At the height of summer, 18-year-old C?cile (Lily McInerny) is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome father, Raymond (Claes Bang), and his girlfriend, Elsa (Na?lia Harzoune), when the arrival of her late mother's friend, Anne (Chlo? Sevigny), changes everything. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, C?cile's world is threatened and, desperate to regain control, she sets in motion a plan to drive Anne away with tragic consequences. An adaptation of Fran?oise Sagan's unforgettable coming-of-age novel by the same title, Durga Chew-Bose's Bonjour Tristesse masterfully captures the complexity of relationships between women and how they wield influence over one another's fates. |
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