YOU WILL BE MINE (Sophie Laloy, France). 96 minutes. Subtitled. May 27, 7:30 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2. Rating: NN
Rating: NN
The French title for this over-the-top drama is Je Te Mangerais, which translates as I Will Eat You, a double entendre the distributors plainly didn’t think would wash among English-speaking audiences.
Aspiring concert pianist Marie (Judith Davis) is rooming with childhood friend Emma (Isild Le Besco) while attending the conservatory in Lyons. Emma keeps trying to seduce Marie, whose ambivalence only encourages her sad and lonely pursuer.
At first you wonder whether the lesbian connection might bring out Marie’s artistic potential. Unfortunately, the script goes in the other direction. Emma soon becomes obsessed, and the film turns into a near-hysterical melodrama.
Another entry in the lesbian-as-a-force-of-destruction canon – not really what the world needs.
