ The scary, spellbinding performance of Lou De Laâge in Breathe, is so gripping that Ms. De Laâge’s dangerous mixture of sensuality and bravado brings to mind Angelina Jolie in “Girl, Interrupted” and Jeanne Moreau in “Jules and Jim.” She is the kind of seductive daredevil who challenges admirers to follow her into the fire, no matter what the consequences. –NY Times

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