''Frontier of the Dawn'' also ''Frontier of Dawn'' (french: La Frontière de l'aube) is a 2008 French drama film directed by

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

. It stars

Louis Garrel Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in '' The Dreamers'', directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

, Laura Smet, and Clémentine Poidatz. It tells the story of a photographer who is haunted by the ghost of his dead lover. It was screened at the

2008 Cannes Film Festival The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or''. The awards ...

in competition. It was released in France on 8 October 2008.

Plot

A photographer François visits actress Carole's apartment to take pictures of her. Although Carole has a husband, François and Carole have an affair for a while. After François ends their relationship, Carole suffers a mental illness and commits suicide. A year later, François's lover Ève gets pregnant, and the two will get married. François is haunted by Carole's ghost.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the

on 22 May 2008. It was released in France on 8 October 2008.

Reception

On review aggregation website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. Aaron Cutler of '' Slant Magazine'' wrote: "At times ''Frontier'' feels more like homage than like a film in its own right, but if its goal is to pay tribute to the dead, lost, and forgotten, then a reheated quality may be precisely the point." Karina Longworth of ''

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'' wrote: "Hands down the most accessible Garrel film I've seen, it's still a strange, swoony, genre-bending challenge." Writing for ''

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'',

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listed it as one of the best films of 2009.

References

External links

* {{Philippe Garrel 2008 films 2008 drama films 2000s French-language films French drama films French black-and-white films Films directed by Philippe Garrel 2000s French films