Ozon's latest tells the tale of 16-year-old Alexis falling hopelessly in love with the more worldly 18-year-old David during one sunny Summer on the coast. In this classic tale of innocence and experience, Ozon tells the story simply but effectively, juxtaposing the joys of first love with the inevitable harshness when reality bites and it all falls apart. The whole film is shot through with interesting melancholy and wistfulness, balanced by a well-chosen 80s soundtrack and held up by two strong performances from its young leads. Being an Ozon film, melodrama is never far away and there is little sense of reality in play for the most part, but as usual characters are king here.
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