On her birthday, Juliette is too upset to worry about the strange cleaner who imitates her every move and lusts after her clothing.
Direction
De Van's clinical eye for creeping discomfort
Acting
Brunner's volcanic birthday meltdown vs. Le Ny's chilling mimicry
Editing
13 minutes that stretch like psychological taffy
Director
Marina de Van
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the French 'New Extremity' movement—think Catherine Breillat meets David Cronenberg in a cramped apartment.
De Van later explored similar body horror in In My Skin (2002); this short is her thesis statement on women losing themselves to others' expectations.
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