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Their love was forbidden, but their passion had no limits.

A sensual drama about female liberation based on the romance between writer Marie de Heredia and poet and photographer Pierre Louÿs.

Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a dandy and poet on the verge of recognition. Both he and his friend Henri de Régnier are madly in love with Marie de Heredia, the cocky and charismatic daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie marries Henri against her will to save the family's poor finances. Hurt, Pierre travels to Algeria where he meets Zohra, with whom he shares both a passion for erotic photography and a tumultuous relationship.

A year later, Marie still has rather lukewarm feelings for her husband Henri, while Pierre returns to Paris with Zohra. Marie and Pierre resume their dormant flirtation, which becomes the beginning of an affair full of passion, desire, jealousy and photography. But to find a way to build their future life on, they must now break with the traditional rules of society. How far are they willing to go?

Lou Jeunet's passionate film about the French poet and eroticist Pierre Louÿs and the writer Marie de Heredia is a daring story of female sexual liberation and their complicated and passionate love story, where both the male and female gazes are given equal space. Written and directed by an all-female film crew.

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* * * * “ An enjoyable portrayal of female liberation in all its forms ” – aVoir-aLire
* * * * “ Lou Jeunet balances historical film with eroticism – and she pulls it off with flying colors! ” – Positive
* * * * “ Incredibly charming ” – CNews
* * * * “ Sensual and elegant ” – The Cinema Sheets
* * * * “ Ultrasexual chamber play without being vulgar ” – Telerama