French Twist (1995) on Netflix
Loli runs the household in southern France while her husband Laurent, an estate agent, has affairs she knows nothing about. Marijo's campervan gives out at their door.
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Plot summary
Laurent is an estate agent in southern France, where he lives with his wife Loli and their young children. Loli keeps the house and does not know that her husband is unfaithful. Marijo, a woman in her forties who works as a DJ, is on the road when her campervan gives out at their door, and she asks to use the telephone. Loli's sink is blocked, and Marijo clears the drain in exchange. Loli and Marijo begin an affair, and Laurent's friend Antoine reveals to Loli that her husband has been philandering, which seems to justify the romance. Marijo moves into the house.
Cast
- Telsche Boormanas Dorothy Crumble
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about French Twist (1995)
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- Josiane Balasko's nomination for the César Award for Best Director made her the sixth woman in history to be nominated in that category, after Ariane Mnouchkine, Agnès Varda, Coline Serreau, Christine Pascal and Nicole Garcia.
- Josiane Balasko said that making a film involving lesbianism was a difficult challenge, because her references on the subject were mostly movies made by men about men: male homosexuality had been shown on screen thoroughly, while lesbianism stayed silent and taboo.
