Ciné-Club: "Mit Liebe und Entschlossenheit" ("Avec amour et acharnement")

In the Ciné-Club, the film series on French cinema by Cinema Quadrat and Institut Français Mannheim, we are showing

WITH LOVE AND DETERMINATION - AVEC AMOUR ET ACHARNEMENT

FRA 2022. dir: Claire Denis. D: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Bulle Ogier, Mati Diop. 112 min. frzOmdU. FSK: 16

Sara has been living happily with Jean for ten years. Then she accidentally sees her former partner François, and buried memories surface: François had introduced Sara to Jean, during this encounter Sara had the feeling that with François she had the wrong man at her side, she switched to Jean... Now, on the one hand, François wants to win Jean as a business partner, on the other hand, Sara is getting closer to François again.
The safe haven, the wild side: Claire Denis stages an erotic triangle with Juliette Binoche between two men, in which she explores the feelings of her characters and the uncertainties of love in depth. Silver Berlinale Bear for Best Director!
Introduction: Nico Stab, Romance Studies Department, University of Mannheim