The young and hot Ariane is a mistress of a professor of philosophy Gilles who is twice her age. Their romance would have remained a mystery to everyone had it not been for the appearance of Gilles’s daughter Jeanne. It changes the dynamics of their relationship and soon all the little secrets of all of them will come to light …
The characters in Philippe Garrel’s film are painfully interdependent partners. His characters lose their “appetite”, have a desire to commit suicide, experience and utter long philosophical monologues about lost love, or are silent. The black-and-white stylistics of the film show even more melancholy and nostalgia for romanticism. With age, Garrel makes more “simple” films, much more understandable to the ordinary, common man. The running time is shorter, the dialogues are simpler, only the theme of family, love and intrigue remains unchanged for his interests.
Lover for a Day (L’amant d’un jour)
Director: Philippe Garrel
2017. (France)
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