“Trapped in marriage to a wealthy, unfaithful businessman, a middle-aged mother takes a break and goes with her young lover to a Riviera beach house where she plans a family vacation for the summer.” That’s the official description of “Suzanna Andler,” but the film is far more intriguing.
And that is certainly due to star Charlotte Gainsbourg; as Suzanna, Gainsbourg is the moon and sun of the film and handles it effortlessly.
Intimate from the beginning, the film opens on the voices of Suzanna and her real estate agent Rivière (Nathan Willcocks, “Casanova, Last Love”) before expanding to a wide shot of a house followed by a breathtaking shot of the water.