Author: Sophie Desmarais

Format: Import

Release Date: 04-08-2015

Details: Ben is a writer turned teacher, for lack of anything better. During his teaching years, he developed an almost obsessive interest in Chekhov's “Lady with a Little Dog,” which tells of the transformation of adultery into true love. When his wife Audrey travels to Paris to meet the publisher of her first novel, Ben engages in an affair with Mercedes, a young French-speaking student. The situation quickly spirals out of control. In the end, Ben's Chekhovian fantasy won't leave anyone untouched. “Sophie Desmarais (…) like an incarnation of the feminine ideal (…) magnifies full screen this very particular way of attracting light towards her. - Marc-André Lussier, La presse Ben is a failed writer-turned-academic whose 'happily ever after' has begun to feel more like 'the end.' He immerses himself in Chekhov's story “The Lady with the Dog,” a permanent fixture on his syllabus, about an affair giving way to true love. When his wife, Audrey, goes to Paris to meet with the publisher of her first novel, Ben begins an affair with Mercedes — a budding writer herself. The affair soon spirals out of contral, and while Ben, Audrey, and Mercedes are each ready to go to extreme lengths to save their own skin, none can escape unscathed. “A Must See. -Toronto Film Review

UPC: 824255021975

EAN: 0824255021975

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood