“Bonjour Tristesse” shows a father’s selfish missteps in iconic film

“Bonjour Tristesse” shows a father’s selfish missteps in iconic film

At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerny) is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome father, Raymond (Claes Bang) and his lover Elsa (Naïlia Harzoune) when the arrival of her late mother’s friend Anne (Chloë Sevigny) changes everything.  Amid the sun-drenched splendour of their surroundings, Cécile’s world is threatened and, desperate to […]

New to Streaming: Twin Peaks, Misericordia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Heirloom & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Bonjour Tristesse (Durga Chew-Bose) There was slight trepidation going into Bonjour Tristesse. Justifying itself as another “adaptation” of Françoise Sagan’s text rather than remake of Otto Preminger’s masterpiece of mise-en-scène, there’s still some hesitation about the chu…