Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes (2016)
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Émile Schneider, Juliette Gosselin, Céline Bonnier, Luca Asselin, Mylène Mackay, Réal Bossé
In wartime Montreal, a young man considers enlisting as a way to escape his twin sister’s advances.
The story
Montreal, 1940: with war raging in Europe, 22-year-old Pierre is seriously considering enlisting in the army, partly to escape the advances of his twin sister Berthe, who cannot walk and is pathologically jealous. She dreams of love, hats, and Italy. Their friend Ollier is also weighing a departure, choosing between going to the front and moving to the United States to play baseball. Meanwhile, his beloved Marguerite longs for women’s emancipation and the chance to fly a Spitfire. The four characters face different possibilities for love, escape, and a future shaped by war.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Montreal, 1940. The general mood is shaped by the war raging in Europe. At 22, Pierre is seriously considering enlisting in the army, which would allow him to escape the advances of Berthe, his twin sister, who is unable to walk. She is pathologically jealous and dreams of love, hats, and Italy. Their faithful friend Ollier is also thinking of heading to the front rather than moving to the United States to play baseball, while his beloved Marguerite longs to see women become emancipated and to fly a Spitfire.
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