Love Like Poison (2010)
"Un poison violent" (original title)

Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local ... See full summary »

Director:

Katell Quillévéré

Writers:

Mariette Désert (collaboration), Katell Quillévéré

Stars:

Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clara Augarde	...	Anna Falguères
Lio	...	Jeanne Falguères
Michel Galabru	...	Jean Falguères
Stefano Cassetti	...	Père François
Thierry Neuvic	...	Paul Falguères
Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil	...	Pierre
Philippe Duclos	...	L'évêque
Françoise Navarro	...	La grand-mère
François Bernard	...	Le grand-père
Catherine Riaux	...	Louise
Margaux Louineau	...	Sabine
Huguette Robert	...	Caroline
Marie-Françoise Abiven	...	Grand-mère Pierre
Jean-Claude Favennec	...	Docteur
Gwénola Vigouroux	...	Catéchiste

Storyline

Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else?

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Plot Keywords:

priest | school | confirmation | faith | grandfather | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Italian English

Release Date:

4 August 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Love Like Poison

Filming Locations:

Brasparts, Finistère, France

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Bélier, arte France Cinéma, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Creep"
Written by Radiohead
Performed by Chorale Scala

User Reviews

Another ordinary day

In 'Love Like Poison', a schoolgirl returns home from boarding school, to face her depressed mother (who advises her, not to never doubt her beauty but rather, that when she doubts her beauty, never to tell a man!), her peripatetic father, a boy who fancies her, her ailing grandfather (who might do the same), and the local parish priest. It's not badly done, but there doesn't seem much point to the story: life (and death) happens, but nothing seems more dramatic or pointed than any particular sequence of real life where you can't quite get everything you want. The use of music in the soundtrack is also overdone, as it seems to be punching at a higher emotional weight than the underlying film. This is not a long film, but it feels more like opening scenes from a real story, over-extended, than a movie in itself.