Adults have more experience, but that doesn't mean that they are wiser. Au contraire!
Here we have the story of old-enough-to-know-better Marion (Arielle Dombasle) and her teenage cousin Pauline (Amanda Langlet), who are spending a couple idyllic weeks in a charming old house near the beaches of Normandy. Marion, though married, says she's still looking for the love of her life -- "I am not giving up. One day, the sparks will fly." Pauline professes to be more patient with her choice of a lover: "I wouldn't get carried away without knowing him."
Lo and behold, Marion falls into bed with local playboy Henri (Feodor Atkine), realizing from the start that she likes him more than he likes her, setting up a familiar rigamarole for herself in which she pines for a guy she can't have. Pauline, despite her lofty aspirations, also lets herself get quickly seduced, by unsophisticated beach boy Sylvain (Simon de la Brosse).
Against a gorgeous backdrop of abundant summertime vegetation and glittering seascapes, we observe each woman getting disappointed by the opposite sex. On the sidelines we view the unhappy character of Pierre (Pascal Greggory), who serves as a sort of Greek chorus and voice of reason, perpetually seeking logic in affairs of the heart and asking why women don't choose love partners who will treat them right.
By the end of the film, Henri has revealed his true colors, but don't assume he's a dummy. He offers Pauline some advice that bears listening to -- by women of every age. Allow yourself to be desired, he urges -- or you will never be happy. Hmmm. Now that's worth thinking about!
Here we have the story of old-enough-to-know-better Marion (Arielle Dombasle) and her teenage cousin Pauline (Amanda Langlet), who are spending a couple idyllic weeks in a charming old house near the beaches of Normandy. Marion, though married, says she's still looking for the love of her life -- "I am not giving up. One day, the sparks will fly." Pauline professes to be more patient with her choice of a lover: "I wouldn't get carried away without knowing him."
Lo and behold, Marion falls into bed with local playboy Henri (Feodor Atkine), realizing from the start that she likes him more than he likes her, setting up a familiar rigamarole for herself in which she pines for a guy she can't have. Pauline, despite her lofty aspirations, also lets herself get quickly seduced, by unsophisticated beach boy Sylvain (Simon de la Brosse).
Against a gorgeous backdrop of abundant summertime vegetation and glittering seascapes, we observe each woman getting disappointed by the opposite sex. On the sidelines we view the unhappy character of Pierre (Pascal Greggory), who serves as a sort of Greek chorus and voice of reason, perpetually seeking logic in affairs of the heart and asking why women don't choose love partners who will treat them right.
By the end of the film, Henri has revealed his true colors, but don't assume he's a dummy. He offers Pauline some advice that bears listening to -- by women of every age. Allow yourself to be desired, he urges -- or you will never be happy. Hmmm. Now that's worth thinking about!