Film Festival - Screening of Last Summer (2023) by Catherine Breillat [Registration on External Link]

Anne, a brilliant lawyer, jeopardizes her family and career when she begins a forbidden affair with her husband's son. As part of the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the screening of Last Summer (2023) (French: L'été dernier) by Catherine Breillat. 🏆 Winner of the Special Jury Award at the Gijon International Film Festival and Nominee for 12+ prizes, including the 2023 Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and the 2024 Cesar for Best Actress (Léa Drucker) Logistics:In French with English subtitles. Open to everyone upon registration. Synopsis: With her first film in a decade, the fearless 75-year-old French auteur Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, The Last Mistress) proves she's as provocative as ever with her Cannes-stirring film, which drives down the dark road of uncontrollable passion. A remarkably nuanced, radiant Léa Drucker plays Anne, an attorney who has plateaued in her marriage to Pierre (Olivier Rabourdin), a distracted businessman. His son, troubled seventeen-year-old, Theo (Samuel Kircher), from a previous marriage, has recently returned to Pierre's ineffectual and despondent care. When Pierre leaves town for a business trip, Anne and Théo -- confined under the same roof for the first time -- find themselves in the throes of an unexpected and dangerously lustful affair, threatening the stability of the household. Music by Kim Gordon heightens the erotic tension of Last Summer, a film that boldly surveys power dynamics, female desire, and fulfillment. Freely adapted from the 2019 Danish film The Queens of the Heart. Organized by the Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support (complete list here). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at filmfestival@princeton.edu for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event. --- Event Details: https://my.princeton.edu/rsvp?id=1974002