Été 85 (aka Summer Of 85) (2020)

Set on the coast of Normandy, a 16 year old boy (Felix Lefebvre, who's excellent) is rescued after his boat capsizes by an 18 year old boy (Benjamin Voisin). They eventually become lovers but when a young English girl (Philippine Veige) enters their lives, their relationship deteriorates until tragedy strikes. Based on the novel DANCE ON MY GRAVE by Aidan Chambers and directed by Francois Ozon (8 FEMMES). Although I liked the film very much, I still had some problems with it. The first one is purely personal. I found Boisin physically repugnant which didn't help the love angle of the story any but again, that's my hang up. Second, the film tended to romanticize a mental/emotional illness although to be fair, by the end of the film the character acknowledges his problem and perhaps more importantly, Veige's character points out a very salient fact to Lefebvre which he didn't comprehend and pinpoints his problem. Disappointing but still worthwhile.  With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Melvil Poupaud.