''Domain'' is a 2009 French film directed by

Patric Chiha Patric Chiha (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and film editor of Hungarian and Lebanese origin. After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''Domain'' (2009), premiered at the 2009 ...

, starring

Béatrice Dalle Béatrice Dalle (née Cabarrou; December 19, 1964) is a French actress. Biography Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. In 1985, she married the painter Jean-François Dalle, whom she divorced in 1988. Working as ...

, Isaïe Sultan, and Alain Libolt. The film has been cited as a favorite by filmmaker

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, who presented it as his annual selection within the 2011

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Plot

A teenage boy is fascinated with his brilliant mathematician and vaguely bohemian aunt, Nadia (Dalle). He becomes drawn to her and her friends, as he also explores his sexuality with an older man in his 20s. Tensions build throughout the film surrounding Nadia's alcoholism and her nephew's own unwillingness to confront it head on, as well as a mysterious much older male acquaintance of Nadia's who seems to have some sinister place in her life and who frequently seems to flirt with her nephew, clearly upsetting her. A crisis leads to her being admitted to a rehab clinic, which her nephew visits to try to maintain their deep connection and help her deal with the confining and frustrating nature of clinical life.

Reception

Beatrice Dalle's performance was described as impressive. On the other hand it was said the film would occasionally repeat itself.

References

External links

* 2009 films 2000s French-language films French LGBT-related films Austrian LGBT-related films 2009 LGBT-related films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub