#21. Goodbye First Love
Director/Writer: Mia Hansen-Love
Producers: David Thion
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: Spring 1999. Camille 15 (Lola Creton), Sullivan 19, love each other passionately, but Sullivan wants to go to South America for a year and this project drives Camille to despair. In fall he leaves and slowly stops writing to her. After a suicide attempt, Camille ends up in hospital. 2003, four years have passed. Camille works, studies architecture and lives on her own…(more)
Cast: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky and Magne-Håvard Brekke
List Worthy Reasons…: Extremely touched by her previous, searing and honest portrait (her third film was my introduction to the director), and so I’m looking forward in seeing what’s next in store especially with what appears to be an emotionally gripping, adolescence and moving in adulthood type structure.
Release Date/Status?: Receiving a release in France at the top of June, this is Cannes bound and in North America, it should follow the same trajectory of Father of My Children.
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