Writer-director Marina De Van's Ne Te Retourne Pas, recently selected to screen in the midnight program in Cannes, is shaping up to be a real head scratcher. The film stars Monica Bellucci and Sophie Marceau as, apparently, the same character - a device that immediately calls to mind David Lynch's Lost Highway, only with the added benefit of getting to spend much of the run time looking at Monica Bellucci instead of Bill Pullman. Sorry, Bill, but it's true - you're going to lose that contest every time.
Jeanne a writer, married, with two children - starts to see unsettling changes in her home. Her body is beginning to change. No one around her seems to notice. Her family dismisses these fears as the result of the stress of having to finish her next book, but Jeanne realizes that something far deeper, far more disturbing is taking place. A photograph at her mother's house sends her in search of a woman in Italy. Here, transformed into another woman, RosaMaria, she will discover the strange secret of her true identity.
The first teaser for the film has just been released and - true to form - it just teases at the turmoil that lies beneath the surface while setting up the story elements. Very nice. Check it out below the break!
Hmm... I guess Persona comes to my mind. Bellucci and Marceau in one body, a dream come true.
wow!!! agree entirely with Nekrosoma's evaluation. what an amazing combination. trailer shows some promise, too.
and a new film (finally!) from the director of IN MY SKIN is definitely something to look forward to.
It's going to be impossible to keep my hands out of my pants while watching that movie.
Monica Bellucci Schwing!
Monica Bellucci makes me churn butter in my blue jeans.