''Love Like Poison'' (french: Un poison violent, ) is a 2010 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré and starring

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, Lio and Michel Galabru. The film's title is taken from the song "Un poison violent, c'est ça l'amour" by

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. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the

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. It won the

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in 2010.

Plot

Anna is a 14-year-old spending the summer holidays with her mother in her grandfather's family home in Brittany. The grandfather is old and confined to his bedroom. Her mother meanwhile is having crisis with her married life and is on the verge of moving back with her parents. Anna and her mother are religious. Anna is upset by the separation of her parents and gets close with male figures. A local teenage boy is attracted with her and she reciprocates the attention. Despite her shame of her body she finds confidence in exploring her sexuality. She begins to show fainting spells at gatherings. She is anxious about her

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and confides it with the priest, who is her mother past lover. She is torn between her unsympathetic world in front of her and faith, but she finds happiness by embracing her teenage emotions and asks out the local boy whom she have spent time.

Cast

as Anna Falguères * Lio as Jeanne Falguères * Michel Galabru as Jean Falguères * Stefano Cassetti as Father François * Thierry Neuvic as Paul Falguères * Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil as Pierre *

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as The Bishop

Production

, who was 14 year old during filming, agreed to have topless scenes, but she refused to play the one where her character lifts her nightgown to show her genitals (An older body double replaced her).

Reception

, the film holds a 93% approval rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews with an average rating 7.89/10.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Like Poison 2010 films 2010s coming-of-age drama films 2010s French-language films French coming-of-age drama films Films about religion Films directed by Katell Quillévéré 2010 directorial debut films 2010 drama films 2010s French films