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While it's unusual for an auteur like Catherine Breillat to remake another, recent film, it's not a surprise, in this case, given the subject: sex and power. The filmmaker behind daring works (to say the least) such as Anatomy of...

In 2004, French director Catherine Breillat, famous for making very personal and sexually provocative films such as 36 Fillette (1988), Romance (1999), and Fat Girl (2001), suffered a debilitating stroke caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. This stroke partially paralyzed her...

Anais (Anais Reboux) is 12 years old and fat and cynical beyond her years. Her 15 year old and outwardly pretty sister, Elena (Roxane Mesquida), is full of empty headed notions about sex and love. Their life together is complex...