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The New Girlfriend

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The New Girlfriend

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Drama from director François Ozon, starring Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier. Claire and Laura have been friends since school and are happily married to Gilles and David, respectively. But when Laura dies, a bereft Claire is determined to keep her promise to Laura to keep an eye on David and baby daughter Lucie. However, a spontaneous visit to David's home reveals an astonishing secret...

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Karen Krizanovich

A young woman dressed as a bride for her funeral opens this quirky tale of love and attraction from director François Ozon. Claire (Anaïs Demoustier) and Laura (Isild Le Besco) are childhood friends who did everything together. But when Laura dies young, Claire promises to look after her husband David (Romain Duris) and their daughter. But those caring feelings are abruptly challenged when she discovers David has a cross-dressing alter ego called Virginia. Of course, the relationship she then forges with this new "friend" has consequences for Claire's own marriage. Loosely based on a short story by Ruth Rendell, the tale could be judged fluffy and fun by some, or irritating and ridiculous by others - that Duris's heavy stubble is left untouched throughout is just another clanging note to this colourful, Almodóvar-like fantasy. But Ozon unashamedly sails straight into the incredible, with fantasies and twists to at least keep us guessing.

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Cast

rolenameDavid Romain DurisClaireAnaïs DemoustierGillesRaphaël PersonnazLauraIsild Le BescoLiz, Laura's motherAurore Clément

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rolenameDirectorFrançois Ozon

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Theatrical distributor

Metrodome

Released on

2015-05-22

Languages

French

Guidance

Sex scenes, nudity.

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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