Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation in the South of France for Debut
Ah, summer in the south of France. The cerulean waves of the Baie de Cassis, bowls overflowing with strawberries, and warm evening breezes swimming like an embrace as wine turns your lips red. It sounds like a dream, a perfect setting in one of the most beautiful places on Earth to unwind. Unless, you’re one of the wealthy, privileged people in the latest adaptation of Francois Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse. Committed to spending the season projecting curdled resentment and lashing out with passive-aggressive iciness, Durga Chew-Bose’s film is an unpleasant time spent with even more unpleasant people.… Read the rest
