focus on catherine breillat
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Often controversial and always unique, the works of director and novelist Catherine Breillat delve into gender, sexuality and the turmoil of human relationships.
Thu 25 October - Sun 4 November 2007Full $13 Concession $10 Curated by Lisa Pieroni.
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Breillat delves into the unexpected with her adaptation of the nineteenth century literary classic.
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Breillat continues to expand on her daring view of the flesh in this compact, ultra-explicit two-character film.
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A raw portrait of female virginity under siege that has the blunt ring of truth.
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A stunningly frank examination of sex and love.
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This gemlike comedy of manners is a layered and bracingly cynical addition to the cycle of tadpolian romances.
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Breillat's semi-fictionalised film about making a film is reputedly based on her own experience in coaxing performances out of a young cast.
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An uncompromising and unnerving work, based on a real-life crime of passion.
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A startling experiment in shifting moods.
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Breillat's first film to receive theatrical distribution outside Europe is a gritty and exciting pas de deux.
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