Benoit turns 13 and develops an intense crush on his godmother, Marion. As they lie on beaches in the summer, she humors him by talking about the mysteries of women.
Direction
Bercot's unflinching female gaze on male puberty.
Cinematography
Handheld camera that feels like memory itself.
Acting
Gueritée's physical awkwardness is devastatingly real.
Director
Emmanuelle Bercot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bercot cast herself as Marion, blurring autobiography and fiction in ways that still spark debate about authorial responsibility.
Premiered at Cannes 2001 alongside La Pianiste—both female-directed films about taboo desire that divided critics on whether they were feminist or exploitative.
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