Frontier of Dawn

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Laura Smet and Louis Garrel in “Frontier of Dawn,” directed by Philippe Garrel.
March 6, 2009
Mirrors of Love, Unapologetically Yours
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Published: March 6, 2009

Love is a universe of two in Philippe Garrel’s fatalistic romance “Frontier of Dawn.” Shot in richly textured and contrasting black-and-white celluloid, it centers on a young photographer, François (Louis Garrel, the filmmaker’s son), and the two women with whom he finds and loses love. After his affair ends with Carole (Laura Smet), a famous actress given to flare-ups and meltdowns, he immerses himself in a new life with Eve (Clémentine Poidatz), who promises him a child and perhaps a chance at real happiness. More