Underplayed Gems

Breathe (2014)

Breathe poster
Original title
Respire
Directed by
Mélanie Laurent
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
16
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 483 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A teenage girl in France forms a close friendship with a new student. Their bond slowly turns toxic as jealousy and manipulation take over.

intimatetensemelancholicslow-burnemotionalunsettlingrealisticclaustrophobic

What happens

Breathe (French: Respire) is a 2014 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Mélanie Laurent, based on the novel of the same name by Anne-Sophie Brasme. The film stars Joséphine Japy, Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Carré. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2015, the film received three nominations at the 20th Lumière Awards and also two nominations at the 40th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.