Product Review

The ever-inventive French director Christophe Honore ("Love Songs," "Dans Paris," "Ma Mere") once again shows his versatility in this tale of adolescent lust and longing. Beautiful 16-year-old Junie (Lea Seydoux, "Mysteries of Lisbon," "Inglourious Basterds"), attends a new school only to find herself in love with her charming Italian teacher (Louis Garrel, "Love Songs," "The Dreamers") while also pursued by a fellow student (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet). The attractions of the mysterious Junie are the centerpiece of this modern adaptation of Mademoiselle de Chartres' classic novel "The Princess of Cleves."