If you loved Ma mère, try The Beautiful Person

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Christophe Honoré, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ma mère, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Beautiful Person is

Apparently high school just got more complicated. Junie transfers to a new school after her mother's death. Teenage angst ensues with predictable crushes.

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