“Hideaway” means to be a heartbreaking tale about the unlikely bond that develops between two drifting souls. The drama — director François Ozon’s study of loss, connection and renewal —pairs up a pregnant and recovering heroin addict with her late lover’s gay half brother, who’s estranged from his wealthy, emotionally cold family. But, for all its sincere intentions, “Hideaway” is clueless in matters of human choice and behavior, as Ozon masks his lack of sensitivity to the material with his characteristic cerebral detachment and pretense to subtlety.
After her lover Louis (Melvil Poupaud) dies from overdose, his girlfriend Mousse (Isabelle Carré) learns she’s pregnant with his child. Despite the urging of Louis’ stern mother (Claire Vernet) to terminate the pregnancy, Mousse decides to carry her child to term as her way of mourning and of staying connected with Louis. She repairs to a beachside retreat to wait...
After her lover Louis (Melvil Poupaud) dies from overdose, his girlfriend Mousse (Isabelle Carré) learns she’s pregnant with his child. Despite the urging of Louis’ stern mother (Claire Vernet) to terminate the pregnancy, Mousse decides to carry her child to term as her way of mourning and of staying connected with Louis. She repairs to a beachside retreat to wait...
- 9/14/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
This is the trailer for Hideaway (Le Refuge) directed by François Ozon and starring Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Pierre Louis-Calixte, Melvil Poupaud, Claire Vernet and Jean-Pierre Andréani. Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love. But drugs have invaded their lives. One day they overdose, and Louis dies. Mousse survives, but soon learns she’s pregnant. Feeling lost, she runs away to a house far from Paris. Several months later, Louis’ brother joins her in her refuge.
- 8/11/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
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