The Beautiful Person

The ever-inventive French director Christophe Honore (Love Songs, Dans Paris, Ma Mere) once again shows his versatility in this tale of adolescent lust and longing. Beautiful 16-year-old Junie (Lea Seydoux, Robin Hood, Inglourious Basterds, Love Songs, the Dreamers) while also pursued by a fellow student (GrTgoire Leprince-Ringuet). The attractions of the mysterious Junie are the centerpiece of this modern adaptation of Mademoiselle de Chartres' classic novel "The Princess of Cleves".