Overview
- The 1908-set drama from director Jérôme Bonnell arrived in French cinemas on 10 December via Diaphana.
- Reviews describe a claustrophobic bourgeois household where a notary’s assaults on a maid lead to a pregnancy that reshapes power within the home.
- Coverage emphasizes themes of female solidarity, consent, and the stripping away of social varnish in a story adapted from Léonor de Récondo’s novel Amours.
- Performances by Louise Chevillotte as Victoire and Galatéa Bellugi as Céleste earn praise alongside Bonnell’s restrained direction and Pascal Lagriffoul’s candlelit visuals.
- The film was produced by Diaphana Films, with international sales handled by Playtime, as some critiques note a less convincing turn for Emmanuelle Devos’s character.