La belle personne

Mar 6 2009 Unrated 1h 37m
Comedy, Drama

In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.

Plot

Sixteen-year old Junie changes high school mid-year, following the death of her mother. She finds herself in the same class as her cousin Mathias, who introduces her to his friends. All the boys want to date Junie, and she chooses the quietest among them, Otto Cleves. But soon after, she encounters the great love of her life, Nemours, her Italian teacher. The passion that burns between them is, however, doomed. Junie refuses to give in to her feelings and persists in denying herself happiness, which in her eyes is merely illusory.

Written by

Christophe Honoré, Gilles Taurand, Madame de La Fayette

Directed by

Christophe Honoré

Cast

Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

ARTE France Cinéma, Scarlett Production

Languages

English, Italiano, Français

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
La Belle Personne trailer (The Beautiful person)
Scores
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8,243
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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