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Chaos and Desire (2002)

Chaos and Desire poster
Original title
La turbulence des fluides
Directed by
Manon Briand
Genre
drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
14A
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A seismologist returns to her hometown in Quebec to investigate why the tides have stopped. She uncovers personal and scientific mysteries tied to the place she left behind.

slow-burnmoodycontemplativequietly intensemelancholicvisually starkgrounded

What happens

Chaos and Desire (French: La Turbulence des fluides) is a 2002 Canadian-French drama film written and directed by Manon Briand. Starring Pascale Bussières, the film follows a seismologist investigating halted tides in her birthplace of Baie-Comeau, Quebec. It won awards at the 2002 Montreal World Film Festival and the 2003 Jutra Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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