In Vain
Peine perdue
2013
Synopsis
While camping in the country, Julia and her friend enjoy a riverside concert. Drawn to Julia, the timid Alex cannot get up the courage to approach her. Seeing this, a mysterious stranger named Rodolphe intervenes, but his pickup skills are no match for animal attraction—and nature takes its course.
Editorial
In Arthur Harari’s beguiling short, leafy freshwater scenery and private shingled islets nudge three strangers into reverie and rendezvous. Harnessing the calm of swan-broken waters and the lulling beat of oars, The Unknown director coaxes a fey strangeness from the common-or-garden love triangle.
