Writer/Director François
Ozon’s The New Girlfriend (Une Nouvelle Amie) is one of those stories of
bizarre relationships that only the French can tell…and get away with.
It reminds me of
Jean-Claude Tacchella’s Cousin Cousine (1975) in which two
cousins, who are both married, meet at a wedding and end up going off together leaving
the rest of the relatives with c’est la
vie shrugs.
Here, the more dominant (Isild Le Besco) of
two best friends since childhood dies, leaving behind an infant daughter and
her husband David (Romain Duris). Her
married friend Claire (Anaïs Demoustier), who has vowed to take care of the
child and look after David, discovers David is a cross-dresser and, gradually,
accepts his condition as a replacement for her dead friend. Then, she finds this new friend “Virginia”
has lesbian tendencies, as well.
I won’t give any more details, but will say
that the only way this film works for me is because Anaïs Demoustier is
incredibly sexy in her very innocent way.
I look forward to seeing her again, as well as Raphaël Personnaz, who
plays her husband and has the makings of an international star.
I give The
New Girlfriend (Une Nouvelle Amie) a 3.3 out of 5.
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