Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first stirrings of love-which soon yield a troubling brew of anxiety, desire and obsession. He eventually comes across a terrible secret that will forever change his life.
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A good implementation of the novel by Turgeniev.However, it is problematic to use the music completely to Bach.Of course, Bach's music is wonderful, but difficult to integrate in the film because of its high degree of autonomy and density.Therein lies the problem of the film: the music opens up a parallel world of art.The boy strolling in love home does this to the entry chorus of the Bach Cantata BWV 8: Dear God, when will I die ..