Coincidentally, I rewatched it last week, showing it to a friend. She was the first one of three to whom I showed it to like it.
Never seen the picture before too. It's amusing how they are placed as to pose for a promotional photo, but seem out of character.
snaps wrote:I think the fortuitous actual peak weather conditions contributed very much to the sense of 'heat' / 'passion', humidity and dizzy breathy airlessness conveyed in the film.
snaps wrote:The choice of Cergy-Pontoise (Sciammas birthplace) as the backdrop is poignant. The concrete and glass 'new-town' with its prissy rusting swimming pool: the pointless phallic columns of the Aix, social housing of hen coops, a post-war planners wet dream which failed to take into account the emotional aspirations of the generation of older Parisians who didn't move there - but grew up there.
Wow, I like your analysis (except for the "phallic" part: if so, shouldn't every cylinder be phallic, or even every tree?) and how it ties the seemengly atemporal atmosphere with actual social conditions and locations.
As for the favorite scene, I don't know, it's hard to take a pick. The most interesting scene for me is the defloration one, because of the reactionary way it's handled. It's like pointing a finger to the viewer and a fortiori to the lesbian "community" who expect some obligatory landmarks to a love relationship.
I tend to think more in terms of striking image/movement. There are lots of them; it's actually a feature of Sciamma's work, and I could choose also from Girlhood (not from Tomboy because I almost forgot it).
My favorite track from the OST is Sunless. The weariness of growing up.