A girl is approached by a strange boy outside her high school. He asks her to follow him to hear stories where gods fall in love with human beings.
Direction
Honoré stages divine encounters like intimate theatre in open fields.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched pastoral beauty vs stark modern interiors — stunning contrasts.
Costume
Gods in jeans, mortals in nothing — deliberate, playful anachronism.
Director
Christophe Honoré
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Honoré filmed many scenes in his actual family home in rural France, using personal spaces as divine playgrounds.
The film premiered at Locarno to walkouts and standing ovations simultaneously — perfectly fitting for a movie about incompatible desires.
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