A killer has found a way to kill women without committing the crime. He gets them to fall in love with him, like Isolde falls for Tristan in the epic poem, and then he leaves them. Heartbroken they choose suicide, just like Isolde.
Writing
Twisted use of Tristan & Isolde myth as murder methodology.
Acting
Mathilde Seigner's unraveling as the investigator obsessed with her prey.
Director
Philippe Harel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Philippe Harel was primarily known for comedies before this jarring pivot to psychological thriller — audiences were not prepared.
The film weaponizes France's intellectual romantic tradition against itself; Tristan literally weaponizes literature, making high culture complicit in his violence.
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