Curiosa (2019)
Curiosa
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The woman on which this movie is based, Marie de Régnier, became one of the most influential writers in France at the beginning of the 20th century (sometimes under the pseudonym Gérard d'Houville). Although the hook for 'Curiosa' is the love triangle between her and the poets Henri de Régnier and Pierre Louÿs, the movie goes far beyond that, as it tells the story of a woman's emancipation who, at the height of the Belle Époque, went from being an object of male desire to someone who challenged the prejudices of the French bourgeoisie of her time, taking possession of her body and her sexuality through her artistic re-affirmation. Therefore, although it is a period drama, it is an extremely relevant movie today, in times of such a wide and necessary feminist discussion (something emphasized by its more current electronic soundtrack). The performances of the entire cast are good, but logically the one who stands out the most is the actress Noémie Merlant, who became famous for 'Portrait of a Young Woman on Fire'.
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Paris 1895; Pierre is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. He and his poet friend Henri are both madly in love with Marie, the cheeky daughter of their mentor, Franco-Cuban poet José-Maria de Heredia. Although she loves Pierre, obeying her father she marries Henri to pay off her father's debt and in search of a better social position. Thereupon Pierre decides to flee to Algeria and there meets Zohar, with whom he shares a passion for erotic photography. Returning to Paris with her two years later, he finds Marie again, who confesses that he is the one she loves. They start a case against the backdrop of Paris's erotic photography, in a cat-and-mouse game with people who involve their lives and breaking the codes set by society which will will make them one of the best-known writers and poets of 19th-century France.
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