Claire is left broken-hearted when her best friend Laura passes away at a young age. She vows to keep an eye on her young daughter Lucie, as well as her husband David. Claire's husband decides to contact David and invite him out to dinner as an offering of sympathy, but Claire begins to find herself with feelings about David she never thought she'd have. However, things get even more complicated when she discovers that David has a secret passion; a hidden persona that he has never before revealed - and it's easy to see why. Nonetheless, Claire's feelings for him begin to intensify over this now shared secret, resulting in a relationship that would surely bring scandal on them both if anyone were to discover them.
'The New Girlfriend' (originally titled 'Une nouvelle amie') is a gripping French drama based on the 1985 short story by renowned thriller writer Ruth Rendell. The film adaptation has been directed and written by the BAFTA nominated François Ozon ('Swimming Pool', '8 Women', 'In the House') and it has so far won the Sebastiane Award for Best Film at the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film will be released in the UK on May 22nd 2015.
Starring: Romain Duris, Anais Demoustier, Raphael Personnaz, Isild Le Besco, Aurore Clement, Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat, Bruno Perard, Claudine Chatel, Anita Gillier, Alex Fondja, Jonathan Louis