“Brief Crossing” by Catherine Breillat (2001)
(Teens & Sex) Movies directed by women
Teens & Sex / A Weekend Treat!
Excellent personages, dialogues, direction and images
A movie with some of Catherine Breillat’s favorite themes: female sexuality; lies and sex; age and sex
“On a ship we are above the law” says the young Thomas. It perfectly illustrates this brief encounter between a woman around 30 and a 16 year-old boy as they cross the Channel / him by pretending to be older and saying that she’s his mother to get drinks from the bar / her by pretending that she’s single to catch this minor into her nets
The story of a boy who doesn’t know who he can be in front of this experienced and provocative woman / the story of a woman who can be anything she wants in front of this ‘untouched’ boy
Despite her feminist discourse, the woman acts like a femme fatale, (beautifully) playing all the tricks she knows to catch her prey… But she honestly warns us: sex is a game of power, and there’s no room in it for tenderness…
Rotten Tomatoes Critics —
Metascore —
Roger Ebert —
Rotten Tomatoes Audience 8,6
IMDB 6,8
Average critics —
Average public 7,7
Original title: Brève Traversée
Cast: Sarah Pratt, Gilles Guillain, Marc Filip
Director: Catherine Breillat
Writer: Catherine Breillat
Music by Patrick Chevalier, D’Julz, Marc Filipi
Cinematography by Eric Gautier
Film Editing by Pascale Chavance
