Besides becoming an unlikely internet favorite, Isabelle Huppert has been ridiculously busy, so much so that we forgot about “Souvenir.” Making its international premiere at TIFF last fall, the film more or less got lost in all the buzz around Paul Verhoeven‘s “Elle,” but the picture is now quietly making its way to cinemas.
Directed by Bavo Defurne, the film runs with an interesting premise, following a former singer who takes another chance at making it big, thanks to the interest of a young fan. But personal and professional relationship goals make things complicated. Here’s the official synopsis:
Liliane (Isabelle Huppert) was once “Laura”, a rising star in the singing world, who had her moment of glory when she finished second in the 1974 European Song Contest behind Abba.
Today, everyone has forgotten her brush with fame, and she works in a pasta factory. But when she meets Jean, a 20-year-old boxer, her dreary life is suddenly turned upside down. He falls in love with her and convinces her she should make a return to the stage.
“Souvenir” opens in the U.K. on June 23rd, and will be distributed in the U.S. via Strand Releasing.