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Moving away from her family is a big step for young Marie. Shy, inexperienced in life and immature, she nonetheless embraces this exciting opportunity to fine-tune her piano skills at a prestigious music school. But Marie gets more than she bargained for upon moving in with mysterious childhood friend Emma. Both women have changed vastly since their younger years, and what was once an intimate bond soon develops into something much more intense, and a power struggle ensues. Emma fascinates, dominates and devastates Marie, who struggles between her desire for Emma and the urge to escape. With this draining obsession having an adverse effect on her piano recitals, Marie decides to put an end to Emmas advances. But Emma wont give her up without a fight...
Highly Strung combines heady passions of unrequited adolescent love with sinister overtones of jealousy, lust and envy, to the tune of classical symphonies from Mozart, Ravel, Bach and Chopin.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Moving away from her family is a big step for young Marie. Shy, inexperienced in life and immature, she nonetheless embraces this exciting opportunity to fine-tune her piano skills at a prestigious music school. But Marie gets more than she bargained for upon moving in with mysterious childhood friend Emma. Both women have changed vastly since their younger years, and what was once an intimate bond soon develops into something much more intense, and a power struggle ensues. Emma fascinates, dominates and devastates Marie, who struggles between her desire for Emma and the urge to escape. With this draining obsession having an adverse effect on her piano recitals, Marie decides to put an end to Emmas advances. But Emma wont give her up without a fight...Highly Strung combines heady passions of unrequited adolescent love with sinister overtones of jealousy, lust and envy, to the tune of classical symphonies from Mozart, Ravel, Bach and Chopin. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Moscow International Film Festival, ...Highly Strung ( Je te mangerais ) ( You Will Be Mine )
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I didn't know what to expect from this one. Bought it because of the cover but went to see it at a preview screening in London. Oh my lord - how risky is this film! There are some beautifully sexy moments shared between these two young girls, interspersed with scenes of high tension as roles are consistently reversed. At first you think that it is Marie who wants Emma, then things are switched around and it all gets very interesting between them. Also, strangely enough, there was some really dark humour here. You really can't beat the French when it comes to making movies like this. Atmospheric, moving, beautifully shot with wonderful music. Apparently the film is based on actual experiences of the director when she was young. Will be interesting to see what film she makes next.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Highly Strung starts out as the story of Marie's moving to a prestigious school in beautiful Lyon to train to become a concert pianist. She and her childhood friend, Emma, move in together, and soon the story veers from the trials and tribulations of a young girl's desire to become a good pianist, and instead focuses on the turbulent relationship between her and the (at times) rather dominating Emma. The cinematography is beautiful, and the music is, of course, classical and adds as a fantastic background for the mounting tension that is caused by Marie's new found sexual freedom and the growing possessiveness of Emma.
Though not a lesbian myself, I identified with the confusion and the initial fear that Marie feels as she moves to university, as I'm sure many others will. The quintessential 'French'ness of the film was, per usual, laden with emotional moments and the grappling of difficult issues whilst remaining ever so sensual, which I found to work really well with the potentially overly-bleak plot. It was seductive and at times, bordering on voyeuristic in the best possible way due to how truly real it feels.
Overall, I give this a 5/5, and recommend it for anyone looking for a film with depth and a beautifully tragic perspective on love and its consequences.
Though not a lesbian myself, I identified with the confusion and the initial fear that Marie feels as she moves to university, as I'm sure many others will. The quintessential 'French'ness of the film was, per usual, laden with emotional moments and the grappling of difficult issues whilst remaining ever so sensual, which I found to work really well with the potentially overly-bleak plot. It was seductive and at times, bordering on voyeuristic in the best possible way due to how truly real it feels.
Overall, I give this a 5/5, and recommend it for anyone looking for a film with depth and a beautifully tragic perspective on love and its consequences.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
another classy french film, not at all what i expected. wonderful title, slightly playful but sums the film up well, dramatic, thriller and sexy. Nice surprised at the end too.... very good, would highly recommend.
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emotionally charged
Highly Strung gets a very good sense of the feelings of confusion that can arise in one's early 20s, particularly where questions of sexuality are unresolved. Read more
Published 17 days ago by schumann_bg
LOVED IT!!
i thought this was really strong, it was like Single White female, but set in France and she's a pianist. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Henry Fields
Yet another disastrous lesbian relationship
Well, as a lesbian I am frequently disappointed by 'lesbian films' and this is no exception. It is a modern French version of "The Well of Loneliness" and equally depressing. Read more
Published 21 months ago by L. J. Nicholson
highly strung french cinema
Well, a very unpleasant movie, that I watched once and will not watch again. What is up with these french pianist people? Read more
Published 23 months ago by Martian 77
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