In her first film in ten years, Catherine Breillat, the bold 75-year-old French filmmaker behind “Fat Girl” and “The Last Mistress,” reaffirms her provocative prowess with a Cannes-stirring production that delves into the tumultuous realm of uncontrollable passion. Léa Drucker delivers a remarkably nuanced performance as Anne, an attorney whose marriage to the distracted businessman Pierre (Olivier Rabourdin) has hit a plateau. Their household is further complicated by the return of Pierre’s troubled seventeen-year-old son, Theo (Samuel Kircher), under Pierre’s ineffectual care. When Pierre departs on a business trip, Anne and Theo find themselves unexpectedly drawn into a dangerously lustful affair, jeopardizing the stability of their home. Set to the captivating music of Kim Gordon, “Last Summer” fearlessly examines power dynamics, female desire, and the pursuit of fulfillment.
Opens in select cities 6/28/24
