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(aka "L'été dernier" or "Last Summer")
Directed by Catherine Breillat
France 2023
After a decade-long absence, Catherine Breillat triumphantly returns with an exploration of the themes that have made her one of cinema’s most rousing and controversial directors: the ecstasies and wounds of sexuality, and its power to unsettle. A remarkably inscrutable Léa Drucker plays Anne—an attorney advocating for abused minors—who enjoys an enviable lifestyle with her husband, Pierre (Olivier Rabourdin), a milquetoast businessman and ineffectual father to Théo (newcomer Samuel Kircher), his troubled teenage son from a previous marriage. Compelled by her stepson’s Apollonian beauty, Anne embarks on an affair that threatens the stability of her household, along with her professional integrity, as she faces a choice between accountability and deception. Original music by Kim Gordon and radiantly expressionist cinematography by Jeanne Lapoirie heighten the erotic and ethical tensions of Last Summer, Breillat’s latest foray into the outer limits of desire. *** Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger. |
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Theatrical Release: May 25th, 2023 (Cannes Film Festival)
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Review: Janus Contemporaries - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Release Information: Studio: Janus Contemporaries
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 38,021,042,702 bytesFeature: 32,539,619,328 bytes Video Bitrate: 36.39 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Meet the Filmmakers, a new interview with director Catherine Breillat (18:08) • Trailer (1:34)
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"Janus Contemporaries releases Blu-ray and DVD editions of first-run films, fresh from theaters, in association with Criterion." The first slate offered Jafar Panahi's No Bears, Jerzy Skolimowski's EO and Louis Garrel's The Innocent. The second wave of Janus Contemporaries Blu-rays included the Darndenne's Tori and Lokita, Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch's brilliant The Eight Mountains and Hlynur Pálmason's Dreyer-like Godland - next Christian Petzold's brilliant Afire, Wim Wenders' Anselm, and Alexandre O. Philippe's Lynch / Oz. There are also Nuri Bilge Ceylan's About Dry Grasses, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist and Bertrand Bonello's The Beast. A wonderful series so far.
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On their
Blu-ray,
Janus Contemporaries use a fairly robust DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround track (24-bit) in the
original French language. Last Summer
has no aggression and only a few separations. There is music featuring Léo Ferré's Vingt Ans
and Sonic Youth's Dirty Boots. Audio is, likewise, flawless. Janus Contemporaries offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Janus Contemporaries
Blu-ray
offers an 18-minute 'Meet the Filmmakers'
interview with director
Catherine Breillat
who talks about her career - she talks about Last Summer being her 16th
film - and hopefully not her last - the absence from filmmaking - she "left
but then did nothing" and much more. There is also a trailer for the film and the
package has liner notes with an essay by Michael Joshua Rowin.
Catherine Breillat's Last Summer
is a feminine twist on Bertrand Blier' 1981
Beau Pere where a 30-year-old male has an affair with his
stepdaughter. It's more accurately a remake of the 2019 Danish film
Queen of Hearts
exploring the erotic taboos of a stepmother–stepson relationship. It
looks at delusion of a mature woman desiring lust exploring the nature
of love, infatuation, and morality. The topic has become less
controversial but the performances are impacting. Last Summer
remains fascinating cinema. Janus Contemporaries have chosen another
highly interesting film to bring to Blu-ray |
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