Festival du Nouveau Cinema: ‘L’Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison Close)’ – a film of strong atmosphere and thrilling characters
L’Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison Close) Directed by Bertrand Bonello France, 2011 For those who have seen films depicting a turn of the century brothel, Bonello’s film will seem familiar, at least in that he explores subjects and narrative threads that seem integral to the setting. Sexual violence, disease, companionship and oppression all feature in …