I appreciated the Rohmer quality of the movie, and the similar feel to The Worst Person in the World, with a 30 year-old woman instead, but the same manic pixie dream girl persona.
So tender.
I love seeing older women on screen. My vision of “old” is probably skewed too. There can be grace, and a type of silent confidence and presence in moved by. When I watched Agnes Varda’s Jane B. par Agnès V. I also liked this. And what can I say more about the love between the women)
Biting the apple scene, like eating the forbidden fruit. Looking for this, apparently villains eat apples in many movies, sin and all that.
Some quotes, not that good maybe, what I looked for at the end
I think of you too. I think of how lucky we are. I can see your face, your dark, wild eyes. I remember your silky skin, your intoxicating scent, and your lips, and your tongue… Write to me again. Write to me.
Emilie, I can’t go 20 more days without you. Not even one day. We’d kiss, over and over, discover and love each other. Say yes.
My beauty, I love reading you, as I love knowing you think of me. It would be wonderful to see you, but I must keep working. Last night, I dreamed of you. You had that blend of audacity and timidity that charmed me in Kerduel. My Anaïs, are you real?
You’re content with letters, but I’m not. I want your kisses and even more. I want to do everything with you. Tell me how to calm my impatience.
Waiting can be as delicious as what you wait for.
That’s what attracted me, your demanding nature. The way you ask so much from life, the best. I spent the summer thinking of you, thinking how lucky I was, writing pages and pages in my diary about your youth and beauty… But it was… How can I put it? It was outside of time. I can’t see why you’d rather give it up than seize moments of pleasure we could have. I won’t feel guilty for disappointing you.
I worked all summer in exaltation. I hadn’t felt so happy and carefree in ages. So full of energy. And… It was all thanks to you. You charmed me, conquered me… You’re able to obtain what you want. You can move mountains. You have to use that. You and I had something that was ardent, vibrant, sincere. It’s beautiful and precious. You’re right to take love seriously, but don’t let it take over. Don’t lose or forget yourself. If you have to write, do it. But at least do something. Do something with what you live. With what you live, with what you are. Do something.