In ‘Bonjour Tristesse,’ Designer Cynthia Merhej Gives the Costumes an Authentic Touch

In ‘Bonjour Tristesse,’ Designer Cynthia Merhej Gives the Costumes an Authentic Touch

Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment“Deciding what to wear to the beach is kind of my nightmare as a designer,” says Cynthia Merhej, the mind behind independent brand Renaissance Renaissance. And then Merhej was enlisted to assist costume designer Miyako Bellizzi for Durga Chew-Bose’s debut film, a remake of the 1958 French classic Bonjour Tristesse, which stars Chloë Sevigny as—you guessed it—a designer on a beach vacation. To be fair, there’s m…

Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny on How a Modern Remake of ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Explores ‘Femininity and Sexuality in a Digital Age’

“Bonjour Tristesse” is the kind of atmospheric, visually lush summer vacation film that makes you want to melt into the frame. Durga Chew-Bose, a journalist and writer known for the 2017 book “Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays,” makes her directorial debut with the film. It’s a modernized adaptation of French writer Françoise Sagan’s […]

In 'Bonjour Tristesse' the Men Have Never Mattered

Through the lens of Durga Chew-Bose’s phenomenal new adaptation of Bonjour Tristesse, the central relationship is between Cécile and Anne.

Writer-Director Durga Chew-Bose on Françoise Sagan’s ‘Bonjour Tristesse’—and 7 More Books That Inspired Her First Film

It’s quickly clear that “Bonjour Tristesse,” a new big-screen adaptation of the 1954 novel by Françoise Sagan, was directed by a careful reader. Here, its writer-director shares the film’s other literary influences.

‘Bonjour Tristesse’ Explores Summertime Sadness in the South of France

Favoring aesthetics over storytelling, the film is at times obscure and vague, and it wouldn’t be surprising if those unfamiliar with the tale’s basic outline consider it a frustrating viewing experience.

BONJOUR TRISTESSE Review: The Discreet Ennui of the Bourgeoisie

Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInery star in a new adaptation of the French novel. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]