Film "Young and Beautiful": actors, story, reviews

The work of the French director Francois Ozon appeared on the screens in 2013. In the film "Young and Beautiful" the actors tried to show the audience dramatic experiences in parallel with elements of eroticism. It's about a seventeen-year-old girl who decided to engage in prostitution for her own entertainment.

For the first time the film was seen in May 2013 at the Cannes Film Festival, and for Russian viewers the film premiered in August of the same year.

Story line

According to the scenario in the film "Young and Beautiful" actors take part in events during the year, which are conditionally divided into four parts according to the seasons.

A young lady named Isabel studies at the Lyceum, she is 17 years old, has been living with her stepfather in a beautiful family for seven years now. Once during a trip to the sea the girl meets a guy. After close relations with him, Isabel understands that she did not receive the expected love and tenderness.

After returning to Paris, the heroine starts a personal page on the dating website and begins to engage in intimacy with older men for money. For it matters not so much payment, as the process itself and the understanding of sexual life.

Initially, relatives and friends close to her do not even suspect such an unusual entertainment of an intelligent schoolgirl. This activity becomes common knowledge when one of the clients Isabelle dies of a heart attack right in bed at the time of making love. Parents decide to send a girl to a course of psychotherapy. Later, after meeting with an insistent classmate, the heroine again comes to the conclusion that love does not bring her such relationships. After this, Isabelle decides to meet with the wife of the deceased client.

Casting

The actors of the film "Young and Beautiful" were selected carefully. The role of the main character went to the young actress Marina Vakt. Her kinomanov know by participating in other paintings, among them: "My part of the pie", "It's like a day in the middle of the night," "The legend of a man with golden brains."

Mother of the girl played Geraldine Paya. The role of Patrick was performed by Frederic Piero, Victor - Fantin Rava. George played Johan Leyzen, Alice - Charlotte Rampling, Veronica - Natalie Richard.

Director of motion picture François Ozon was attentive to the selection of not only performers of the main characters, but also secondary roles. The creator of the film in addition to the described tape is known to the public due to such films as "Desperate Housewife", "New Girlfriend", "Refuge", "Angel", "Summer Dress", "Criminal Lovers", etc.

Comments of film critics

• Francois Ozon decided to touch on a serious topic in his tape. However, during the movie "out" appears a comedy of the absurd, which in this case is mixed with eroticism.
• In the film "Young and Beautiful" the actors combine their old stylistic devices with a new combination in a new combination for the public. Here there are gallant games, manipulations and intrigues - all that is inherent in truly French literature.
• From the topic touched upon, the director specifically "removes" the social context, presenting the viewer not the problem of prostitution, but the process of exploring the heroine of his own sexuality and sensuality. So, in the tape "Young and Beautiful" actors and roles are important, but more important is to convey to the audience the very idea - to look at standard things from a different angle.
• The actress, who performed the main role in the film, had previously worked as a model. Not surprisingly, it looks organic in the bed scenes. However, in his view, Isabel is sometimes read as cynical about people, so lost and vulnerable.

Viewers' comments

According to many viewers, Ozon presented for the discussion a new film, "Young and Beautiful". Actors and roles in it are selected this way, in order to fully reflect the author's idea.

However, further opinions as to whether the result was good, were divided. Some perceived the project as psychological, others - just like a beautiful picture.

In general, positive responses are sufficient, but a lot of negative ones. A large number of cinephiles condemned the attitude toward such a depraved lifestyle that the young heroine began to lead. After all, in an adequately thinking society, its "search for oneself" is called the usual word - prostitution. Moreover, she was engaged in her "hobby" for money. Sediment after viewing is also because even family, relatives and psychotherapy could not influence the outlook of a girl who is only 17 years old.

Awards and nominations

Performing roles in the film "Young and Beautiful", the actors gave their best. This is proved by the fact that two performers were nominated in the national French film prize under the name "Cesar". Marina Vakt was the nominee in the category "The Most Promising Actress", and Geraldine Paya claimed the victory in the category "Best Supporting Actress".

But the most important achievement is the victory of director Francois Ozon at the San Sebastian film festival in the category TVE Otra Mirada Award.