The Beautiful Person
dir. Christophe Honoré
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In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.
Directed byChristophe Honoré
StarringLéa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Simon Truxillo, Agathe Bonitzer, Jean-Michel Portal
Written byChristophe Honoré, Gilles Taurand
CinematographyLaurent Brunet
MusicAlex Beaupain
The Beautiful Person
2008 · 1h 37m
Drama, Comedy
In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.
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