SPECIAL PRESENTATION D: Catherine Corsini. France. 105 min. Sep 13, 7 pm TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 Sep 15, 9:45 pm Scotiabank 2 Sep 19, 6:30 pm Isabel Bader. See listings. Rating: NNN
Captivating performances by Izïa Higelin and Cécile de France carry a lesbian romance that’s sexy and passionate but also pretty wobbly.
The pic, set in tumultuous early-70s France, is laboured in presenting how Higelin’s farm girl and de France’s Parisian feminist meet and unconvincingly brief when developing their attraction, which at first seems all about the sex.
The actors have a palpable chemistry that makes it work, especially when the relationship is threatened by family opposed to homosexuality and the two must steal away moments as if they were their last.
