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Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.
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"... following the early rave reviews of this film, and the fact that Adele is always interesting. However, I found a couple of the characters very thin (the husband in particular) and the flashbacks became a bit much for me. At one level, as with Titane, this is quite an interesting set-up of a highly dysfunctional family, but I just couldn't suspend disbelief enough for some of the action and, in particular, the outcome (as far as I could make it out). Meanwhile, on the basis of this, I'm sure however that Sally Drame will go on to do some very interesting work - she's a com..."
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The movie was originally about a little girl obsessed with smells, like writer/director Léa Mysius when she was young, but she didn't want it to revolve around the perfume industry. During the writing process, she read a lot of American authors like Jim Harrisson, Maya Angelou or James Baldwin, and ended up with a story with strong characters set in a remote area with gorgeous scenery. She didn't want to make a fantasy story either, but Vicky's obsession slowly became a magical power.
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Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.