Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.
François Ozon's erotic thriller is visually audacious — mirror imagery, split-screen duality, and clinical white interiors make it cinematographically striking. The plot has intriguing Cronenbergian body-horror undercurrents and a provocative twin-identity mystery, but the narrative grows increasingly convoluted and strained. Acting is competent with Marine Vacth delivering a committed performance, though the material sometimes overwhelms the cast. Novelty is moderate — Ozon's signature provocateur style is present but the erotic-thriller-with-doubles premise recycles well-trodden ground. The ending collapses into overwrought surrealism that undermines the tension built, feeling more arbitrary than revelatory.