Happening
Directed by:
Audrey DiwanCinematography:
Laurent TangyCast:
Anamaria Vartolomei, Luàna Bajrami, Sandrine Bonnaire, Louise Chevillotte, Pio Marmaï, Kacey Mottet Klein, Anna Mouglalis, Fabrizio Rongione (more)VOD (1)
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France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so… (Venice International Film Festival)
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An intimate analysis of the mental state of young Anne, who wants to have an “illicit” abortion at any cost, even though that could land her in prison (France in the 1960s) or even cause her death. Director Audrey Diwan, who had an abortion herself, focuses exclusively on the character of Anne, putting her in a position against society, from which she has to hide her situation and her intentions. Fearing the consequences, not even Anne’s best friends want to help her. Anamaria Vartolomei in the lead role acts as if her life depends on it and the viewer’s experience of her suffering is compelling, but the film needed something more to gain my adulation.
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