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Eau de la Vie

Suitable for mature audiences 1994 Short film
  • Horror
  • Thriller

In this dark short film debut from writer/director Simon Baré, Catherine (Kirsty Hamilton from movie Saving Grace) is taken to an opulent restaurant by two people who are more worldly-wise. The evening promises a “dance with our darkest fear” — but its amoral reality will utterly challenge Catherine (and makes grim Peter Greenaway-style irony of the film's title). Singer/composer Janet Roddick provides the soundtrack (Edith Piaf’s ‘Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien’). The film played in a run of international festivals. Its haul fo awards included a prize at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France.