The movie follows a beautiful French woman as she accepts a post in the country with a family that relishes its power over her. There, she also makes the acquaintance of the family's mysterious gardener, and becomes fascinated by him.
Jacquot expertly combines the mores of the 1900 novel and the mid-20th Century films with today's world and the result is a thought-provoking film that leaves the viewer contemplating what they have just seen. Seydoux is outstanding.
Unfolding elliptically, the new film can feel abrupt and unsatisfying, but it's filled with sharp commentary on class and servitude, and [Seydoux] delivers another extraordinary performance.
