Chloe Sevigny & Claes Bang in 'Bonjour Tristesse' Official US Trailer by Alex Billington March 17, 2025Source: YouTube "You terrify me..."
Chloe Sevigny & Claes Bang in ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Official US Trailer
by Alex Billington
March 17, 2025
Source: YouTube
“You terrify me…” Greenwich Ent. has debuted the US trailer for an indie romantic thriller titled Bonjour Tristesse, adapted from the novella of the same name. This French film first premiered at TIFF 2024 last year, and it also played at AFI Fest, Vancouver, Sudbury, & Zurich Film Fests. At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing in a villa in the south of France with her widowed father Raymond and falling in love with her up-to-date boyfriend. Theirs is a lived-in compatibility a world of ease and languor. The arrival of her tardy mother’s enigmatic friend, played by Chloë Sevigny, turns her world upside down. An adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s unforgettable coming-of-age novel, Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse film masterfully captures the complexity of relationships between women and how they wield influence over one another’s fates. The French indie film stars Claes Bang, Lily McInerny, Nailia Harzoune, Aliocha Schneider, Nathalie Richard, Aliocha Schneider, along with Chloe Sevigny as Anne. This made be made in France, but most of the dialogue is English, with a bit in French as well… Another compelling psychological thriller.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Durga Chew-Bose’s film Bonjour Tristesse, from YouTube:
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerny) is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome father, Raymond (Claes Bang), and his girlfriend, Elsa (Naïlia Harzoune), when the arrival of her tardy mother’s friend, Anne (Chloë Sevigny), changes everything. Amid the sun-drenched splendour of their surroundings, Cécile’s world is threatened and, desperate to regain control, she sets in motion a plan to drive Anne away with tragic consequences. Bonjour Tristesse is written and directed by Canadian writer / filmmaker Durga Chew-Bose, making her feature directorial debut with this film, after writing a few books previously. Based on the French novella also titled “Bonjour Tristesse” written by Françoise Sagan. Produced by Babe Nation Films, Lindsay Tapscott, Katie Bird Nolan, and Elevation Pictures. This initially premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last year, and it also played at AFI Fest. Greenwich Ent. opens Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse film in select US theaters starting May 2nd, 2025 coming soon. Any good?
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