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Fun, bright and current, ‘Los amores de Anaïs’ explores the human being’s need to love and be loved. A good debut with a French label and an extraordinary cast
From France comes ‘The Loves of Anaïs’, another romantic comedy of interest, an entertaining debut feature, written and directed with a keen eye by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. Her main squad works with exultant chemistry. Starring Anaïs Demoustier (‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’, ‘Alice’s Advice’), Denis Podalydès (‘The Fantasies’, ‘The Good Master’) and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (‘Summer 85’, ‘Locas de Alegría’ ), presents a woman in her thirties, somewhat lost in the world, in search of emotions. The restless, hyperactive and driven young woman, living in Paris, almost accidentally gets involved in a sentimental relationship that leads to a three-way romance. The bizarre love triangle is served, with the desire to love typical of human beings as a background. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week, where it was nominated for the Golden Camera and the Queer Palm. It also participated in the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, where it won the award for Best New Director.
‘Los amores de Anaïs’ is a film about “the force of desire, the way in which we can get moving in life and serve as a motor”, in the words of its director, which must be followed. «I speak of desire in a broad sense, not only erotic and loving. It is the portrait of a girl who is looking for herself, but also the story of an encounter between this young woman, Anaïs, and the character played by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who is a more consecrated woman, a 55-year-old woman, a writer, a strong woman. «. The proposal grows, as the plot progresses, allowing its maximum person in charge to display topics of interest that invite reflection without forgetting the entertainment. The comedy becomes existentialist in the hands of a precocious filmmaker with a lot to tell, who knows the mechanisms of gender and romance in fiction. Squeeze some common places, setting a good pace. Although some conventions inevitably appear, they do not overshadow the result. The cast and direction of actors is total.