French filmmaker Catherine Breillat returns to the directing chair for the first time in 10 years with her phenomenal and boundary-pushing erotic drama, Last Summer. A remake of the 2019 Danish film, Queen of Hearts (Dronningen), Last Summer explores the taboos and inner workings of a sexual relationship that occurs between a stepmother and her teenage stepson. Like many of Breillat's previous works, the director aims to expose the slight irrationalities of cultural beliefs, and does so with a command of the camera that continues to be unprecedented. Lead actors Lea Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, and Samuel Kircher all give unbelievable performances in a film that is destined to be a heavy contender for France's official entry for this year's awards season. Last Summer starts August 16 at The Moviehouse.
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