MON AUG 5, 2024 10:00 PM PERFECT LOVE $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | New 4K Restoration! ‘Catherine Breillat: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: In French with English subtitles. Catherine Breillat traces the shockingly violent disintegration of a May-December affair in PERFECT LOVE, arguably her most realistic and disturbing study of romance gone wrong. When twice-divorced optician Frédérique (Isabelle Renauld) falls for the much younger Christophe (Francis Renaud), whose insecurity is matched only by his unconscious need for manipulation and control, she eventually becomes addicted to their toxic relationship. Once more demonstrating a superlative ear for dialogue and a preternatural ability to elicit thunderous performances, Breillat delves into the psychological roots and consequences of codependency with the unflinching courage that has become her trademark. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: France