THE NEW GIRLFRIEND

THE NEW GIRLFRIEND (UNE NOUVELLE AMIE), 2014

France| DCP, Color, 108’ | French

Cast:Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz

Claire, watching her best friend Laura die at a young age, promises her that she’ll look after her husband David and her newborn baby. Struggling to move on from the pain of this loss, Claire at first avoids seeing David and the baby, but finally pays them a visit. The bizarre sight she encounters kindles a novel, unique type of friendship between herself and David. Ozon’s film is loosely adapted from the short story of the same name by Ruth Rendell, a prominent name in British detective fiction. A melodrama with a steadily more fluid conception of gender, The New Girlfriend is emotional and playful in equal measure.