#16. Love and Bruises
Director: Lou Ye
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Corinne Yam, Jalil Lespert, Sifan Shao, Vincent Rottiers
Distributor: Rights Available
Buzz: Can’t say I consider myself a fan of Lou Ye’s body of work, so when word first surfaced that A Prophet‘s Tahar Rahim was joining the banned Chinese filmmaker for a Last Tango-like drama that was sexually and violently fierce, my thoughts were indeed I’m back in the Ye camp. I’d normally be tempted to make a last minute switcheroo as the reactions from Venice have been mostly negative — but the performances appear to be the film’s consolation prize. I’ll have checked my hopes for a nouveau Tango once I’m seated, but I might not be able to control the persistent thoughts as to why this wasn’t included at Cannes.
The Gist: Formerly titled Bitch, “this is an adaptation from Jie Liu-Falin’s autobiographical novel, Hua, a young teacher from Beijing, is a recent arrival in Paris. Exiled in an unknown city, she wanders between her tiny apartment and the university, drifting between former lovers and recent French acquaintances. She meets Matthieu, a young worker who falls madly in love with her.”
TIFF Schedule: Wednesday September 14 Isabel Bader Theatre 10:15pm
Thursday September 15 TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 3:00pm
Sunday September 18 Isabel Bader Theatre 7:00pm
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