With her first film in a decade, the fearless 75-year-old French auteur Catherine Breillat (FAT GIRL, THE LAST MISTRESS) proves she’s as provocative as ever with her Cannes-stirring film, which drives down the dark road of uncontrollable passion.

A remarkably nuanced, radiant Léa Drucker plays Anne, an attorney who has plateaued in her marriage to Pierre, a distracted businessman. His son, troubled seventeen-year-old, Theo, from a previous marriage, has recently returned to Pierre’s ineffectual and despondent care. When Pierre leaves town for a business trip, Anne and Théo — confined under the same roof for the first time — find themselves in the throes of an unexpected and dangerously lustful affair, threatening the stability of the household. With Olivier Rabourdin, Samuel Kircher.

Music by Kim Gordon heightens the erotic tension of LAST SUMMER, a film that boldly surveys power dynamics, female desire, and fulfillment.

““Last Summer” is a work of artfully sustained sexual suspense.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Catherine Breillat’s excellent psychological study cum sombre thriller zeroes in on the female predator. Perfectly foreboding.” (What She Said)

“A family drama as masterfully propulsive as a horror movie.” (Vulture)

“A story about a woman who — after entrancing and appalling you — emerges as both more monstrous and more human than you’re prepared for.” (New York Times)

Monday, August 12
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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LAST SUMMER “L’Été dernier“ (Catherine Breillat, 2023 / 104 mins / NR / French with English subtitles) Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre’s son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.

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