Laurence Côte

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Paris, mid-90s, summer. Louise has just left the clinic having woken up from a five-year-long coma, and finds she inherits a house from her aunt as well a family plot involving her father. Ninon is a petty thief who begins a job as a courier, but fears she has been caught stealing by Roland, a set decorator who works across the street. A friendship between Ninon and Louise forms through Roland. Meanwhile, Ida, a librarian, searches for her birth mother. Paris transforms such that life becomes a musical.Read More »

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Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and director André Téchiné collaborate for the second time (following their outstanding My Favorite Season) in a powerful story about a Paris cop (Auteuil) who comes from a criminal family. When his father and brother are murdered, suspicion shifts to his lover (actress Laurence Côté), who then disappears. Auteuil’s character reluctantly teams up with her lesbian girlfriend (Catherine Deneuve) both to find her and clear her name. The gripping story is told in a nonlinear series of overlapping chapters taking place before, during, and after the killing. Time bends and shifts, forcing the action to ripple through an ever-widening pool of neuroses and tragedy. The best part of the film, however, is the always- mesmerizing cold-fusion chemistry between Deneuve and Auteuil, two great actors who never wear their hearts on their sleeves.Read More »