Coming-of-age films are a dime a dozen. We see them all of the time. But rarely do they come with such style and skill, such as with the upcoming film, “Scarlet.”
As seen in the trailer, there’s so much style and beauty in the way “Scarlet” is shot. The film feels like a throwback to the films of decades ago. The story follows a young girl, Juliette, who is trying to find her place in the world. The daughter of a World War I veteran with dreams of singing and playing music, Juliette craves the possibilities the greater world has to offer.
“Scarlet” stars Raphaël Thiéry, Juliette Jouan, and Louis Garrel. The film comes from director Pietro Marcello, who is probably best known for his work on the acclaimed drama, “Martin Eden.”
We caught the film at last year’s Cannes, and in our review, we said, “As the Italian director lingers on the idea of the mighty hands of fate, one can’t help but wish he had instead lingered on the battered hands of the puzzling carpenter, this ambitious yet lukewarm exercise in magical realism amounting to a drearily frustrating watch.”
“Scarlet” is set to open in select theaters on June 9 via Kino Lorber. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël (Raphaël Thiéry) returns home from the frontlines to find himself a widower, and father to an infant daughter. Raised by her father in rural Normandy, the child Juliette (Juliette Jouan) grows into a lonely young girl who is passionate about singing and music and dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish young pilot (Louis Garrel) who literally falls from the sky, Juliette never stops believing in the witch’s prophecy. Tracing Juliette’s journey throughout the twenty years of great invention between the world wars, SCARLET delicately weaves together music and fantasy, history and folklore, realist drama and ethereal romance, to craft a timeless story of a young woman’s emancipation.