Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Cold Water - L'eau froide - (Olivier Assayas, 1994)

It's 1972. Touching on class, racism and other issues, the film follows Christine and Gilles, who live on the outskirts of Paris. Both are delinquents, indulging in petty crime and feeling outside society. But while Gilles has at least some care and support at home, Christine has a father whose only reaction to her confusion and pain is to lock her away in mental institutions. It's hard to tell where Christine's vicious cycle began. She's clearly unbalanced, but was that inevitable? Or has the act of imprisoning her, ignoring and drugging her pain, not only failed to treat her troubles, but actually caused them?

Director & Writer
Olivier Assayas

Stars
Virginie Ledoyen,. Cyprien Fouquet, László Szabó

Subtitles: English
Movie link:  https://youtu.be/L_VrU7p4RCo

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