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SEQUINS Send This Review to a Friend
A French import, “Sequins” is a delicate drama about two people who gain strength from what they give to one another. Claire, played with solemnity by Lola Naymark, is a teenager who finds herself pregnant and attempts to hide it at her place of employment until it is no longer possible. The troubled young woman has a talent for embroidery and she is eventually taken in as an assistant by Madame Mélikian, an embroiderer effectively portrayed by Ariane Ascaride.
Claire needs love and care. Madame needs someone to care for, as she is still grieving for her adult son who was killed in an accident. The screenplay, co-written by the film’s director Éléonore Faucher with Gaëlle Macé, concentrates on the relationship slowly built between the two characters.
This is a tender, low-key story that depends much on atmosphere and detail. The director works as if she has confidence in her material, and there are rewards for the patient viewer who can become immersed in the situation and the skill of the performers.
A New Yorker Films release.
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