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Esther Garrel

“Basically, it’s the same as when you meet someone and you think oh, this guy can be my friend, my lover or my brother, and in a way, you are chosen by a director and in return, you choose him and then when there is this statement [of mutual agreement], I think that everything is possible. If there’s trust back and forth, I’ve never had a bad surprise.”

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    HOUSE OF TOLERANCE

    BERTRAND BONELLO France, 2011

    Set in the dying days of the 19th-century, this crepuscular masterwork from Bertrand Bonello explores the transactional margins of sexuality. With a stellar ensemble that includes Adèle Haenel, House of Tolerance occupies a hermetic netherworld caught between a haunted past and an uncertain future.

    LOVER FOR A DAY

    PHILIPPE GARREL France, 2017

    In this lithe romantic triangle, Philippe Garrel shows us he only needs the barest means—plus 35mm B&W film—to tell a story. Co-scripted with his regular collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière, the film oozes desire and intensity, as two women (one played by his daughter Esther) find out what love means.

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