Idella Johnson

Hannah Pepper

Lucien Guignard

Sivan Noam Shimon

Tony Legaillard

Franck Bouchet

Sarah Taupneau-Wilhelm

Annie Corbier

Maryline Roca

Jose Graell

Pascale Troy

Nicolas Delaffon

Axel Vidal

Philippe Soulier

Mahmoud Chouki

Lauren Guiteras

Marion Hill

Zaferhan Yumru

Gina Charbonnet

Lizzie Guitreau

Lisa Taktouk

Valérie Lecomte

Leila Sherbini

Stéphane Gilles-Pick

Mei Gao

Victoria Sebaoun

Terence Yoon

Zandashé Brown

Jalea Jackson

Brian Tarney

Nina Ham

Enzo Pianetti

Lee Garcia

Emilie Miao

Marie-Océane Berger

Enora Lecomte

Julien Travier

Amirouche Aouaou

Pierre Maille

Cyrille Lecomte

Ben Matheny

Ben Sellers

Wassim Abdulla

Aidan Dykes

Wendy Celeste

Bradley Greer

Ashley Teamer

Lu Rojas

Stephen Lands

Martin Masakowski

Oscar Rossignoli

Haruka Kikuchi

Noah Young

Nick Ellman

Michelle Welchons

Sam Kuslan

Ricardo Pascal

Molly Reeves

John Culbreth

Ismail Altunbas

Alfred Jordan Jr.

Alexey Marti

Chris Guccione

Amina Scott

Amari Ansari

Gerald T Watkins Jr.

John Maestas

Gregory Agid

Daniel Alejandro Tunas Salas

Hannah Yim

Kurt Münstedt

Catherine Schilling

Paul Macres

Lilli Lewis

Lauren Cargo

Carroll Gelderman

Kelsey Scult

Drama

Romance

Ma Belle, My Beauty

EFI Productions

United States of America

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

A surprise reunion in the South of France causes passions to reignite and jealousies to swell in “Ma Belle, My Beauty,” a relationship drama from writer / director Marion Hill. The film features an on-screen depiction of a non-traditional, polyamorous relationship, which is a commendable display of inclusion and representation on film.

Bertie (Idella Johnson), Lane (Hannah Pepper-Cunningham), and Fred (Lucien Guignard) once shared a complicated relationship in New Orleans. Things got messy when Fred and Bertie, both musicians, decided to move to the French countryside and get married. Noticing that Bertie is becoming increasingly depressed to the point that it’s affecting her singing, Frank phones Lane to arrange a surprise visit. He hopes that his wife will cheer up is she sees her estranged former lover again. But with the arrival of their old flame, the trio’s messy history resurfaces.

Hill’s story feels intensely personal, and it features characters that aren’t seen often in films. Her screenplay reveals just enough about the three to keep things appropriately murky. It becomes clear that Lane’s obsession with Bertie is more like an addiction, but there’s (refreshingly) little resentment between the two women and Fred. It’s only when Lane brings back a beautiful local woman (Sivan Noam Shimon) and proceeds to have sex with her in the room next door that Bertie’s jealousy finally shows up.

“Ma Belle, My Beauty” isn’t without its flaws, but it’s terrific to see a queer female relationship portrayed in such a casual, realistic way.

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