L’Esquive

For Parisian urban youth, the words of a classic Marivaux play they are studying allow them to express emotions they can’t put into words. In his original take on multicultural France, Kechiche deftly plays with language and its power to create identity, as marked by the verlan slang used by the French youths and the playwright’s 18th century French. A French box office hit and surprise success at the 2005 French Césars, L’ESQUIVE scooped 4 awards, including best film.