OVID.tv Presents THE GIRL WITH A BRACELET Film Review – Shamed Until Proven Guilty

Posted on by Breanna Henry

A family of four enjoys a lovely time at the beach. The young son and his dad are digging in the sand, the elder daughter and her mother are sunbathing. Eventually, the daughter takes her mom’s place and begins digging with her father, while the mother and son have alone time. The waves are crashing and the sun is high and bright. 

It’s a beautiful day in France, but the day darkens as the police come by. They walk straight up to the elder daughter. We hear nothing of the conversation. Only the sound of the waves crashing and seagulls screeching can be heard. Slowly but surely the parents come up to the police to investigate what’s going on. The parents are freaking out, the son is clueless, but the daughter remains calm, unbothered, and unsurprised. She steps carefully to put on her jean shorts, and walks in between the police, stops momentarily to put on her shirt, and continues walking off with them.

The scene cuts to the daughter, whose name is revealed to be Lise, looking over interviews her lawyer gave her to review. Her little brother wants her bedroom if she ends up going to prison, her mom refuses to go to her daughter’s trial out of fear, and her dad preps her in the car on the way to the courtroom; make eye contact with the jurors and the judge, be confident. Lise gets out of the car to accompany her lawyer, and the plot of the movie begins.

Imagine you’re accused of the most heinous crime an 18-year old could be accused of two years, after the event happened: murder.

OVID.tv’s THE GIRL WITH A BRACELET Challenges What It means To Be Accused

Written by Stéphane Demoustier, the French film demonstrates how easily judgment can cloud justice. After it is revealed to the court that Flora leaked a racy video of Lise on the Internet, Lise not only has to defend her innocence of murdering her best friend, but also her sexuality. With very little dramatics and no music score during the court scenes, we are immersed in what a realistic court proceeding feels and looks like. We take on the role of being a juror, judging Lise by what she does, what she says, and what she doesn't say. 

The Girl With A Bracelet is great for those who are into court dramas with a little twist. This film is not for the faint of heart; there are slight nudity, evocative descriptions, and murder details. 

In the end, we are left with one question; what is Lise really guilty of?

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CAST:

Roschdy Zem, as Lise’s dad, Bruno
Mélissa Guers, as Lise Bastille
Anaïs Demoustier, as the prosecutor
Annie Mercier, as Lise’s lawyer
Chiara Mastroianni, as Lise’s mom, Céline
Pascal-Pierre Garbarini, as the judge
Paul Aïssaoui-Cuvelier, as Lise’s little brother, Jules

CREATIVE TEAM:

Writer/Director: Stéphane Demoustier
Producer: Jean Des Forêts
Music: Carla Pallone
Cinematography: Sylvain Verdet
Film Editing: Daniel Maestraggi

For more information on this film and how to see it, please view the OVID.tv webpage for THE GIRL WITH A BRACELET.

Images courtesy of OVID.tv

Breanna Henry

About the Author: Breanna Henry

Almost 10 years ago Breanna sat in her tiny room she shared with her younger sister in Houston, Texas writing songs, stories, and poems on the rough carpet. She mimicked songs she heard on the radio and imitated books she's read from the Scholastic Book Fair. By fifth grade, she knew creative writing would soon be her passion. Now a sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans, she has published works on her university's newspaper, literary journal, and on her own blog. When she's not writing and working towards her Mass Communication and English Writing degree, she's watching Criminal Minds re-runs, doing photoshoots with friends, and dancing wildly in her dorm room while music blasts through her speakers.

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