Cast
What it is about
Jeanne works in a Paris bookshop when Dragan walks in, looking for a book about the English painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A passionate relationship develops between them, although he keeps an important secret about his status in France from her. The film follows this love story, shaped by mistrust and the precarious circumstances of its characters, in an intimate and restrained melodramatic tone.
How it was made
Jean-Marc Barr directed and wrote the film, his fifth as a filmmaker. It was also the first made outside Denmark under the self-imposed rules of the Dogme 95 manifesto, which restricted technical resources and favoured shooting in real locations. Élodie Bouchez and Sergej Trifunović lead the cast, joined by Geneviève Page and Thibault de Montalembert.
Reception and legacy
As a Dogme 95 film made outside its country of origin, it is often cited as an early example of the movement spreading beyond Denmark. Precise information about its critical and commercial reception is limited, so it is best understood mainly within the context of Barr's career and the later works that followed the Dogme rules.
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Trivia
First non-Danish Dogme film
It is the first film made outside Denmark under the rules of the Dogme 95 manifesto. It was also the fifth film directed by Jean-Marc Barr.
More films by Jean-Marc Barr
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
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