Nénette et Boni

Directed by Claire Denis

A warm, delicate film about two siblings: Boni (Grégoire Colin), a pizza cook who does little more than cook and have obscene fantasies about the baker’s wife, and Nénette (Alice Houri), his 15-year-old sister who arrives on his doorstep having run away from boarding school. She is pregnant by an unknown man (although there are hints of fatherly incest) and disgusted by her impending motherhood, but the previously cool Boni throws himself into the role of carer, finding reserves of tenderness that were previously untapped. An emotionally honest and surprisingly sensual examination of relationships, intimacy and adolescence.

Duration:
103 minutes

Languages:
French

Country of origin:
France

Year of production:
1996