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Love Like Poison

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Anna (Clara Augarde) comes home from her Roman Catholic boarding school and has her faith shaken by her father's abandonment and her budding attraction to a free-spirited lad named Pierre (Lio).

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Anna Smith metro.co.uk 08/24/2018
3/5
Quite a few plot strands are left hanging still, that's probably the point and shouldn't bother those who enjoy atmospheric character-driven dramas that quietly ponder sex, religion and death without breaking a sweat. Go to Full Review Philip French Guardian 05/15/2011
It is a film of nuance and subtle glimpses, like looking at the world through a curtain of Breton lace. Go to Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 05/13/2011
4/5
It refuses to be either prurient or particularly erotic. Its quietness, however, is deceptive. Quillévéré is clearly a director to note. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 08/09/2018
There is no plot to speak of, and the action consists of a peculiar stew of confusion, illness, loathing and repressed sexuality. Go to Full Review Allan Hunter Daily Express (UK) 05/15/2011
3/5
Newcomer Clara Augarde proves to be a real find in Love Like Poison, a severe coming of age drama set in the Breton countryside. Go to Full Review Sophie Ivan Film4 05/13/2011
4/5
No one does underage sex in cinema quite like the French, and the roots of Quillivere's tale of 14-year-old Anna's sexual and emotional awakening in a sleepy Breton village spring from a time-honoured tradition of coming-of-age a la Francaise. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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10/02/2015 WOW......WOW....WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT MOVIE 2 WATCH WITH A FANTASTIC CAST THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE IT IS SUCH A POWERFUL DRAMA MOVIE 2 WATCH, BUT IT IS SUCH A BRILLIANT MOVIE 2 WATCH WITH A SUPERB CAST THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROGUHOUT SOME SCENES THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE See more 02/20/2013 This was excellent, although I was uncomfortable watching it. It's a film that would perhaps not be made in the UK - a tale of family life, with Anna at the centre, 14 and dealing with her sexuality, her family relationships, boyfriends and impending confirmation as a Catholic. There are no car chases or murders, just a perceptive investigation of social relations in modern France. See more 01/28/2013 Understated and underplayed coming-of-age story with a personal struggle between faith and sin for the teenage protagonist. See more 01/14/2013 Excellent first feature-film made by a very young yet very mature French filmmaker, Katell Quillevere. Touching and introspective journey in the mind of a young girl discovering life and fighting her own demons. Wonderful appearance of Michel Galabru. Beautifully directed and shot. See more 05/29/2012 The film plays with the idea of childhood innocence and the fragility of getting into adulthood. Many of the scenes might make certain viewers slightly uncomfortable, but that is where the film succeeds, and where it needs to go in order to explore the themes that it presents. See more 01/22/2012 "Un Poison Violent" es sin duda una cinta interesante. Parte del "My French Film Festival Online", nos cuenta la historia de Anna, que al prepararse para su confirmacion tiene dudas respecto de su temor de Dios, su religiosidad y relacion con la gente, toda vez que empieza a sentir una normal atraccion por su vecino. Vale la pena, la cinematografia es impecable y las actuaciones tan naturales la hacen digna de apreciar. See more Read all reviews
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Katell Quillévéré

Director

Clara Augarde

Anna Falguères

Lio

Jeanne Falguères

Michel Galabru

Jean Falguères

Stefano Cassetti

Père François

Thierry Neuvic

Paul Falguères
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Movie Info

Synopsis Anna (Clara Augarde) comes home from her Roman Catholic boarding school and has her faith shaken by her father's abandonment and her budding attraction to a free-spirited lad named Pierre (Lio).
Director
Katell Quillévéré
Producer
Justin Taurand
Screenwriter
Katell Quillévéré, Mariette Désert
Production Co
arte France Cinéma, Les Films du Bélier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 32m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)