aka LOLITA 90
France | 1988 | Catherine Breillat

Lili - another one of Breillat’s restless teens testing the limits of their own volition when it comes to sex - hesitates then decides to lose her virginity to an aging playboy. Breillat clinically observes her character’s emotional vacillations and the perception she has about virginity as a limit to competence and power. Traversing uncomfortable terrain, Breillat subverts the coming-of-age tropes to reveal an honest, yet provocative, awakening. Adults only. Cleveland revival premiere. Subtitles. 88 min.

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