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In this feminist retelling of Charles Perrault’s classic serial killer fairy tale, Catherine Breillat vividly captures the dynamic of curiosity, vulnerability and vengeance central to the original story, whilst reflecting on the nature of storytelling on screen. Cutting between the parallel worlds of two sisters reading Perrault’s story, and the story itself, the film throws the gendered power which underpins many of the great French literary fairy tales into sharp relief, pointing to the ongoing relevance of these stories in our lives today.

Ages 18+ | Contains adult themes and violence