
Claire and Laura have been friends since primary school. Now, in their adult lives, with each happily married, to Gilles and David respectively, they are as close as ever. Then Laura dies after an illness and Claire's world is suddenly very empty. Being the godmother of Laura's child, Lucie, Claire visits David and Lucie, only to discover he has a startling secret...... (Full plot summary below)
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Claire and Laura have been friends since primary school. Now, in their adult lives, with each happily married, to Gilles and David respectively, they are as close as ever. Then Laura dies after an illness and Claire's world is suddenly very empty. Being the godmother of Laura's child, Lucie, Claire visits David and Lucie, only to discover he has a startling secret...
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| NewcityRay PrideThere's frippery and flummery a la Almodóvar and Hitchcock, two of Ozon's favorite directors, and he also cites Wilder's understanding of drag... (And not to forget Ozon's love for Fassbinder, the late rapid-fire genre-gobbler.) |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceFilmmaker Ozon specializes in exploring the hidden curlicues of desire. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniExceptionally graceful and accomplished, Ozon's film challenges our received notions of normalcy, intimacy, and love. |
| ReformaEdgardo ReséndizA strong, twisted, but perfectly written, directed and acted film. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip Martin...an intelligent investigation of hearts that don't know quite what they want. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyOzon, perhaps not entirely purposely, addresses the very timely issue of trans and non-binary gender identity, yet he does it within the framework of his usual style and preoccupations - and shortchanges neither. |
| Village VoiceSerena DonadoniOzon sacrifices his sharp portrayal of grief and rebirth to clumsy convention. |
| Washington PostAlan ZilbermanIn Ozon’s confident hands, The New Girlfriend has moments that juxtapose gentle humor and surprising depth of feeling. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDirector Ozon... infuses the picture with a provocative array of themes, imagery and moods. But it's French film heartthrob Duris' fluid, finely measured, physically deft portrayal of the blossoming David that sets the movie apart. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesDuris in drag looks like a refugee from the New York Dolls, but his character aspires to nothing more than life as a bourgeois, pearl-clad mom. |