Gil Bast

The story of an introverted young girl just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and determines to match her off with her father, despite the latter's already having a lover of his own.

17才の少女マチルドは、ある日父親のように歳の離れた49才の哲学教師と出会い恋に落ちる。中年男に唯一の心の拠り所を見つける少女と、許されぬ恋にためらいを見せつつも、少女への恋の想いに戸惑いを覚える男の揺れる心情を描いた作品。V・パラディが1990年のセザール賞新人賞、ロミー・シュナイダー賞も獲得した。J＝C・ブリソー監督作。

The film follows a famous scientist who rules over his errant disabled daughter with an iron fist. He's meticulous and tyrannical, while she is impetuous but equally cruel in her own immature way.