14/43
Narrative
Liane, 19, lives with her mother and sister in Fréjus, in the south of France. Consumed by aspirations of beauty and stardom, she auditions for a reality show called “Miracle Island”. Agathe Riedinger’s film does not reproduce romantic clichés. It is wonderfully authentic and, like life, without sugar. Impeccable acting and character development that are hard not to get attached to. An excellent script that consciously – with a maturity rarely seen among premieres – avoids the beaten path of drama. The director hints at them and then consistently takes us down a different path. The reality of this film is far from the black and white simplifications that decades of patriarchal storytelling have accustomed us to. Here, the woman is the subject. Beautiful cinema, incredible debut. 10/10.
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