death is a very personal thing

Jessica 2022-09-11 11:31:47

Knowing that this is a story about a photographer with only three months to live, François Ozon's film, without the fantasy of his last "Swimming Pool", begins a traditional French film narrative.

Everything is very routine, glamorous work, gay sex, dispensable white powder, nervous quarrel with my sister, driving to visit grandma who is also dying, and the highway actually looks charming in the sun.

Lying on the bustling beach, until the sunset and the people dispersed, he has been lying, so pitiful. In fact, it is better to be pitiful for one person than to leave in the pitiful eyes of others. After all, death is a very personal matter.

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  • Laura: So, who have you told?

    Romain: No one. Just you.

    Laura: Friends? Colleagues?

    Romain: Nobody at all. I told them I needed a vacation.

    Laura: What about your sister?

    Romain: You're crazy. No way.

  • [Romain has told no one else of his terminal condition]

    Laura: So why did you tell me?

    Romain: Because you're like me. You'll be dying soon.