[BREATHE screens
Thursday December 3rd at 8:55pm and Friday December 4th at 7:30 pm at the
Cleveland Cinematheque.]
Review by Bob Ignizio
There have been any number of films about how difficult being a teenager can be, and the often prickly nature of youthful friendships,
particularly between girls. BREATHE
(aka Respire)
is one of the best.
The film’s protagonist is Charlie (Joséphine Japy), a smart,
reasonably popular seventeen year old. Things at home are a bit dysfunctional as
Charlie’s parents often fight, but on the whole her life is pretty good. Then a
new student arrives at school and attaches herself to Charlie, and everything
changes.
