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With: Marina de Van and Sasha Hails

B+

By Troy Patterson

Troy Patterson

Troy Patterson is a critic for EW. He lives in Brooklyn.

Apologies to The Sixth Sense, but the eeriest movie in recent memory is Francois Ozon's terse thriller. An English housewife summering with her baby on a quiet French island warms up to Tatiana, the girl sullenly camped out in her yard. As the game of their interaction escalates, simple friction progresses to nearly unbearable tension. This package also includes A Summer Dress, Ozon's breezy 15-minute short about sexual discovery. B+

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Posted Apr 21, 2000

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