Breathe

2014 1h 31m FR

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 491

Drama

Synopsis

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Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joséphine Japy
Charlie
Lou de Laâge
Sarah
Isabelle Carré
Vanessa
Roxane Duran
Victoire
Claire Keim
Laura
Radivoje Bukvić
Charlie's father
Thomas Solivérès
Gastine
Camille Claris
Delphine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mélanie Laurent
Writers: Julien Lambroschini, Mélanie Laurent
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mélanie Laurent, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Guerric Catala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joséphine Japy and Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Carré carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3365778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mélanie Laurent directs. Arnaud Potier behind the camera. Marc Chouarain scores. Guerric Catala cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Mélanie Laurent, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Guerric Catala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joséphine Japy and Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Carré carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3365778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Arnaud Potier
Original score: Marc Chouarain
Editing: Guerric Catala
Production design: Stanislas Reydellet
Costume design: Maïra Ramedhan Levi
Makeup / hair: Pascale Bouquière
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Breathe (2014)

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Reno2015-06-08
★ 7/10
Some friendship comes fast to scar on your life. Very close to being a French version of the 2003 movie 'Thirteen'. About two 17-year-old girls, Charlie, a privacy girl with the asthma and the new arrival, Sarah, a sarky with the mystery background. A fresh friendship bloom unexpectedly between them, they begin to share everything. As fast they become close, the each others secret reveals, with the same speed a series of conflict forces them away with hatreds. Once again a movie based on the novel of the same name. Melanie Laurent's 2nd movie from the director's chair and she outclassed it. Intense drama, from the beginning to the end. The story concentrates only these two girls, their first meet, relationship development and the story's conclusion. Very rarely other characters come into the frame with little to deliver speech and exhibit the act. The first half of the film exactly like the first half of the 'Heavenly Creatures'. Closely showcases the two girl's establishments of an unbreakable bond who do lots of mischievous stuffs together. And the second half was like the second half of 'Thirteen'. The fierce battle like environment like the usual catfight, but fairly avoids the overdose which makes a worthy whole. With you, I feel bad. I lie, I am hard. You make me play the bad guy. It's unbearable. What makes a two best friends (girls) hate each other, a boy? That's how the story switched from one way to another, a turning point in the storytelling. But this film was not all about fighting for a boy, there's something else which was the backbone to the narration. Weaknesses becomes a pointed gun to the face to deal with. The circle of to be victimized and be a victim was relatively balanced. The incomprehensible teen emotions take the story with the sequences of blames and absolves. What I don't get is in the most of the movies is at the end why the film character sees the camera. This doubt is because the whole film explains something, but that final frame gives a different dimensional meaning. Maybe the indication of reform, like that happens in the coming-of-age movies either good way or bad. So, according to this movie... Sorry, you have watch to know it. Impressive display by the lead two girls. Music, locations, everything was fine and holds the story till the last minute with same the intensity, then all the sudden releases it with a shocking twist. It was so quick and unexpected at that moment. So there's where I was disappointed a bit. The end should have been a more suitable one than preferable for a strong finish. But no complaints for the rest, a good teen drama which presents the evolution of love and trust to hate and disgust between two characters. 7/10

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