Innocence
“The end of innocence...the beginning of life.”
DramaMystery
At an unusual private school for girls, new students, including young Iris, show up in coffins. The establishment's teachers, Mademoiselle Eva and Mademoiselle Edith, introduce Iris and her fellow pupils to the school's curriculum, which includes fairy-like dances through a nearby forest. When night falls, the older girls, who are on the threshold of womanhood, are then given mysterious, life-changing lessons.
VIBE
A hauntingly beautiful, dreamlike descent into the mysteries of adolescence. It feels like a forgotten fairy tale, tinged with an unsettling melancholy and the quiet dread of secrets.
eeriemelancholicdreamlikeunsettlingslow-burnarthouseatmosphericsymbolicEuropean cinemacoming-of-ageloss of innocencefemininitymystery
female protagonistwoman director
