BONJOUR TRISTESSE

drama, romance/ 2024/ 1hr 50m/
written by Durga Chew-Bose, Françoise Sagan/
directed by Durga Chew-Bose/
country: France, U.K., Canada, U.S.A., Germany/
language: English, French with English subtitles/

“At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerny) is relaxing by the French seaside with her father (Claes Bang) and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother’s enigmatic friend (Chloë Sevigny) turns her world upside down. A modern take on Françoise Sagan’s unforgettable coming-of-age novel.”